Through the Day Thy Love Has Spared Us

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep. Psalm 4:8

Music: Dretzel Kornelius H. Dretzel, 1731 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Alternate Tunes:

Holly Springs Joseph Maclean, 1899 (🔊 pdf nwc)
Stoneleigh Charles S. Jekyll, in the Church Hymnal (Rouses Point, New York: John W. Lovell, 1877) (🔊 pdf nwc)

If you know where to get a good picture of Dretzel (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),

Through the day Thy love has spared us;
Now we lay us down to rest;
Through the silent watches guard us,
Let no foe our peace molest;
Jesus, Thou our guardian be;
Sweet it is to trust in Thee.

Pilgrims here on earth, and strangers,
Dwelling in the midst of foes;
Us and ours preserve from dangers;
In Thine arms may we repose.
And, when life’s sad day is past,
Rest with Thee in Heav’n at last.

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