1 / 5

The Day Is Past and Over

This hymn, translated by John Mason Neale with a tune by Bartholomaus Gesius and harmony by J. S. Bach, reflects on ending the day with gratitude and seeking protection through the night. The verses express thankfulness, seeking sinlessness, and asking for protection from peril. The text emphasizes the role of Jesus as a guardian in the darkness of night.

nashm
Download Presentation

The Day Is Past and Over

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Day Is Past and Over Anonymous Greek Hymn Translation by John Mason Neale Tune by Bartholomaus Gesius Harmony by J. S. Bach

  2. The Day Is Past and Over 1. The day is past and over, all thanks, O Lord, to thee! We pray thee that offenseless the hours of dark may be. O Jesus, keep us in thy sight, and guard us through the coming night.

  3. The Day Is Past and Over 2. The joys of day are over; we lift our hearts to thee, and call on thee that sinless the hours of dark may be. O Jesus, make their darkness light, and guard us through the coming night.

  4. The Day Is Past and Over 3. The toils of day are over; we raise our hymn to thee, and ask that free from peril the hours of dark may be. O Jesus, keep us in thy sight, and guard us through the coming night.

  5. The Day Is Past and Over 4. Be thou our souls' preserver, O God, for thou dost know how many are the perils through which we have to go. Lord Jesus Christ, O hear our call, and guard and save us from them all.

More Related