by Thomas Ken (1637 - 1711)
Hymn for Evening
Language: English
All praise to thee, my God, this night For the blessings of the light: Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, Beneath thine own almighty wings. Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, The ill that I have done; That with the world, myself, and thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace must be. May my soul on thee repose And with sleep mine eyelids close; Sleep shall me more vigorous make To serve my God when I awake. Amen.
Authorship:
- by Thomas Ken (1637 - 1711), written 1709 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ned Rorem (1923 - 2022), "Hymn for Evening", 1997, published 1999, from Evidence of Things Not Seen, no. 27 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail
This text was added to the website: 2004-08-04
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Word count: 81