Hushed was the evening hymn (Samuel)

451 Samuel. 6. 6. 6. 6. 8. 8.

1. 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 thro' the silence of the shrine.

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

3. O give me Samuel's ear,
   The open ear, O Lord,
   Alive and quick to hear
   Each whisper of Thy word,
   Like him to answer at Thy call,
   And to obey Thee first of all.

4. O give me Samuel's heart,
   A lowly heart, that waits
   Where in Thy house Thou art,
   Or watches at Thy gates;
   By day and night, a heart that still
   Moves at the breathing of Thy will.

5. O give me Samuel's mind,
   A sweet unmurm'ring faith,
   Obedient and resigned
   To Thee in life and death;
   That I may read with child-like eyes
   Truths that are hidden from the wise.
                         James D. Burns
                         The Methodist Hymnal 1939 edition