The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3840

3840. Lord Jesus, in the Days of Old

1. Lord Jesus, in the days of old
Two walked with Thee in waning light;
And love’s blind instinct made them bold
To crave Thy presence through the night.
As night descends, we too would pray,
O leave us not at close of day.

2. Did not their hearts within them burn?
And though their Lord they failed to know,
Did not their spirits inly yearn?
They could not let the stranger go.
Much more must we who know Thee pray,
O leave us not at close of day.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord Jesus, in the days of old
• Title: Lord Jesus, in the Days of Old
• Author: James A. Noble (1886)
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Language: English
• Source: Verses of a Prose Writer, 1887
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Noble wrote this hymn for students at the Wintersdorf girls' school in Birkdale, Lancashire, England.

Tune Information

• Name: VATER UNSER
• Harmonizer: Johann S. Bach (1726)
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Incipit: 55345 32155 47534
• Key: c minor
• Source: Geist­liche Lied­er (Leip­zig, Ger­ma­ny: 1539)
• Copyright: Public Domain