Concordia ‎#252

252. Day is Dying in the West

1 Day is dying in the west;
Heav'n is touching earth with rest;
Wait and worship while the night
Sets her evening lamps alight
Thro' all the sky.

Chorus:
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts!
Heav'n and earth are full of Thee!
Heav'n and earth are praising Thee,
O Lord most high!

2 Lord of life, beneath the dome
Of the universe, Thy home,
Gather us who seek Thy face
To the fold of Thy embrace,
For Thou art nigh. [Chorus]

3 While the deep'ning shadows fall,
Heart of Love, enfolding all,
Thro' the glory and the grace
Of the stars that veil Thy face
Our hearts ascend. [Chorus]

4 When forever from our sight
Pass the stars, the day, the night,
Lord of angels, on our eyes
Let eternal morning rise,
And shadows end. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Day is dying in the west
• Title: Day is Dying in the West
• Author: Mary A. Lathbury, b. 1841
• Refrain First Line: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts!
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1918
• Topic: Closing and Evening Hymns: Evening

Tune Information

• Name: CHAUTAUQUA
• Composer: William F. Sherwin (1877)
• Key: A♭ Major