Church Book ‎#515

515. Softly now the light of day

1 Softly now the light of day
Fades upon my sight away;
Free from care, from labor free,
Lord, I would commune with Thee!

2 Thou whose all-pervading eye
Nought escapes, without, within,
Pardon each infirmity,
Open fault, and secret sin.

3 Soon for me the light of day
Shall for ever pass away:
Then, from sin and sorrow free,
Take me, Lord, to dwell with Thee!

4 Thou who, sinless, yet hast known
All of man's infirmity;
Then, from Thine eternal throne,
Jesus, look with pitying eye.

Text Information

• First Line: Softly now the light of day
• Author: George Washington Doane (1826)
• Meter: 7s.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Evening
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune: #12 or #231

Tune Information

• Name: EVENSONG
• Meter: 7s.
• Key: D♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Composer from index: J. R. Fairlamb, 1864