Sun of My Soul, O Savior Dear
- Authors
- John Keble
- Year
- 1820
- Example Text
- Sun of my soul, Thou Savior dear, It is not night if thou be near...
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- Scripture References
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- Genesis 28:11
- Psalm 3:5; 4:8; 5:3; 23:4; 31:16; 74:11; 84:11-12; 92:1-2; 127:2; 139:12
- Malachi 4:2
- Luke 24:15-32
- John 1:4; 12:35-36; 13:23; 15:4-5
- Hebrews 4:9
- James 5:19-20
- 2 Peter 1:19
- Lyrics
1 Sun of my soul, Thou Savior dear,
it is not night if Thou be near;
O may no earthborn cloud arise,
to hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes.
2 When the soft dews of kindly sleep
my weary eyelids gently steep,
be my last thought how sweet to rest
forever on my Savior's breast.
3 Abide with me from morn till eve,
for without Thee I cannot live;
abide with me when night is nigh,
for without Thee I dare not die.
4 If some poor wand'ring child of Thine
has spurned today the voice divine,
now, Lord, the gracious work begin;
let him no more lie down in sin.
5 Watch by the sick; enrich the poor
with blessings from Thy boundless store;
be every mourner's sleep tonight
like infant's slumbers, pure and light.
6 Come near and bless us when we wake,
ere through the world our way we take,
till in the ocean of Thy love
we lose ourselves in heav'n above.
Source:Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #413
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