Praise and Worship ‎#36

36. 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 tend'rest blessing
May our eyelids close.

3 Grant to little children
Visions bright of Thee;
Guard the sailors tossing
On the deep, blue sea.

4 Thro' the long night watches
May Thine angels spread
Their white wings above me,
Watching 'round my bed.

5 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, Night is drawing nigh
• Title: Now the Day is Over
• Author: Sabine Baring-Gould
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1978

Tune Information

• Name: [Now the day is over]
• Composer: Joseph Barnaby
• Key: A♭ Major