EVENING 557 At Even, when the Sun did Set L. M. Angelus Mark 1: 32–34 Henry Twells, 1868 “Heilige Seelenlust” Breslau, 1657, ad. And For Op The ly dis and did set, care, pel; we, some some pressed sick, are are with O some Sav more e pressed Christ, when are ior ’tis ven, 1 At Once e 4 And 3 O 2 sun tide, with our ven the world woes well, see, met! sions Thee not they griev nev from di pas loved can pain ous er we vers Lord, va sick, tried tear sin some ills, round Thee ful are draw with and rious a some if in some such have Thy what doubt; sad, near. lay Oh, What And And the that they joy feel lost Thou canst went Thou love cast Oh, We And That what and have ly with know some on men. way! here. had; out; art a they them A 5 And some have found the world is vain, Yet from the world they break not free; And some have friends who give them pain, Yet have not sought a friend in Thee; 6 And none, O Lord, have perfect rest, For none are wholly free from sin; And they who fain would serve Thee best Are conscious most of wrong within. 7 O Savior Christ, Thou too, art man; Thou hast been troubled, tempted, tried. Thy kind but searching glance can scan The very wounds that shame would hide. 8 Thy touch has still its ancient pow’r, No word from Thee can fruitless fall; Hear in this solemn evening hour And in Thy mercy heal us all. Amen.