1 Day is dying in the west;
Heav'n is touching earth with rest;
Wait and worship while the night
Sets her evening lamps alight
Through all the sky.
Refrain:
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts!
Heav'n and earth are full of Thee;
Heav'en and earth are praising Thee,
O Lord most high!
2 Lord of life, beneath the dome
Of the universe, Thy home,
Gather us who seek Thy face
To the fold of Thy embrace,
For Thou art nigh. [Refrain]
3 While the deep'ning shadows fall,
Heart of Love, enfolding all,
Through the glory and the grace
Of the stars that veil Thy face,
Our hearts ascend. [Refrain]
4 When forever from our sight
Pass the stars, the day, the night,
Lord of angels, on our eyes
Let eternal morning rise,
And shadows end. [Refrain]
Source: One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism: an African American ecumenical hymnal #520
First Line: | Day is dying in the west, Heaven is touching earth with rest |
Title: | Day Is Dying in the West |
Author: | Mary A. Lathbury (1878) |
Meter: | 7.7.7.4 with refrain |
Language: | English |
Refrain First Line: | Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts |
Copyright: | Public Domain |