Blessèd Be Thy Name for Ever

Blessèd be Thy name for ev­er

Thou of life the guard and giv­er;

Thou canst guard Thy crea­tures sleep­ing;

Heal the heart long broke with weep­ing.

God of still­ness and of mo­tion

Of the des­ert and the ocean

Of the mount­ain

rock

and riv­er

Blessèd be Thy name for ev­er.

Thou who slum­ber­est not nor sleep­est

Blest are they Thou kind­ly keep­est;

God of ev­en­ing’s part­ing ray

Of mid­night’s gloom

and dawn­ing day

That ris­es from the az­ure sea

Like breath­ings of eter­ni­ty;

God of life! that fad­eth nev­er

Blessèd be Thy name for ev­er!