Softly Sighs the Breath of Evening

Softly sighs the breath of ev­en­ing

Stealing through the sha­do­wy grove

While the stars

in heav­en shin­ing

Keep their si­lent watch above.

Heav’nly Fa­ther

while we’re sleep­ing

Send Thy guard­ian an­gels bright

Faithful watch above us keep­ing

To pro­tect us through the night.

When the morn­ing

gent­ly break­ing

Tints the sky with gold­en rays

May Thy lov­ing child­ren

wak­ing

Sing their heav’n­ly Fa­ther’s praise.