For the Evening

Father, by saints on earth adored,
By saints beyond the skies,
Accept through Jesus Christ our Lord
Our evening sacrifice:
If kept to-day from wilful sin,
We magnify Thy grace;
Thou hast our kind Preserver been,
And Thine be all the praise.
We found the presence of our God,
The power of Jesus' name,
While passing through the parted flood,
And through the harmless flame:
Enticed by sin, we did not yield,
Or place to Satan give:
And still by mercy's arm withheld,
We to Thy glory live.
We live to testify the grace
Which sure salvation brings;
And sink to-night in Thy embrace,
And rest beneath Thy wings:
But whether, Lord, we wake or sleep,
The charge of love Divine,
We trust Thy providence to keep
Our souls for ever Thine.