

                "Through the Day Thy Love hath Spared Us"
                      by Thomas Kelly, 1769-1854              
                              Text From:
                         THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
             (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941)



	1. Through the day Thy love hath spared us,
	Now we lay us down to rest;
	Through the silent watches guard us,
	Let no foe our peace molest.
	Jesus, Thou our Guardian be;
	Sweet it is to trust in Thee.

	2. Pilgrims here on earth and strangers,
	Dwelling in the midst of foes,
	Us and ours preserve from dangers;
	In Thine arms may we repose
	And, when life's sad day is past,
	Rest with Thee in heaven at last.

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        Notes:
        Hymn #553 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_
        Text: Ps. 3:5
        Author: Thomas Kelly, 1806       
        Composer: J. Christoph Bach, 1680
        Tune: "Komm, o komm, du Geist"
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