Number 55
Great God, to Thee My Evening Song
Great God, to Thee My Evening Song
1. Great God, to thee my ev’ning songWith humble gratitude I raise;O let thy mercy tune my tongueAnd fill my heart with lively praise.
2. My days, unclouded as they pass.And ev’ry onward rolling hourAre monuments of wondrous grace,And witness to thy love and power.
3. And yet this thoughtless, wretched heart,Too oft regardless of thy love,Ungrateful, can from thee departAnd from the path of duty rove.
4. Seal my forgiveness in the bloodOf Christ, my Lord; his name aloneI plead for pardon, gracious God,And kind acceptance at thy throne.
5. With hope in him mine eyelids close,With sleep refresh my feeble frame.Safe in thy care may I reposeAnd wake with praises to thy name.