The Plymouth Sabbath School Collection of Hymns and Tunes ‎#25

25. 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 Through 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 dreay,
Darkness can not hide from Thee,
Thou art He who, never weary,
Watcheth 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 bright and deathless bloom.

Text Information

• First Line: Saviour! breathe an evening blessing
• Publication Date: 1865
• Notes: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MILWAUKEE
• Composer: John Zundel
• Meter: 8s & 7s
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: By permission