Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry.
Volume I. Of Home: of Friendship. 1904. | | | | Poems of Home: II. For Children | | Child’s Evening Hymn | | Sabine Baring-Gould (1834–1924) |
| | | NOW the day is over, | |
| Night is drawing nigh, | |
| Shadows of the evening | |
| Steal across the sky. | |
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| Now the darkness gathers, | 5 |
| Stars begin to peep, | |
| Birds and beasts and flowers | |
| Soon will be asleep. | |
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| Jesu, give the weary | |
| Calm and sweet repose; | 10 |
| With thy tenderest blessing | |
| May our eyelids close. | |
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| Grant to little children | |
| Visions bright of thee; | |
| Guard the sailors tossing | 15 |
| On the deep blue sea. | |
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| Comfort every sufferer | |
| Watching late in pain; | |
| Those who plan some evil | |
| From their sin restrain. | 20 |
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| Through the long night-watches | |
| May thine angels spread | |
| Their white wings above me, | |
| Watching round my bed. | |
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| When the morning wakens, | 25 |
| Then may I arise | |
| Pure and fresh and sinless | |
| In thy holy eyes. | |
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| Glory to the Father, | |
| Glory to the Son, | 30 |
| And to thee, blessed Spirit, | |
| Whilst all ages run. AMEN. | | | | |
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