Sun of my soul, Thou Savior Dear

Verse 1

Sun of my soul, Thou Savior dear, it is not night if Thou be near; O may no earthborn cloud arise, to hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes.

Verse 2

When the soft dews of kindly sleep my weary eyelids gently steep, be my last thought how sweet to rest forever on my Savior's breast.

Verse 3

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.

Verse 4

If some poor wand'ring child of Thine has spurned today the voice divine, now, Lord, the gracious work begin; let him no more lie down in sin.

Verse 5

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.

Verse 6

Come near and bless us when we wake, ere through the world our way we take, till in the ocean of Thy love we lose ourselves in heav'n above.