Uplifted Voices ‎#61

61. Now the Day Is Over

1 Now the day is over,
Night is drawing nigh,
Shadows of the evening
Steal across the sky.

2 Jesus, give the weary
Calm and sweet repose;
With Thy tend’rest blessing
May mine eyelids close.

3 Thro’ the long night watches
May Thine angels spread
Their white wings above me,
Watching round my bed.

4 When the morning wakens,
Then may I arise
Pure, and fresh, and sinless
In Thy holy eyes.

Text Information

• First Line: Now the day is over, Night is drawing nigh
• Title: Now the Day Is Over
• Author: Rev. S. Baring-Gould
• Publication Date: 1901

Tune Information

• Name: [Now the day is over]
• Composer: J. Barnby