Sacred Songs and Solos Lyrics
Hymn No.296

First Line: Now the day is over,

Now the day is over,
Night is drawing nigh,
Shadows of the evening
Steal across the sky.

2 Jesus, give the weary
Calm and sweet repose ;
With Thy tenderest blessing
May our eyelids close.

3 Through the long night-watches
May Thine angels spread
Their white wings above us,
Watching round each bed.

4 When the morning wakens,
Then may I arise
Pure, and fresh, and sinless
In Thy holy eyes.

5 Glory to the Father,
Glory to the Son,
And to Thee, blest Spirit,
Whilst all ages run.