Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: Sweet is the fading light of eve
Topic: Public Worship/The Lord's Day
Writer: S Smith
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 615
Page Number: 370, 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 tranquil soul
Feels the sweet calm, and melts to love;
And while these sacred moments roll,
Faith sees a smiling heaven above.
Nor 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.