The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#13b

13b. Softly now the light of day

1 Softly now the light of day
Fades upon my sight away;
Free from care, from labor fee,
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
• Title: Softly now the light of day
• Author: Bp. G. W.. Doane (1824)
• Meter: 7S.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: Daily Prayer: Evening
• Notes: Tune name in index: MACFARLANE

Tune Information

• Name: [Softly now the light of day]
• Composer: E. F. George
• Meter: 7S.
• Key: C Major