Lutheran Worship ‎#488

488. Sun of My Soul, O Savior Dear

1 Sun of my soul, O Savior dear,
It is not night if you are near.
Oh, may no earth-born cloud arise
To hide you from your servant's eyes.

2 When the soft dews of kindly sleep
My wearied eyelids gently steep,
Be my last thought how, safe from harm,
I rest within my Savior's arm.

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

4 If some poor wand'ring child of God
Has spurned today your shepherd's rod,
Now, Lord, the gracious work begin;
Let him no more lie down in sin.

5 Watch by the sick; enrich the poor
With blessings from your boundless store;
Be ev'ry mourner's sleep tonight,
Like infant's slumbers, pure and light.

6 Come near and bless us when we wake,
As through the world our way we take,
Till in the ocean of your love
We lose ourselves in heav'n above.

Text Information

• First Line: Sun of my soul, O Savior dear
• Title: Sun of My Soul, O Savior Dear
• Author: John Keble, 1792-1866 (alt.)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1982
• Topic: Evening

Tune Information

• Name: HURSLEY
• Meter: LM
• Key: F Major
• Source: Katholisches Gesangbuch, Vienna, c. 1774-80, adapt.
• Copyright: Arrangement: Copyright 1982 Concordia Publishing House.