Hymn
Day is Dying in the West
Text: Mary A. Lathbury, 1841-1913
Music: William F. Sherwin, 1826-1888Day is dying in the west,
heaven is touching earth with rest;
wait and worship while the night
sets the 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!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)While the deepening shadows fall,
heart of love enfolding all,
through the glory and the grace
of the stars that veil thy face,
our hearts ascend. (Refrain)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)
Comments
I can't think when we sang that hymn at church last and yet I know that hymn. Maybe it's from playing through the hymnal myself because we never sing it. I suppose that's because our services are mostly morning services and it doesn't seem the right time of day to sing it. What a nice picture you have with it. Thanks,
NJ
Posted by: Kaymusings | October 12, 2004 8:06 AM
Your pictures are so beautiful they actually make me cry. Keep up the good work.
Posted by: Sandra | October 18, 2004 7:31 PM