Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#224

224. Saviour, breathe an evening blessing

1 Saviour, 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 arrows 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.

Text Information

• First Line: Saviour, breathe an evening blessing
• Author: J. Edmeston, 1791-1867
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Darkness: Natural; Evening: Prayer; The Church and the Kingdom of God: Evening; Prayer: Evening

Tune Information

• Name: EVENING PRAYER
• Composer: George C. Stebbins, 1846-
• Meter: 8.7.8.7
• Key: B♭ Major