7 To Father, Son, And Spirit, One In heaven and earth, all praise be done. 57 THE sun is sinking fast, 2 As Christ upon the cross, And to His Father's hands 3 So now herself my soul 4 So now beneath His eye P. C. Dunsterville. 5 Only His will be done, Dead to herself, and dead 6 Thus would I live; yet now In all His power and love 7 One sacred Trinity, One Lord divine; May I be ever His, And He for ever mine! Anon. E. Caswall, Tr. 58 SOFTLY now the light of day Fades upon my sight away; 2 Thou, whose all-pervading eye Naught escapes, without, within, Pardon each infirmity, Open fault and secret sin. 3 Soon for me the light of day Shall forever pass away; Then from sin and sorrow free, Take me, Lord, to dwell with Thee. 4 Thou who, sinless, yet hast known 59 NOW to gain a night's repose, I mine eyes in sleep must close; Father, let Thine eyes divine Watch above this bed of mine. 2 Should I, Lord, have gone astray 3 Let my dear ones rest in Thee, 4 Unto every wounded soul G. W. Doane. Send Thy peace to make it whole; 61 L. Hensel. H. Brueckner, Tr. SAVIOR, breathe an evening blessing, Sin and want we come confessing: 2 Though destruction walk around us, 3 Though the night be dark and dreary, 4 Should swift death this night o'ertake us, And our couch become our tomb, May the morn in heaven awake us, 62 J. Edmeston. ESUS, tender Shepherd, hear me; JESUS, Bless Thy little lamb tonight; Through the darkness be Thou near me; Keep me safe till morning light. 2 All this day Thy hand has led me, 3 Let my sins be all forgiven; M. Duncan. 64 SUNK is the sun's last beam of light, 2 Thanks, Lord, that Thou throughout the day Has kept all grief and harm away; That angels tarried round about 3 Whate'er of wrong we've done or said, That through Thy free forgiveness blest, 4 Thy guardian angels round us place, N. Heermann. F. E. Cox, Tr. 65 NOW rest beneath night's shadows, Man, beast, town, woods and meadows, But Thou, my heart, awake thee, Let praise to thy Creator rise. |