Soft falls the ev­en­ing, pur­ple with sha­dows,
Silently shine out the stars in the sky;
Daylight has fad­ed, earth lies in dark­ness;
Father in Hea­ven, we feel Thou art nigh!

Over earth’s sad­ness float­eth Thy com­fort;
Those who are wea­ry may come and find rest;
All hea­vy la­den lay down their bur­den,
With the head pil­lowed on Thy lov­ing breast.

Here in the si­lence, kneel­ing be­fore Thee,
Father in Hea­ven, our sins we con­fess;
Bitter re­pent­ance, hearts of con­tri­tion,
Lord, we would bring Thee: For­give us and bless!

With Thy be­lov­èd let us be num­bered,
Fill us with thank­ful­ness migh­ty and deep;
Thankful, for­giv­en, free from all bur­den,
Let us lie down, Lord, then give us Thy sleep!