Hymn
Hushed Was the Evening Hymn
Hushed was the evening hymn,
The temple courts were dark;
The lamp was burning dim
Before the sacred ark;
When suddenly a voice divine
Rang thro' the silence of the shrine.
The old man, meek and mild,
The priest of Israel, slept;
His watch the temple-child,
The little Levite, kept;
And what from Eli's sense was sealed
The Lord to Hannah's son revealed.
O give my Samuel's ear,
The open ear, O Lord,
Alive and quick to hear
Each whisper of Thy word,
Like him to answer at Thy call,
And to obey Thee first of all.
O give me Samuel's heart,
A lowly heart, that waits
Where in Thy house Thou art,
Or watches at Thy gates;
By day and night, a heart that still
Moves at the breathing of Thy will.
O give me Samuel's mind,
A sweet unmurm'ring faith,
Obedient and resigned
To Thee in life and death;
That I may read with child-like eyes
Truths that are hidden from the wise.
Hushed Was the Evening Hymn — Text from The New Christian Hymnal, 1929. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/hushed-was-the-evening-hymn
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Hushed Was the Evening Hymn?
The words of Hushed Was the Evening Hymn were written by James Drummond Burns; the version here was published in 1929. The library also holds Still With Thee, another hymn by James Drummond Burns.
Is Hushed Was the Evening Hymn public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The New Christian Hymnal, published in 1929. 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 Hushed Was the Evening Hymn?
Hushed Was the Evening Hymn is in 6.6.6.6.8.8. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Join All the Glorious Names, Pleading the Promise and Welcome, Delightful Morn.