Hymn
Preservation by Day and Night
To heav'n I lift my waiting eyes,
There all my hopes are laid:
The Lord that built the earth and skies
Is my perpetual aid.
Their steadfast feet shall never fall,
Whom he designs to keep;
His ear attends the softest call;
His eyes can never sleep.
He will sustain our weakest pow'rs
With his almighty arm,
And watch our most unguarded hours
Against surprising harm.
Isra'l rejoice, and rest secure,
Thy keeper is the Lord;
His wakeful eyes employ his pow'r
For thine eternal guard.
Nor scorching sun, nor sickly moon,
Shall have his leave to smite;
He shields thy head from burning noon,
From blasting damps at night.
He guards thy soul, he keeps thy breath,
Where thickest dangers come:
Go and return, secure from death,
Till God commands thee home.
Preservation by Day and Night — Text from Church Hymn Book, 1816. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/preservation-by-day-and-night
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Preservation by Day and Night?
The words of Preservation by Day and Night were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1816. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Sinai and Zion and Christ's First and Second Coming.
Is Preservation by Day and Night public domain?
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What is the metre of Preservation by Day and Night?
Preservation by Day and Night is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Priesthood of Christ, When any turn from Zion's way and God Reconciled in Christ.