Soft Falls the Evening

Soft falls the ev­en­ing

pur­ple with sha­dows

Silently shine out the stars in the sky;

Daylight has fad­ed

earth lies in dark­ness;

Father in Heav­en

we feel Thou art nigh!

Over earth’s sad­ness float­eth Thy com­fort;

Those who are wea­ry may come and find rest;

All hea­vy la­den lay down their bur­den

With the head pil­lowed on Thy lov­ing breast.

Here in the si­lence

kneel­ing be­fore Thee

Father in Heav­en

our sins we con­fess;

Bitter re­pent­ance

hearts of con­tri­tion

Lord

we would bring Thee: For­give us and bless!

With Thy be­lov­èd let us be num­bered

Fill us with thank­ful­ness migh­ty and deep;

Thankful

for­giv­en

free from all bur­den

Let us lie down

Lord

then give us Thy sleep!