Text: | The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended |
Author: | J. Ellerton |
Tune: | ST. CLEMENT |
Composer: | C. Scholefield |
1 The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended,
The darkness falls at Thy behest;
To Thee our morning hymns ascended,
Thy praise shall sanctify our rest.
2 We thank Thee that Thy Church unsleeping,
While earth rolls onward into light,
Though all the world her watch is keeping,
And rests not now by day or night.
3 As o'er each continent and island
The dawn leads on another day,
The voice of prayer is never silent,
Nor dies the strain of praise away.
4 The sun that bids us rest is waking
Our brethren 'neath the western sky,
And hour by hour fresh lips are making
Thy wondrous doings heard on high.
5 So be it, Lord; Thy throne shall ever,
Like earth's proud empires, pass away;
Thy kingdom stands, and grows for ever,
Till all Thy creatures own Thy sway.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended |
Author: | J. Ellerton |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1920 |
Topic: | Daily Prayer: Evening |
Notes: | Public Domain. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. CLEMENT |
Composer: | C. Scholefield |
Meter: | 9.8.9.8. |
Key: | A♭ Major |
Notes: | Public Domain. |