Catholic Book of Worship III ‎#667

667. The Day You Gave Us, Lord, Is Ended

1 The day you gave us, Lord, is ended,
The darkness falls at your behest;
To you our morning hymns ascended,
Your praise shall sanctify our rest.

2 We thank you that your Church, unsleeping
While earth rolls onward into light,
Through all the world its watch is keeping,
And rests not now by day or night.

3 Across each continent and island
As dawn leads on another day,
The voice of prayer is never silent,
Nor dies the strain of praise away.

4 The sun that bids us rest is waking
Your friends beneath the western sky,
And hour by hour fresh lips are making
Your wondrous doings heard on high.

5 So be it, Lord; your throne shall never,
Like earth’s proud empires, pass away:
Your kingdom stands and grows for ever,
Till all your creatures own your sway.

Text Information

• First Line: The day you gave us, Lord, is ended
• Title: The Day You Gave Us, Lord, Is Ended
• Author: John Ellerton, 1826-1893 (alt.)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1994
• Topic: God's Reign; Liturgy of the Hours: Hymns for Evening Prayer

Tune Information

• Name: ST. CLEMENT
• Composer: Clement C. Scholefield, 1839-1904
• Meter: 98 98
• Key: F Major