International Song Service ‎#102

102. Silently the shades of evening

1 Silently the shades of evening
Gather round my lonely door;
Silently they bring before me
Faces I shall see no more.

2 O, the lost, the unforgotten,
Though the world be oft forgot;
O, the shrouded and the lonely!
In our hearts they perish not.

3 Living in the silent hours,
Where our spirits only blend;
They unlinked with earthly trouble,
We still hoping for its end.

4 How such holy mem'ries cluster,
Like the stars when storms are past,
Pointing up to that fair haven
We may hope to gain at last.

Text Information

• First Line: Silently the shades of evening
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1895

Tune Information

• Name: EVENING SHADES
• Composer: D. A. Jones
• Meter: 8s & 7s
• Key: B♭ Major