Moravian Book of Worship ‎#574

574. Gentle Jesus, Hear Our Prayer

Gentle Jesus, hear our prayer.
Keep us in your loving care;
and when evening shadows fall,
casting darkness over all,
loving Jesus, then be near,
for with you we have no fear.

Text Information

• First Line: Gentle Jesus, hear our prayer
• Title: Gentle Jesus, Hear Our Prayer
• Author: Jessie Margaret Macdougall Ferguson, 1895-1964 (alt.)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7. Trochaic
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  Revelation 7:9-17
• Topic: Morning and Evening; Christ--Presence of; Evening hymns; Prayer

Tune Information

• Name: PETRA
• Composer: Richard Redhead (1853)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7. Trochaic
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: 581 G in 1891 Offices of Worship and Hymns