Hymnal: New Christian Hymn and Tune Book
Date: 1882
Compiler: Fillmore Brothers
Publisher/Printer: Fillmore Brothers
First Line: Blest hour when mortal man retires
Topic: Prayer
Writer: T Raffles
Composer: Lowell Mason
Meter: LM
Tune: Ward
Hymn Number: 178
Page Number: 061, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsBLEST hour, when mortal man retires
To hold communion with the Lord;
To send to heaven his warm desires,
And listen to the sacred word!
Blest hour, when earthly cares resign
Their empire o'er his anxious breast,
While, all around, the calm divine
Proclaims the holy day of rest!
Blest hour, when God himself draws nigh,
Well pleased his people's voice to hear,
To hush the penitential sigh,
And wipe away the mourner's tear!