The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10194

10194. Hail, Tranquil Hour Of Closing Day

1 Hail tranquil hour of closing day!
Begone, disturbing care!
And look, my soul, from earth away
To Him who heareth prayer.

2 How sweet the tear of penitence,
Before His throne of grace,
While, to the contrite spirit’s sense,
He shows His smiling face.

3 How sweet, through long remembered years,
His mercies to recall,
And, pressed with wants and griefs and fears,
To trust His love for all.

4 How sweet to look, in thoughtful hope,
Beyond this fading sky,
And hear Him call His children up
To His fair home on high.

5 Calmly the day forsakes our heaven
To dawn beyond the west;
So let my soul, in life’s last even,
Retire to glorious rest.

Text Information

• First Line: Hail tranquil hour of closing day!
• Title: Hail, Tranquil Hour Of Closing Day
• Author: Leonard Bacon
• Meter: CMD
• Language: English
• Source: Psalms & Hymns for Christian Use and Worship (General Association of Connecticut, 1845)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: TWENTY FOURTH
• Meter: CMD
• Key: G Major
• Source: Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second, by John Wyeth (Harrisburg, Penn.: 1813) Variusly attributed to Amzi or Lucius Chapin
• Copyright: Public Domain