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Text:Sunk Is the Sun's Last Beam of Light
Author:Nicholas Hermann
Tune:[Sunk is the sun's last beam of light]
Composer:George Hews

65. Sunk Is the Sun's Last Beam of Light

1 Sunk is the sun's last beam of light,
And now the world is wrapt in night:
Christ, light us with Thy heav'nly ray,
Nor let our feet in darkness stray.

2 Thanks, Lord, that Thou throughout the day
Hast kept all grief and harm away;
That angels tarried round about
Our coming in and going out.

3 Whatever wrong we've done or said,
Let not the charge on us be laid;
That thro’ Thy free forgiveness blest,
In peaceful slumber we may rest.

4 Thy guardian angels round us place,
All evil from our couch to chase;
Our soul and body, while we sleep,
In safety, gracious Father, keep.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Sunk is the sun's last beam of light
Title: Sunk Is the Sun's Last Beam of Light
Author: Nicholas Hermann (1560)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1947
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Sunk is the sun's last beam of light]
Composer: George Hews (1835)
Notes: Public Domain.



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