Hymn
Evening Song
The day is past and gone,
The evening shades appear;
O, may we all remember well
The night of death draws near.
Lord, keep us safe this night,
Secure from all our fears;
May angels guard us while we sleep,
Till morning light appears.
When all our days are past,
And we from time remove,
O, may we in thy bosom rest
The bosom of thy love.
Evening Song — Text from Christ in Song, 1908. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/evening-song
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Evening Song?
The words of Evening Song were written by John Leland; the version here was published in 1908. The library holds 2 more hymns by John Leland, including Jesus Pleading for Sinners and O When Shall I See Jesus.
Is Evening Song public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Christ in Song, published in 1908. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Evening Song?
Evening Song is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Kneeling, Pleading, Waiting, Sweet is Thy mercy, Lord and Christ, My Guide.