Hymn
The Day is Past and Over
The day is past and over;
All thanks, O Lord, to Thee!
I pray Thee that offenceless
The hours of dark may be.
O Jesus, keep me in Thy sight,
And save me thro' the coming night!
The joys of day are over:
I lift my heart to Thee;
And call on Thee that sinless
The hours of gloom may be.
O Jesus, make their darkness light,
And save me through the coming night!
The toils of day are over;
I raise the hymn to Thee,
And ask that free from peril
The hours of fear may be:
O Jesus, keep me in Thy sight,
And guard me through the coming night.
Lighten mine eyes, O Saviour,
Or sleep in death shall I,
And he, my wakeful tempter,
Triumphantly shall cry
"He could not make their darkness light,
Nor guard them through the hours of night."
Be Thou my soul's preserver,
O God! for Thou dost know
How many are the perils
Through which I have to go.
Lover of men, O hear my call,
And guard and save me from them all!
The Day is Past and Over — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-day-is-past-and-over
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Day is Past and Over?
The words of The Day is Past and Over are credited to St. Anatolius, of Constantinople and J. M. Neale; the version here was published in 1920.
Is The Day is Past and Over public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Church Hymnal, published in 1920. 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 The Day is Past and Over?
The Day is Past and Over is in 7.6.7.6.8.8.