The Hymnbook ‎#60

60. 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 forever 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Softly now the light of day
• Title: Softly Now the Light of Day
• Author: George W. Doane (1824)
• Meter: 7. 7. 7. 7.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Psalm 63:6
  ;
  Isaiah 26:9
• Topic: Aspiration; Evening; Forgiveness; Life Everlasting, The; Penitence; Sin; Worship: Evening

Tune Information

• Name: SEYMOUR
• Composer: Carl M. von Weber (1826, arr. from)
• Meter: 7. 7. 7. 7.
• Key: F Major