SCENIC SUNDAYS: Sun of My Soul

Sun of My Soul

Peter Ritter

Sun of my soul, Thou Savior dear, 

It is not night if thou be near;

Oh may no earthborn cloud arise 

To hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes!

When the soft dews of kindly sleep 

My weary eyelids gently steep,

Be my last tho't how sweet to rest 

Forever on my Savior's breast!

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.

Be near to bless me when I wake, 

Ere thro' the world my way I take;

Abide with me till in Thy love 

I lose myself in heaven above.


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Listen to the melody that goes with this hymn here.