Ere I Sleep, for Every Favor

Ere I sleep, for every favor,
This day showed, by my God,
I will bless my Savior.

O my Lord, what shall I render
To Thy Name, still the same,
Gracious, good, and tender?

Leave me not, but ever love me;
Let Thy peace, be my bliss,
Till Thou hence remove me.

Author: John Cennick

Year: 1741

This is a well-known evening hymn by the English Methodist and Moravian evangelist John Cennick; it first appeared in his Sacred Hymns for the Children of God (1741). No significant alternate attributions exist.