The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4644

4644. Now the Shades of Night Are Gone

1. Now the shades of night are gone
Now the morning light is come.
Lord, may we be Thine today;
Drive the shades of sin away.

2. Fill our souls with heav’nly light,
Banish doubt and cleanse our sight.
In Thy service, Lord, today
Help us labor, help us pray.

3. Keep our haughty passions bound,
Save us from our foes around;
Going out and coming in,
Keep us safe from every sin.

4. When our work of life is past,
Oh, receive us safe at last!
Night of sin will be no more,
When we reach the heav’nly shore.

Text Information

• First Line: Now the shades of night are gone
• Title: Now the Shades of Night Are Gone
• Author: Samson Occom, 1723-1792 (1770)
• Meter: 77.77
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: The date of 1770 is given to this hymn, but on insufficient authority. No evidence connects it with Occom, though it has not, on the other hand, been claimed for any other. It is first found in the Hartford Congregational Collection, 1799, and was brought into general use by the Prayer-Book Collection, 1826. Julian, p. 855

Tune Information

• Name: VIENNA
• Composer: Justin Heinrich Knecht (1797)
• Meter: 77.77
• Incipit: 32135 43671 27651
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain