Author: St Ambrose, 340-397; John Ellerton, 1826-93; F. J. A. Hort, 1828-92 Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 50 hymnals Matching Instances: 16 Lyrics: 1 O Strength and Stay upholding all creation,
Who ever dost thyself unmoved abide,
Yet day by day the light in due gradation
From hour to hour through all its changes guide;
2 Grant to life’s day a calm unclouded ending,
An eve untouched by shadows of decay,
The brightness of a holy death-bed blending
With dawning glories of the eternal day.
3 Hear us, O Father, gracious and forgiving,
Through Jesus Christ thy co-eternal Word,
Who, with the Holy Ghost, by all things living
Now and to endless ages art adored. Amen. Topics: Times and Seasons Evening Used With Tune: STRENGTH AND STAY
O Strength and Stay upholding all creation