1. Softly now the day is ending, Night o'er hill and vale descending; I will kneel before Thee, Lord. Unto Thee my thanks I render That Thou didst, in mercy tender Life and peace to me accord.
2. May Thy church Thy peace inherit; Guide our leaders by Thy Spirit; Give our country strength and peace. To the sinner, sad and dreary, To each Christian, faint or weary, Give Thou solace and surcease.
3. Keep me, Jesus, while I slumber, From my perils without number; Shield me, Master, in Thy might, That, released from sin and sorrow, I may sing this song tomorrow: Jesus was my Sun this night.
Words: Thomas Hansen Kingo, 1677. Translated by Jens Christian Aaberg, before 1927.
Music: 'Even Song' or 'Himlen aabnes Mørket Svinder' Andreas Peter Berggreen, 1852.
Setting: "Hymnal for Church and Home" (Danish Evangelical Lutheran Synods), 1927.
copyright: public domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2026 Revision.
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