Our Sabbath Home Praise Book #131
Display Title: Evening Song First Line: See, daylight is fading o'er earth and o'er ocean Tune Title: [See, daylight is fading o'er earth and o'er ocean] Date: 1884
Our Sabbath Home Praise Book #131
The daylight is fading o’er earth and o’er ocean,
The sun has gone down o’er the slumbering sea;
And now, in the hush of life’s fitful commotion,
We lift our tired spirits, blest Saviour, to thee.
For oft would’st thou wander alone on the mountain,
As eventide spread her dark wing o’er the wave;
Now, filling our souls from thy light’s ceaseless fountain;
Be near in the darkness, to bless and to save.
And oft as the tumult of life’s heaving billow
Shall toss our frail bark driving wild o’er night’s deep,
Let thy guarding wing be stretched over our pillow,
And shield us from evil, though death watch our sleep.
Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #552
First Line: | See, daylight is fading over earth and over ocean |
Author: | Reginald Heber |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |