541. 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 Thy tenderest blessing
May mine eyelids close.

3 Comfort those who suffer,
Watching late in pain;
Those who plan some evil
From their sin restrain.

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: Sabine Baring-Gould (1865; alt.)
Meter: 6.5.6.5
Language: English
Publication Date: 1990
Scripture: ;
Topic: Evening hymns
Tune Information
Name: MERRIAL
Composer: Sir Joseph Barnby (1868)
Meter: 6.5.6.5
Key: A Major



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