Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#174

174. Softly now the Light of Day

1 Softly now the light of day
Fades upon my sight away;
Free from care, from labor free,
Lord, I would commune with Thee.

2 Thou whose all-pervading eye
Naught escapes without, within,
Pardon each infirmity,
Open fault, and secret sin.

3 Soon for me the light of day
Shall forever pass away;
Then, from sin and sorrow free,
Take me, Lord, to dwell with Thee.

4 Thou who, sinless, yet hast known
All of man's infirmity;
Then, from Thine eternal throne,
Jesus, look with pitying eye.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Softly now the light of day
• Title: Softly now the Light of Day
• Author: George Washington Doane, 1799-1859 (1824)
• Meter: 7 7, 7 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Worship

Tune Information

• Name: WEBER. (SEYMOUR).
• Composer: Carl M. von Weber, 1786-1826 (1826)
• Meter: 7 7, 7 7.