Author: Paul Gerhardt; Robert Bridges Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #431 (2023) Meter: 7.7.6.7.7.8 Lyrics: 1 The duteous day now closeth;
each flow'r and tree reposeth,
shade creeps o’er wild and wood;
let us, as night is falling,
on God our Maker calling,
give thanks to Him, the Giver good.
2 Now all the heav'nly splendor
breaks forth in starlight tender
from myriad worlds unknown;
and man, the marvel seeing,
forgets his selfish being
for joy of beauty not his own.
3 His care he drowneth yonder,
lost in th'abyss of wonder;
to heav'n his soul doth steal;
this life he disesteemeth,
the day it is that dreameth,
that doth from truth his vision seal.
4 Awhile his mortal blindness
may miss God’s loving-kindness,
and grope in faithless strife;
but when life’s day is over
shall death’s fair night discover
the fields of everlasting life.
Topics: Benediction Languages: English Tune Title: INNSBRUCK
The Duteous Day Now Closeth