Now the Day Is Over Night Is Drawing Nigh

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1 Now the day is over,
night is drawing nigh;
shadows of the evening
steal across the sky.

2 Jesus, give the weary
calm and sweet repose;
with your tend'rest blessing
may my eyelids close.

3 Comfort ev'ry suff'rer
watching late in pain;
those who plan some evil,
from their sin restrain.

4 Thro' the long night-watches
may your angels spread
their bright wings above me,
watching round my bed.

Author: S. Baring-Gould

Baring-Gould, Sabine, M.A., eldest son of Mr. Edward Baring-Gould, of Lew Trenchard, Devon, b. at Exeter, Jan. 28, 1834, and educated at Clare College, Cambridge, B.A. 1857, M.A. 1860. Taking Holy Orders in 1864, he held the curacy of Horbury, near Wakefield, until 1867, when he was preferred to the incumbency of Dalton, Yorks. In 1871 he became rector of East Mersea, Essex, and in 1881 rector of Lew Trenchard, Devon. His works are numerous, the most important of which are, Lives of the Saints, 15 vols., 1872-77; Curious Myths of the Middle Ages, 2 series, 1866-68; The Origin and Development of Religious Belief, 2 vols., 1869-1870; and various volumes of sermons. His hymns, original and translated, appeared in the Church Times; Hymns Ancien… Go to person page >

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Now the day is over. S. Baring-Gould. [Evening.] Written in 1865, and printed in the Church Times the same year. In 1868 it was given in the Appendix to Hymns Ancient & Modern., and from that date it has gradually increased in popularity until its use has become common in all English-speaking countries.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Ambassador Hymnal #253

Display Title: Now the Day Is Over First Line: Now the day is over Tune Title: MERRIAL Author: Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834-1924 Meter: 65 65 Date: 1994 Subject: Closing Hymns | ; Comfort & Rest | ; Evening hymns |

Christian Worship #786

Display Title: Now the Day Is Over First Line: Now the day is over Tune Title: MERRIAL Author: Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834-1924 Meter: 65 65 Scripture: Psalm 3:5; Psalm 4:8; Proverbs 3:24 Date: 2021 Subject: Evening |

Hymns for a Pilgrim People #269

Display Title: Now the Day Is Over First Line: Now the day is over Tune Title: MERRIAL Author: Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834-1924 Meter: 6.5.6.5 Scripture: Proverbs 3:1; Proverbs 3:24 Date: 2007 Subject: Blessing | ; Close of Worship / Sending Forth | ; Creation | ; Prayer / Petition |

Hymns of Faith #539

Display Title: Now the Day Is Over First Line: Now the day is over Tune Title: [Now the day is over] Author: Sabine Baring-Gould Scripture: Psalm 127:2; Proverbs 3:24 Date: 1980 Subject: Evening hymns |

Lutheran Worship #491

Display Title: Now the Day is Over First Line: Now the day is over Tune Title: MERRIAL Author: Sabine Bering-Gould, 1834-1924 Meter: 65 65 Date: 1982 Subject: Evening |

Moravian Book of Worship #567

Display Title: Now the Day Is Over First Line: Now the day is over. Tune Title: MERRIAL Author: Sabine Baring-Gould Meter: 6.5.6.5. Scripture: Psalm 3:5; Psalm 4:8; Psalm 42; Psalm 63:5-8; Psalm 127:2; Proverbs 3:24 Date: 1995 Subject: Evening hymns | ; Morning and Evening | ; Rest |

One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism #521

Display Title: Now the Day Is Over First Line: Now the day is over Tune Title: MERRIAL Author: Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834-1924 Meter: 6 5 6 5 Date: 2018 Subject: Prayer of/for Protection and Guidance | ; Service Music | Evening; Service Music | Evening Prayer; The Gospel in the Christian Life | Marking Time (Morning/Evening)

Sing Joyfully #584

Display Title: Now the Day Is Over First Line: Now the day is over Tune Title: [Now the day is over] Author: Sabine Baring-Gould Date: 1989 Subject: Evening hymns |

Singing the Living Tradition #46

Display Title: Now the Day Is Over First Line: Now the day is over Tune Title: WEM IN LEIDENSTAGEN Author: Marye B. Bonney, 1910-; Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834-1924 Meter: 6.5.6.5. Date: 1993 Subject: Autumn and Harvest | ; Seasons and Cycles | ; Transcending Mystery and Wonder | Evening; Winter |

The Covenant Hymnal #660

Display Title: Now the Day Is Over First Line: Now the day is over Tune Title: MERRIAL Author: Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834-1924 Meter: 6.5.6.5. Scripture: Psalm 3:5; Psalm 4:8; Psalm 63:6-8 Date: 1996 Subject: Rest | ; Times and Seasons |

The Hymnal 1982 #42

Display Title: Now the day is over First Line: Now the day is over Tune Title: MERRIAL Author: Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834-1924 Meter: 65.65 Date: 1985 Subject: Compline |

The New Century Hymnal #98

Display Title: Now the Day Is Over First Line: Now the day is over Tune Title: MERRIAL Author: Sabine Baring-Gould Meter: 6.5.6.5. Scripture: Matthew 11:28 Date: 1995 Subject: Children | ; Comfort and Assurance | ; Evening | ; Travelers |

Timeless Truths #302

Display Title: Now the Day Is Over First Line: Now the day is over Tune Title: MERRIAL Author: Sabine Baring-Gould Meter: 6.5.6.5 Scripture: Psalm 91:4-5 Source: Anonymous/Unknown, The Blue Book (45); Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Now_the_Day_Is_Over)

Voices United #439

Display Title: Now the Day Is Over First Line: Now the day is over Tune Title: EVENING Author: Sabine Baring-Gould Meter: 6 5 6 5 Date: 1996 Subject: Children Praising | ; Closing Hymns | ; Comfort/Consolation | ; Evening | ; liturgical | Closing Songs; Service Music | Sending Forth/Commissioning; The Church at Worship | Closing and Evening Hymns; Traveller |

Worship and Service Hymnal #146

Display Title: Now the Day Is Over First Line: Now the day is over Tune Title: MERRIAL Author: Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834-1924 Date: 2006 Subject: Children's Hymns | ; Dismissal | ; Service Music | Closing Sentences; Worship and Praise | Evening Hymns

Worship in Song #35

Display Title: Now the Day is Over First Line: Now the day is over Tune Title: MERRIAL Author: Sabine Baring-Gould Meter: 6.5.6.5. Date: 1996 Subject: Children | ; Creation | ; Evening | ; Morning | ; Night |

Yes, Lord! #151

Display Title: Now the Day Is Over First Line: Now the day is over Tune Title: [Now the day is over] Author: Sabine Baring-Gould Date: 1982 Subject: Refuge |

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