The phrase "while we sleep" resonates through 6 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
while we sleep
...Let not the tempter round us creep
With thoughts of evil while we sleep,
Nor with his wiles the flesh allure...
Let not the tempter round us creep
With thoughts of evil while we sleep,
Nor with his wiles the flesh allure
...Secure from all our fears;
May angels guard us while we sleep,
Till morning light appears....
Secure from all our fears;
May angels guard us while we sleep,
Till morning light appears.
...The evening star is shining:
O Father, while we sleep,
Thy children keep!...
The evening star is shining:
O Father, while we sleep,
Thy children keep!
...And Canaan’s walls are high;
But He, that guards us while we sleep,
Can guide us when we die....
And Canaan’s walls are high;
But He, that guards us while we sleep,
Can guide us when we die.
...That Thou with wonted love wouldst keep
Thy watch around us while we sleep.
O let no evil dreams be near,...
That Thou with wonted love wouldst keep
Thy watch around us while we sleep.
O let no evil dreams be near,
...Protect our homes, renew our powers,
And guard us while we sleep.
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Protect our homes, renew our powers,
And guard us while we sleep.
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