Hymn
An Evening Song
Dread Sov'reign! let my evening song
Like holy incense rise!
Assist the offerings of my tongue
To reach the lofty skies.
Through all the dangers of the day,
Thy hand was still my guard,
And still to drive my wants away
Thy mercy stood prepar'd.
Perpetual blessings from above
Encompass me around,
But oh! how few returns of love
Hath my Creator found.
What have I done for him that died
To save my wretched soul!
How are my follies multiplied,
Fast as my minutes roll!
Lord, with this guilty heart of mine
To thy dear cross I flee,
And to thy grace my soul resign
To be renew'd by thee.
Sprinkled afresh with pardoning blood,
I lay me down to rest,
As in the embraces of my God,
Or on my Saviour's breast.
An Evening Song — Text from Hymns, Selected and Original, 1828. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/an-evening-song
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote An Evening Song?
The words of An Evening Song were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1828. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including The Healing Power of Jesus and Going to Church.
Is An Evening Song public domain?
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What is the metre of An Evening Song?
An Evening Song is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, An Evening Hymn, Justification by Faith, not Works and The Christian Child.