The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6978

6978. Twilight Is Falling

1 Twilight is stealing over the sea,
Shadows are falling dark on the lea;
Borne on the night winds, voices of yore
Come from the far off shore.

Refrain:
Far away beyond the starlit skies,
Where the love-light never, never dies,
Gleameth a mansion, filled with delight,
Sweet happy home so bright!

2 Voices of loved ones, songs of the past,
Still linger round me while life shall last;
Lonely I wander, sadly I roam,
Seeking that far off home. [Refrain]

3 Come in the twilight, come, come to me!
Bringing some message over the sea,
Cheering my pathway while here I roam,
Seeking that far off home. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Twilight is stealing over the sea
• Title: Twilight Is Falling
• Author: Aldine Silliman Kieffer (1881)
• Refrain First Line: Far away beyond the starlit skies
• Language: English
• Source: The Song Victor, by R. A. Glenn (Cincinnait: F. W. Helmick, 1878)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Twilight is falling over the sea]
• Composer: Benjamin C. Unseld
• Incipit: 11235 13327 71244
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain