#78: Day is Dying in the West

(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith)

1

Day is dying in the west,

Heav’n is touching earth with rest;

Wait and worship while the night

Sets her evening lamps alight Thru all the sky.

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Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts!

Heav’n and earth are full of Thee!

Heav’n 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.

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3

While the deep’ning shadows fall,

Hearth of Love, enfolding all,

Thru the glory and the grace

Of the stars that veil Thy face, Our hearts ascend.

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4

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.

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