Dread Sovereign! Let My Evening Song

Dread So­ver­eign! let my ev­en­ing song

Like ho­ly in­cense rise;

Assist the of­fer­ings of my tongue

To reach the lof­ty skies.

Through all the dan­gers of the day

Thy hand was still my guard

And still to drive my wants away

Thy mer­cy stood pre­pared.

Perpetual bless­ings from ab­ove

Encompass me around

But O how few re­turns of love

Hath my cre­at­or found!

What have I done for Him that died

To save my wretch­ed soul?

How are my fol­lies mul­ti­plied

Fast as my min­utes roll!

Lord

with this guil­ty heart of mine

To Thy dear cross I flee;

And to Thy grace my soul re­sign

To be re­newed by Thee.

Sprinkled afresh by par­don­ing blood

I lay me down to rest

As in th’em­brac­es of my God

Or on my Sav­ior’s breast.