Hymn
Sun of my soul, Thou Savior Dear
Sun of my soul, Thou Savior dear,
It is not night if Thou art near;
O may no earth-born cloud arise
To hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes.
When the soft dews of kindly sleep
My wearied eyelids gently steep,
Be my last tho't, how sweet to rest
Forever on my Savior's breast.
Abide with me from morn till eve,
For without Thee I cannot live;
Abide with me when night is nigh,
For without Thee I dare not die.
If some poor wand'ring child of Thine
Have spurned today the voice divine,
Now, Lord, the gracious work begin;
Let him no more lie down in sin.
Watch by the sick; enrich the poor
With blessings from Thy boundless store;
Be every mourner's sleep tonight,
Like infant's slumbers, pure and light.
Come near and bless us when we wake,
Ere through the world our way we take;
And lead us by Thy hand of love
Until we reach our home above.
Amen.
Sun of my soul, Thou Savior Dear — Text from American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/sun-of-my-soul-thou-savior-dear
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Who wrote Sun of my soul, Thou Savior Dear?
The words of Sun of my soul, Thou Savior Dear were written by John Keble; the version here was published in 1930. The library holds 5 more hymns by John Keble, including There Is a Book That All May Read and New every morning is the love.
Is Sun of my soul, Thou Savior Dear public domain?
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What is the metre of Sun of my soul, Thou Savior Dear?
Sun of my soul, Thou Savior Dear is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Day of Wrath, Anticipating the Heavenly Sabbath and It Is Finished.