A Child's Evening Prayer

Jesus, wilt Thou guard the slumber

Author: W. T. Giffe
Tune: [Jesus, wilt Thou guard the slumber]
Published in 9 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Jesus, wilt Thou guard the slumber
Of a little child like me?
Wilt Thou watch in darkness o'er me,
That protected I may be?

2 Yes, I know that Thou wilt keep me,
So I close my weary eyes;
Trusting Thee to guard my slumber
Neath Thy gracious, shelt'ring skies.

3 In Thine arms, O Jesus, fold me
Let me be Thy little lamb;
Close unto Thy bosom hold me,
Give me slumber deep and calm.

Source: Christian Hymns: for every purpose in worship #398

Author: W. T. Giffe

Born: June 28, 1848, Port­land, In­di­a­na. Died: Ju­ly 13, 1926, Se­at­tle, Wash­ing­ton. Buried: Mount Hope Cem­e­te­ry, Lo­gans­port, In­di­a­na. Giffe grew up in Coll­ege Cor­ners, In­di­a­na (near Port­land), and served in the Army dur­ing the clos­ing days of the Amer­i­can ci­vil war. Af­ter the war, he at­tend­ed Li­ber Coll­ege, and stu­died law for two years. While in col­lege, he was a mem­ber of the col­lege glee club, and took les­sons in the col­lege sing­ing school. Lat­er, he stu­died with teach­ers such as J. W. Suff­ern, George Root, Lu­ther Em­er­son, Ho­ra­tio Pal­mer, and Hen­ry Perk­ins. Giffe had a fine bar­i­tone voice, and was in de­mand as a con­cert s… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Jesus, wilt Thou guard the slumber
Title: A Child's Evening Prayer
Author: W. T. Giffe
Language: English
Publication Date: 1909
Copyright: Public Domain

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Sacred Songs of the Church #41

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