Scripture Verse

He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. Psalm 91:11

Introduction

Words: Au­thor un­known, be­fore 1929.

Music: Ev­en­ing Pray­er (von We­ber) Carl M. von We­ber (1786–1826) (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tune:

If you know who wrote the words, when, or where to get a good pic­ture of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

portrait
Carl von Weber (1786–1826)

Lyrics

Softly sighs the breath of ev­en­ing,
Stealing through the sha­do­wy grove,
While the stars, in hea­ven shin­ing,
Keep their si­lent watch above.

Heav’nly Fa­ther, while we’re sleep­ing,
Send Thy guard­ian an­gels bright,
Faithful watch above us keep­ing,
To pro­tect us through the night.

When the morn­ing, gent­ly break­ing,
Tints the sky with gold­en rays,
May Thy lov­ing child­ren, wak­ing,
Sing their heav’n­ly Fa­ther’s praise.