Sun of my soul

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Sun of my soul, O Savior dear
it is not night if your are near
O may no earthborn cloud arise
to hide you from your servant's eyes.

Abide with me from morn till eve
for without you I cannot live
Abide with me when night is nigh
for without you I dare not die.

Watch by the sick, enrich the poor
with blessing from your boundless store
Be every mourner's sleep tonight
like infants' slumbers, pure and light.

Come near and bless us when we wake
as through the world our way we take
Till through your love which knows no end
we gain at last the peace of heaven.

Music: Hursley (18thC)
Words: John Keble (19thC)