Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: The day is past and gone
Topic: Home/Evening Hymns
Writer: <no first name given> Watts
Composer:
Meter: SM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 1197
Page Number: 718, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsThe day is past and gone,
The ev'ning shades appear;
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.