The Hymnbook ‎#65

65. Day is Dying in the West

1 Day is dying in the west;
Heaven is touching earth with rest:
Wait and worship while the night
Sets her evening lamps alight
Through all the sky.

Refrain:
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts;
Heaven and earth are full of Thee.
Heaven 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. [Refrain]

3 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. [Refrain]

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Day is dying in the west
• Title: Day is Dying in the West
• Author: Mary A. Lathbury (1877)
• Meter: 7. 7. 7. 7. 4.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Psalm 69:34
  ;
  Isaiah 6:3
• Topic: Adoration and praise; Discipleship; Evening; God: Presence; God: Protection; Life Everlasting, The; Worship: Evening
• Copyright: Words and music used by permission of the Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York.

Tune Information

• Name: CHAUTAUQUA (EVENING PRAISE)
• Composer: William F. Sherwin (1877)
• Meter: 7. 7. 7. 7. 4.
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Words and music used by permission of the Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York.