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Text:"Sun of my soul!"
Author:John Keble
Tune:HURSLEY
Arranger:W. H. Monk

66. "Sun of my soul!"

1 Sun of my soul! thou Saviour dear,
It is not night if thou be near:
Oh, may no earth-born cloud arise
To hide thee from thy servant's eyes!

2 When soft the dews of kindly sleep
My weary eyelids gently steep,
Be my last thought--how sweet to rest
For ever on my Saviour's breast!

3 Abide with me from morn till eve,
For without thee I cannot live;
Abide with me when night is nigh,
For without thee I dare not die.

4 Be near to bless me when I wake,
Ere through the world my way I take,
Abide with me till in thy love
I lose myself in heaven above.

Text Information
First Line: Sun of my soul! thou Saviour dear
Title: "Sun of my soul!"
Author: John Keble
Language: English
Publication Date: 1890
Topic: Close of Service; Abide with Me; Close of Worship (1 more...)
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: HURSLEY
Arranger: W. H. Monk
Meter: L. M.
Key: F Major or modal
Notes: Public Domain.



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