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Sun of My Soul
Verse 1
Sun of my soul, O Savior dear!
It is not night if Thou be near;
O may no earth-born cloud arise
To hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes.
It is not night if Thou be near;
O may no earth-born cloud arise
To hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes.
Verse 2
When soft the dews of kindly sleep
My weary eyelids gently steep
Be my last thought; how sweet to rest
Forever on my Savior's breast!
My weary eyelids gently steep
Be my last thought; how sweet to rest
Forever on my Savior's breast!
Verse 3
Abide with me from morn till eve,
For without Thee I cannot live;
Abide with me when night is nigh,
For without Thee I dare not die.
For without Thee I cannot live;
Abide with me when night is nigh,
For without Thee I dare not die.
Verse 4
Be near and bless me when I wake,
Ere through the world my way I take;
Till in the ocean of Thy love
I lose myself in heaven above.
Ere through the world my way I take;
Till in the ocean of Thy love
I lose myself in heaven above.
Keble's evening hymn is part of the Oxford Movement's emphasis on sacramental devotion.