SDA Hymnal 49
Savior, Breathe an Evening Blessing
Words: James EdmestonMusic: George ColesTune: Hinman8.7.8.7
1Savior, breathe an evening blessing,
Ere repose our spirits seal;
Sin and want we come confessing,
Thou canst save and Thou canst heal.
2Though the night be dark and dreary,
Darkness can-not hide from Thee;
Thou art He who, never weary,
Watchest where Thy people be.
3Though destruction walk around us,
Though the arrows past us fly,
Angel guards from Thee surround us;
We are safe if Thou art nigh.
4Should swift death this night o'er-take us,
And our couch become our tomb,
May the morn in heaven wake us,
Clad in bright and deathless bloom.
- Words
- James Edmeston
- Music
- George Coles
- Tune
- Hinman
- Also sung to
- Evening Prayer (Church Hymnal #49)
- Meter
- 8.7.8.7
- Scripture
- Psalm 4:8; Psalm 91:11; 1 Corinthians 15:54
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.7.8.7 · as printed
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 81% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
Could also be sung to Rathbun, Birabus, Shirley, St Joseph, Stockwell · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.
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