LYRICS
| Meter: | 8 4 8 4 8 8 8 4
| | Writer(s): | Reginald Heber & William Mercer & Richard Whateley
| | Transl/Adapt: |
| | Dates: | 1827,1864,1838
| | Bible Refs: | Gen 1:1
| Baptist Hymnal
| 1956
| 30
| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland) 1960
| 1960
| 16
| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland) 2000
| 2000
| 67
| Church Hymnal Revised
| 1920
| 19
| Common Praise (Anglican C. of Canada)
| 1998
| 30
| Common Praise: Hymns Ancient & Modern
| 2000
| 15
| Hymnal Comp to Book of Common Prayer
| 1890
| 32
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Edition
| 1904
| 22
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Standard
| 1983
| 12
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, Revised
| 1950
| 26
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, Standard
| 1922
| 26
| Hymns and Psalms with SA Sup.
| 1983
| 641
| Hymns Old & New, Complete Anglican Editi
| 2000
| 232
| Hymns Old & New, New Anglican Edition
| 1996
| 178
| New English Hymnal
| 1985
| 245
| Oxford Hymn Book
| 1925
| 19
| Sarum Hymnal
| 1869
| 14
| Songs of Praise
| 1925
| 31
| Songs of Praise, Enlarged Edition
| 1931
| 46
| The Book of Common Praise
| 1908
| 24
| The Book of Common Praise - Revised
| 1938
| 23
| The English Hymnal
| 1906
| 268
| The Hymnal 1916
| 1916
| 26
| The Hymnal 1940
| 1940
| 169
| Trinity Hymnal
| 1961
| 344
| United Methodist Hymn Book
| 1989
| 688
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MUSIC
Hymns and Psalms with SA Sup.
| 342
| Eb
| Songs of Fellowship 3
| 1234
| G
| Baptist Hymnal
| 30
| G
| Baptist Hymn Book
| 590
| G
| Methodist Hymn Book - Hymns
| 525
| G
| Believers Hymn Book
| 57
| G
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Alternate Tunes
| NUTFIELD | 8 4 8 4 8 8 8 4 | William Henry Monk | | WYNNSTAY | 8 4 8 4 8 8 8 4 | John Ambrose Sr. Lloyd |
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| 1. God, that madest earth
and Heaven,
darkness and light;
Who the day for toil hast given,
for rest the night;
May Thine angel guards defend us,
Slumber sweet Thy mercy send us;
Holy dreams and hopes attend us,
all through the night.
2. And when morn again
shall call us,
to run life’s way,
May we still, whatever befall us,
Thy will obey.
From the power of evil hide us,
In the narrow pathway guide us,
Nor Thy smile be ever denied us
all through the day.
3. Guard us waking,
guard us sleeping,
and when we die,
May we in Thy mighty keeping
all peaceful lie;
When the last dread call
shall wake us,
Do not Thou, our God, forsake us,
But to reign in glory take us
with Thee on high.
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