Put your trust in the Lord.
Psalm 4:5
Words: William A. Mühlenberg, 1825. Published in his Poems, 1859.
Music: Yarmouth C. W. Bannister (1768–1831) (🔊 pdf nwc).
Alternate Tune:
If you know Bannister’s full name, or where to get a good picture of him (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
The mellow eve is gliding
Serenely down the west;
So, every care subsiding,
My soul would sink to rest.
The woodland hum is ringing
The daylight’s gentle close;
May angels round me, singing,
Thus hymn my last repose.
The evening star has lighted
Her crystal lamp on high;
So, when in death benighted,
May hope illume the sky.
In golden splendor dawning,
The morrow’s light shall break;
Oh, on the last bright morning,
May I in glory wake!