Text: | Softly fades the twilight ray |
Author: | Samuel F. Smith |
Tune: | MERCY |
Arranger: | E. P. Parker |
Composer: | Louis M. Gottschalk |
1 Softly fades the twilight ray
Of the holy Sabbath-day,
Gently as life's setting sun
When the Christian's course is run.
2 Night her solemn mantle spreads
O'er the earth as daylight fades,
All things tell of calm repose
At the holy Sabbath's close.
3 Peace is on the world abroad;
'Tis the holy peace of God,
Symbol of the peace within
When the spirit rests from sin.
4 Still the Spirit lingers near,
Where the evening worshiper
Seeks communion with the skies,
Pressing onward to the prize.
5 Saviour, may our Sabbaths be
Days of joy and peace in thee,
Till in heaven our souls repose,
Where the Sabbath ne'er shall close.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Softly fades the twilight ray |
Author: | Samuel F. Smith |
Publication Date: | 1886 |
Topic: | The Christian: Family Devotion |
Notes: | Public Domain. |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | MERCY |
Composer: | Louis M. Gottschalk |
Arranger: | E. P. Parker |
Meter: | 7s |
Key: | B♭ Major |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #720, 457, or 953. |