Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: Tarry with me O my Saviour
Topic: Home/Evening Hymns
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: 8s and 7s
Tune:
Hymn Number: 1203
Page Number: 721, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsTarry with me, O my Saviour,
For the day is passing by;
See, the shades of evening gather,
And the night is drawing nigh.
Many friends were gathered round me
In the birght days of the past;
But the grave has closed above them,
And I linger here at last.
Deeper, deeper grows the shadows;
Paler now the glowing west;
Swift the night of death advances;
Shall it be the night of rest?
Feeble, trembling, fainting, dying,
Lord, I cast myself on thee;
Tarry with me through the darkness!
While I sleep, still watch by me.
Tarry with me, O my Saviour!
Lay me head upon thy breast
Till the morning; then awake me-
Morning of eternal rest!