1 Hark the nightly church-bell numbers
One day more with bygone things;
Angels, o’er our peaceful slumbers,
Spread ye now protecting wings.

Chorus:
Blessed Spirit, hover o’er us,
Sleeping, waking, be Thou near;
Comrades, there is joy before us—
Rest in peace, and rise in pray’r.

2 One day less of toil and labor,
One day nearer rest and Thee,
Child and parent, friend and neighbor,
Lift your voice and bend your knee. [Chorus]