Worship and Service Hymnal ‎#145

145. Saviour, Breathe an Evening Blessing

1 Saviour, 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 heaven awake us,
Clad in light and deathless bloom.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Saviour, breathe an evening blessing
• Title: Saviour, Breathe an Evening Blessing
• Author: James Edmeston, 1791-1867
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1957
• Topic: Worship and Praise: Evening Hymns

Tune Information

• Name: EVENING PRAYER
• Composer: George C. Stebbins, 1846-1945
• Key: B♭ Major