Hushed was the evening hymn Lyrics and MP3

Hushed was the evening hymn,
The temple courts were dark;
The lamp was burning dim
Before the sacred ark;
When suddenly a voice divine
Rang through the silence of the shrine.

The old man, meek and mild,
The priest of Israel, slept;
His watch the temple child,
The little Samuel, kept;
And what from Eli’s sense was sealed
The Lord to Hannah’s son revealed.

O give me Samuel’s ear,
The open ear, O Lord,
Alive and quick to hear
Each whisper of Your Word,
Like him to answer at Your call,
And to obey You first of all.

O give me Samuel’s heart,
A lowly heart, that waits
to serve and play the part
You show us at Your gates;
By day and night, a heart that still
Moves at the breathing of Your will.

O give me Samuel’s mind,
A sweet unmurm’ring faith,
Obedient and resigned
To You in life and death,
That I may read with child like eyes
Truths that are hidden from the wise.