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Text:Sun of My Soul
Author:John Keble
Tune:HURSLEY
Composer:Peter Ritter

775. Sun of My Soul

1. Sun of my soul, O Saviour dear!
It is not night if thou be near:
O may no earth-born cloud arise
To hide thee from thy servant's eyes.

2. When soft the dews of kindly sleep
My weary eyelids gently steep,
Be my fast thought bow sweet to rest
Forever on my Saviour's breast!

3. Abide with me from morn till eve,
For without thee I cannot live;
Abide with me when night is nigh,
For without thee I dare not die.

4. Be near and bless me when I wake,
Ere thro' the world my way I take;
Till in the ocean of thy love
I lose myself in heav'n above.

Text Information
First Line: Sun of my soul, O Saviour dear!
Title: Sun of My Soul
Author: John Keble
Language: English
Publication Date: 1908
Topic: Christ: Christ With Us
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: HURSLEY
Composer: Peter Ritter
Meter: L. M.
Key: F Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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