The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#538

538. Now That the Daylight Fills the Sky

1 Now that the daylight fills the sky,
We lift our hearts to God on high,
That He, in all we do or say,
Would keep us free from harm to-day;

2 Would guard our hearts and tongues from strife,
From anger's din would hide our life,
From all ill sights would turn our eyes,
And close our ears to vanities;

3 Would keep our inmost conscience pure,
Our souls from folly would secure,
Would bid us check the pride of sense
With due and holy abstinence;

4 So we, when this new day is gone,
And night in turn is drawing on,
With conscience by the world unstained,
Shall praise His Name for victory gained.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Now that the daylight fills the sky
• Title: Now That the Daylight Fills the Sky
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Family Life: Prayers; Morning

Tune Information

• Name: CANONBURY
• Composer: Robert Alexander Schumann (1839, arr.)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: G Major