The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#556

556. The swift declining day

1 The swift declining day,
How fast its moments fly!
While evening's broad and gloomy shade
Gains on the western sky.

2 Ye mortals, mark its pace,
And use the hours of light;
And know, its Maker can command
At once death's silent night.

3 Give glory to the Lord,
Who rules the whirling sphere;
Submissive at his footstool bow,
And seek salvation there.

4 Then shall new luster break
Through death's impending gloom,
And lead you to unchanging light
In your celestial home.

Text Information

• First Line: The swift declining day
• Author: Philip Doddridge
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Family Devotion

Tune Information

• Name: VESPER
• Composer: A. Chapin
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: A Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #736 or 453.