Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#27a

27a. The day is gently sinking to a close

1 The day is gently sinking to a close,
Fainter and yet more faint the sunlight glows:
O Brightness of Thy Father's glory, Thou
Eternal Light of Light, be with us now:
Where Thou art present darkness cannot be;
Midnight is glorious noon, O Lord, with Thee.

2 Our changeful lives are ebbing to an end;
Onward to darkness and to death we tend;
O Conqueror of the grave, be Thou our guide,
Be Thou our Light in death's dark eventide;
Then in our mortal hour will be no gloom,
No sting in death, no terror in the tomb.

3 Thou who in darkness walking didst appear
Upon the waves, and Thy disciples cheer,
Come, Lord, in lonesome days, when storms assail,
And earthly hopes and human succors fail;
When all is dark, may we behold Thee nigh,
And hear Thy voice: "Fear not, for it is I."

4 The weary world is mould'ring to decay,
Its glories wane, its pageants fade away;
In that last sunset, when the stars shall fall,
May we arise, awakened by Thy call,
With Thee, O Lord, forever to abide
In that blest day which has no eventide!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: The day is gently sinking to a close
• Author: Christopher Wordsworth (1863)
• Meter: 10s, 6l.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Abiding of Christ with Believers; Assurance; Christ: Presence of; Evening; God: Our Guide

Tune Information

• Name: CONWAY
• Composer: Henry Lawes
• Meter: 10s, 6l.