Living Hymns ‎#225

225. Now the Day is Over

1 Now the day is over,
Night is drawing nigh,
Shadows of the evening
Steal across the sky.

2 Jesus, give the weary
Calm and sweet repose;
With your tenderest blessing
May our eyelids close.

3 Through the long night-watches,
May thine angels spread
Their white wings above me,
Watching round my bed.

4 When the morning wakens
Then may I arise,
Pure, and fresh, and sinless
In thy holy eyes.

Text Information

• First Line: Now the day is over
• Title: Now the Day is Over
• Author: Rev. S. Baring Gould
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Scripture:
  Psalm 4:8

Tune Information

• Name: [Now the day is over]
• Composer: J. Barnby
• Key: A Major