Hymn
Preservation by Day and Night
- Writer
- Isaac Watts
- Theme
- Trust
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?
Yes. The words here are taken from Church Hymn Book, published in 1816. 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 meter of Preservation by Day and Night?
Preservation by Day and Night is in Common Meter (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Eternal Spirit, God of Truth, O Thou, From Whom All Goodness Flows and There Is a Green Hill Far Away.