Sun of My Soul Lyrics John Keble, 1820
5 verses, meter L. M., public domain, free to print and project.
The words
Verse 1. Sun of my soul, Thou Savior dear,
It is not night if Thou be near;
Oh, may no earth-born cloud arise
To hide Thee from Thy servant’s eyes!
Verse 2. When the soft dews of kindly sleep
My wearied eyelids gently steep,
Be my last thought how sweet to rest
Forever on my Savior’s breast.
Verse 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.
Verse 4. If some poor wandering child of Thine
Has spurned to-day the voice divine,
Now, Lord, the gracious work begin;
Let him no more lie down in sin.
Verse 5. Watch by the sick, enrich the poor
With blessings from Thy boundless store;
Be every mourner’s sleep to-night,
Like infant’s slumbers, pure and light.
Words copied from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book (Abridged Edition) (1927). They were published in 1820, so they are in the public domain in the United States, and your church may print them, show them and sing them without a license.
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