Savior, Breathe an Evening Blessing

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.

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.

Father

to thy holy keep­ing

Humbly we our­selves resign;

Savior

who hast slept our sleep­ing

Make our slum­bers pure as thine

Blessèd Spir­it

brood­ing o’er us

Chase the dark­ness of our night

Till the per­fect day before us

Breaks in ev­er­last­ing light.