Church Hymnal 49
Savior, Breathe an Evening Blessing
Words: James EdmestonMusic: George Coles StebbinsTune: Evening Prayer8.7.8.7.D
1Savior, breathe an evening blessing
Ere repose our spirits seal;
Sin and want we come confessing;
Thou canst save and Thou canst heal.
2Though destruction walk around us,
Though the arrow past us fly,
Angel guards from Thee surround us;
We are safe if Thou art nigh.
3Though the night be dark and dreary,
Darkness cannot hide from Thee;
Thou art He who, never weary,
Watchest where Thy people be.
4Should swift death this night o'ertake us
And our couch become our tomb,
May the morn in heaven wake us,
Clad in light and deathless bloom.
- Words
- James Edmeston
- Tune
- Evening Prayer
- Also sung to
- Hinman (SDA Hymnal #49)
- Meter
- 8.7.8.7.D
- Scripture
- Psalm 91:5-6; Psalm 121:3-4
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.7 · the hymnal prints 8.7.8.7.D
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 70% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
Could also be sung to Converse, Nettleton, Abbot's Leigh, Harwell, All the Way · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.
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