Author: Rev. Louis F. Benson Hymnal: The Hymnal #433 (1950) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 O Love that lights the eastern sky
And shrouds the evening rest,
From out whose hand the swallows fly,
Within whose heart they nest!
2 O life, content beneath the blue!
Or, if God will, the gray,
Then tranquil yet, till light breaks through
To melt the mist away!
3 O death that sails so close to shore
At twilight! From my gate
I scan the darkening sea once more,
And for its message wait.
4 What lies beyond the afterglow?
To life's new dawn how far?
As if an answer, spoken low,
Love lights the evening star.
Amen. Topics: The Life Everlasting ; Eternal Life; Funeral Services; Heaven; Hope; Immortal Life Tune Title: VITTEL WOODS
O Love that lights the eastern sky