1 Now the day is over;
Night is drawing nigh.
Shadows of the evening
Steal across the sky.

2 Jesus, give the weary
Calm and sweet repose;
With your tend'rest blessing
May my eyelids close.

3 Comfort ev'ry suff'rer
Watching late in pain;
Those who plan some evil,
From their sin restrain.

4 Through the long night watches
May your angels spread
Their bright wings above me,
Watching round my bed.

5 When the morning wakens,
Then may I arise
Pure and fresh and sinless
In your holy eyes.