Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) ‎#403

403. Savior, Breathe an Evening Blessing

1 Savior, breath an evening blessing,
ere repose our spirits seal;
sin and want we come confessing:
thou can'st save, and thou canst heal.

2 Though destruction walk around us,
though the arrow 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 heav'n awake us,
clad in light and deathless bloom.

Text Information

• First Line: Savior, breathe an evening blessing
• Title: Savior, Breathe an Evening Blessing
• Author: James Edmeston (1820)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Scripture:
  Psalm 91:5
• Topic: The Church: Evening; Cast Out Fear; Life: Brevity of; Protection; Supplication: For Protection

Tune Information

• Name: EVENING PRAYER
• Composer: George C. Stebbins (1878)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.
• Key: B♭ Major