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The United Methodist Hymnal · No. 688 · Words: Reginald Heber · Tune: AR HYD Y NOS
God, That Madest Earth and Heaven
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A classic evening hymn whose first stanza was written by Reginald Heber and published posthumously in 1827, with a morning-renewal second stanza added by Archbishop Richard Whately. Set to the Welsh folk tune AR HYD Y NOS, it asks for angelic protection through the night and strength for the labor of the new day.
Verse 1
God, that madest
earth and heaven,
darkness and light,
who the day for toil hast given,
for rest the night:
may thine angel
guards defend us,
slumber sweet thy
mercy send us;
holy dreams and
hopes attend us,
this livelong night.
Verse 2
When the constant
sun returning
unseals our eyes,
may we, born
anew like morning,
to labor rise.
Gird us for
the task that calls us,
let not ease
and self enthrall us,
strong through thee
whate’er befall us,
O God most wise!
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