Hymns for the Living Church ‎#557

557. Day Is Dying in the West

1 Day is dying in the west,
Heav'n is touching earth with rest;
Wait and worship while the night
Sets her evening lamps alight
Through all the sky.

Refrain:
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts!
Heav'n and earth are full of Thee!
Heav'n and earth are praising Thee,
O Lord Most High!

2 Lord of life, beneath the dome
Of the universe, Thy home,
Gather us, who seek Thy face,
To the fold of Thy embrace,
For Thou art nigh. (Refrain)

3 While the deep'ning shadows fall,
Heart of Love, enfolding all,
Through the glory and the grace
Of the stars that veil Thy face,
Our hearts ascend. (Refrain)

4 When forever from our sight
Pass the stars, the day, the night,
Lord of angels, on our eyes
Let eternal morning rise,
And shadows end. (Refrain)

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Day is dying in the west
• Title: Day Is Dying in the West
• Author: Mary A. Lathbury (1877)
• Refrain First Line: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts!
• Meter: 7 7 7 7 4 Ref.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1974
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 6:3
• Topic: Evening hymns; Worship; Youth Hymns

Tune Information

• Name: CHAUTAUQUA
• Composer: William F. Sherwin (1874)
• Meter: 7 7 7 7 4 Ref.
• Key: G Major