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Sun of My Soul

Verse 1

Verse 1

Verse 1

Sun of my soul, O Savior dear!

It is not night if Thou be near;

O may no earth-born cloud arise

To hide Thee from Thy servant's eyes.

Verse 2

Verse 2

Verse 2

When soft the dews of kindly sleep

My weary eyelids gently steep,

Be my last thought how sweet to rest

Forever on my Savior's breast!

Verse 3

Verse 3

Verse 3

Abide with me from morn till eve,

For without Thee I cannot live;

Abide with me when night is nigh,

For without Thee I dare not die.

Verse 4

Verse 4

Verse 4

Be near and bless me when I wake,

Ere through the world my way I take;

Till in the ocean of Thy love

I lose myself in heaven above.