Religion

Home Evening Hymn

by John S. B. Monsell 1811–1875

From Hymns of Love and Praise (1866)

Religion

Sweet evening star! whose dewy blessings fall
Grateful and fresh upon the hearts of aU;
Sweet evening star! due watch I'll keep.
With thee to smile, with thee to weep.
With thee, with thee, with thee!

Dear light of home! dearer than evening star,
In thine own orbit lovelier by for;
Dear light of home! what joys more sweet,
Than from fond hearts around us meet,
In thee, in thee, in thee?

Giver of all! both evening star and home
And mercies countless through Thy blessing come;
Giver of all! make them to raise
Each heart into a life of praise.
To Thee, to Thee, to Thee!

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Text: So we laboured in the work : and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared. — Neh. iv. 21.

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Monsell, John S. B. “Home Evening Hymn.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/monsell/191/.

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Monsell, John S. B. “Home Evening Hymn.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/monsell/191/.

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