Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: Sweet is the fading light of eye
Topic: The Church/Prayer and Social Meetings
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer: T Hastings
Meter: LM
Tune: Retreat
Hymn Number: 409
Page Number: 148, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsSweet is the fading light of eve,
And soft the sunbeams lingering there;
For these blest hours the world I leave,
Wafted on wings of praise and prayer.
The time, how lovely and how still!
Peace shines and smiles on all below;
The plain, the stream, the wood, the hill,
All fair with evening's setting glow.
Season of rest! The traquil soul
Feels the sweet calm, and melts to love,
And while these sacred moments roll,
Faith sees a smiling heaven above.
Now will our days of toil be long;
Our pilgrimage will soon be trod;
And we shall join the ceaseless song,
The endless Sabbath of our God.