Text: | And now the sun hath sunk to rest |
Translator: | J. H. K. |
Tune: | ARLINGTON (Artaxerxes) |
Composer: | Thomas Augustine Arne |
1 And now the sun hath sunk to rest
Again we bend the knee,
And meekly lift our ev'ning thoughts,
O God and King, to Thee:
2 To Thee, whom seraph hosts adore,
Whom friends believe and fear,
Whose mercy seat, in skies above,
To contrite hearts is near.
3 Drive evil thoughts and dreams afar,
And, waking or asleep,
May heav'nly peace, Thy peace, O God,
Through Christ our bosoms keep.
4 Let mercy fall on us like dew,
And angel pinions play
Around us, while the hours of night
In silence pass away.
5 Each night beside the sable gate
Of death the sleeper lies,
And if we pass its portals, Lord,
Let Eden greet our eyes.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | And now the sun hath sunk to rest |
Translator: | J. H. K. |
Meter: | C. M. No. 2 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1908 |
Topic: | The Catechism: Evening |
Source: | Probably from the Latin; Tr.: Churchman, 1858 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ARLINGTON (Artaxerxes) |
Composer: | Thomas Augustine Arne (1744, arr.) |
Meter: | C. M. No. 2 |
Key: | F Major |