Lutheran Book of Worship ‎#274

274. The Day You Gave Us, Lord, Has Ended

1 The day you gave us Lord, has ended;
The darkness falls at your behest.
To you our morning hymns ascended;
Your praise shall hallow now our rest.

2 We thank you that your Church, unsleeping
While earth rolls onward into light,
Through all the world a watch is keeping,
And never rests by day or night.

3 As to each continent and island
The dawn leads on another day,
The voice of prayer is never silent,
Nor dies the song of praise away.

4 The sun, here having set, is waking
Your children under western skies,
And hour by hour, as day is breaking,
Fresh hymns of thankful praise arise.

5 So be it, Lord; your realm shall never,
Like earth's proud empires, pass away;
But stand and grow and rule forever,
Till all your creatures own your sway.

Text Information

• First Line: The day you gave us, Lord, has ended
• Title: The Day You Gave Us, Lord, Has Ended
• Author: John Ellerton, 1826-1893 (alt.)
• Meter: 98 98
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1978
• Topic: Evening

Tune Information

• Name: ST. CLEMENT
• Composer: Clement C. Scholefield, 1839-1904
• Meter: 98 98
• Key: G Major