Worship in Song ‎#35

35. 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 tenderest blessing
May our eyelids close.

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

4 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
• Title: Now the Day is Over
• Author: Sabine Baring-Gould (1865)
• Meter: 6.5.6.5.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1996
• Topic: Children; Creation; Evening; Morning; Night

Tune Information

• Name: MERRIAL
• Composer: Joseph Barnby (1868)
• Meter: 6.5.6.5.
• Key: A Major