164 Now the Day is Over

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1. Now the day is over, night is drawing nigh;
Shadows of the evening steal across the sky.
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2. Jesus, give the weary, calm and sweet repose;
With Thy tenderest blessing may our eye lids close.
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3. Grant to little children visions bright of Thee;
Guard the sailors tossing on the deep blue sea.
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4. Through the long night watches, may Thine angels spread
their white wings above me, watching around my bed.
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5. When the morning wakens, then may I arise,
pure and fresh and sinless in Thy holy eyes.

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