Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: The shadows of the evening hours
Topic: Home/Evening Hymns
Writer: <no first name given> Procter
Composer:
Meter: CMD
Tune:
Hymn Number: 1194
Page Number: 716, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsThe shadows of the evening hours
Fall from the darkening sky;
Upon the fragrance of the flowers
The dews of evening lie:
Before thy throne, O Lord of heaven,
We kneel at close of day;
Look on thy children from on high,
And hear us while we pray.
The sorrows of thy servants, Lord.
O, do not thou despise;
But let the incense of our prayers
Before thy mercy rise;
The brightness of the coming night
Upon the darkness rolls:
With hopes of future glory chase
The shadows on our souls.
Slowly the rays of daylight fade;
So fade within our heart
The hopes in earthly love and joy,
That one by one depart:
Slowly the bright stars, one by one,
Within the heavens shine;-
Give us, O Lord, fresh hopes in heaven,
And trust in things divine.
Let peace, O Lord, thy peace, O God,
Upon our souls descend;
From midnight fears an perils, thou
Our trembling hearts defend;
Give us a respite from our toil,
Calm and subdue our woes;
Through the long day we suffer, Lord,
O, give us now repose.