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Text:Day is dying in the west
Author:Miss Mary A. Lathbury, 1841
Tune:SENNEN
Composer:W. F. Sherwin, 1826-1888

226. Day is dying in the west

1 Day is dying in the west,
Heaven is touching earth with rest;
Wait and worship while the night
Sets her evening lamps slight
Through all the sky.

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.

3 While the deepening shadows fall,
Heart of love enfolding all,
Through the glory and the grace
Of the stars that veil Thy face,
Our hearts ascend.

4 When for ever from our sight
Pass the stars, the day, the night,
Lord of angels, on our eyes
Let eternal morn arise
And shadows end.

Text Information
First Line: Day is dying in the west
Author: Miss Mary A. Lathbury, 1841
Refrain First Line: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts
Language: English
Publication Date: 1917
Topic: The Church and the Kingdom of God: Evening; Day: Close of; Evening: Hymns
Tune Information
Name: SENNEN
Composer: W. F. Sherwin, 1826-1888
Meter: 7.7.7.7.4 with Refrain
Key: A♭ Major



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