Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#177b

177b. Saviour, Breathe an Evening Blessing

1 Savior, breathe an evening blessing,
Ere repose our spirits seal,
Sin and want we come confessing,
Thou canst save, and Thou canst heal:
Though destruction walk around us,
Though the arrow past us fly,
Angel-guards from Thee surround us,
We are safe if Thou art nigh.

2 Though the night be dark and dreary,
Darkness cannot hide from Thee;
Thou art He, who never weary,
Watchest where Thy people be.
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 (1820)
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7. D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Worship
• Notes: Second Tune

Tune Information

• Name: VESPER HYMN
• Composer: Demetrius S. Bortniansky, 1751-1825
• Meter: 8 7, 8 7. D.