Triumphant Songs No.4 ‎#151

151. Silently the Shades of Evening

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

Refrain:
Come the silent shades of evening,
Holy mem'ries cluster 'round me,
Pointing up to that fair heaven
We may hope to gain at last.

2 Oh, the lost, the unforgotten,
Though the world be oft forgot!
O the shrouded and the lonely,
In our hearts they perish not! [Refrain]

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

4 How such holy memories cluster,
Like the stars when storms are past,
Pointing up to that fair heaven,
We may hope to gain at last. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Silently the shades of evening
• Title: Silently the Shades of Evening
• Author: C. C. Cox
• Refrain First Line: Come the silent shades of evening
• Publication Date: 1894

Tune Information

• Name: [Silently the shades of evening]
• Composer: Carey Boggess