The Hymnal ‎#34

34. 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
Naught 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
• Author: Bishop George W. Doane (1824)
• Meter: 7. 7. 7. 7.
• Publication Date: 1950
• Topic: Times of Worship: Evening; Evening hymns; Love and Communion; Prayer and Intercession; Worship: Evening

Tune Information

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