Hushed Was the Evening Hymn SAMUEL—Arthur Seymour Sullivan Hushed Was the Evening Hymn 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 through the silence of the shine 2 Oh, 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 3 Oh give me Samuel’s heart! A lowly heart that waits When in Thy house