Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear, It is not night if Thou be near; Oh, may no earth-born cloud arise, To hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes !
2. When the soft dews of kindly sleep My wearied eyelids gently steep, Be my last thought--- How sweet to rest For ever on my Saviour's breast !
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.
4. If some poor wandering child of Thine Have spurned to-day the voice Divine, Now, Lord, the gracious work begin ; Let him no more lie down in sin.
5. 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 heaven above.