The Lutheran Hymnal ‎#565a

565a. Savior, Breathe an Evening Blessing

1 Savior, breathe an evening blessing
Ere repose our spirits seal.
Sin and want we come confessing:
Thou canst save, and Thou canst heal.

2 Though destruction walk around us,
Though the arrow past us fly,
Angel guards from Thee surround us;
We are safe if Thou art nigh.

3 Though the night be dark and dreary,
Darkness cannot hide from Thee;
Thou art He who, never weary,
Watchest where Thy people be.

4 Should swift death this night o’ertake us,
And our couch become our tomb,
May the morn in heaven awake us,
Clad in light and deathless bloom.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Savior, breathe an evening blessing
• Title: Savior, Breathe an Evening Blessing
• Author: James Edmeston (1820)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1941
• Scripture:
  Psalm 91:5
• Topic: Times and Seasons: Evening

Tune Information

• Name: RINGE RICHT
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.
• Key: F Major