Voices of Praise ‎#18

18. 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.

Refrain:
Hallelujah, Hallelujah,
Hallelujah. Amen.

2 Though the night be dark and dreary,
Darkness cannot hide from Thee;
Thou art He, who, never weary,
Watchest where Thy people be. [Refrain]

3 Though destruction walk around us,
Though the arrow past us fly,
Angel-guards from Thee surround us,
We are safe if Thou art nigh. [Refrain]

4 Should swift death this night o'ertake us,
And our couch become our tomb,
May the morn in heaven awake us,
Clad in light and deathless bloom. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Saviour, breathe an evening blessing
• Refrain First Line: Hallelujah, Hallelujah
• Meter: 8s. 7s. with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1883
• Topic: Evening

Tune Information

• Name: RUSSIAN HYMN
• Meter: 8s. 7s. with Refrain
• Key: F Major