Hymnal: Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs
Date: 1853
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: A Campbell
First Line: The day is past and gone
Topic: Evening Songs
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: SM
Tune:
Hymn Number: Song 283
Page Number: 358, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsTHE day is past and gone,
The ev'ning shades appear;
O may we all remember well
The night of death draws near.
We lay our garments by,
Upon our beds to rest;
So death will soon disrobe us all
Of what we now possess.
Lord, keep us safe this night,
Secure from ev'ry fear,
Beneath the pinions of thy love,
Till morning light appear.
And when we early rise,
To view th' unwearied sun,
May we set out to win the prize,
And after glory run.
And when our days are past,
And we from time remove,
O may we in thy bosom rest,
The bosom of thy love.