American Lutheran Hymnal ‎#638

638. Day Is Dying In The West

1 Day is dying in the west;
Heaven 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!
Heaven and earth are full of Thee;
Heaven 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 deepening 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]

Text Information

• First Line: Day is dying in the west
• Title: Day Is Dying In The West
• Author: Mary Ann Lathbury
• Refrain First Line: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts
• Meter: 7 7 7 7 4 With Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1930
• Topic: Praise; Processionals and Recessionals: Evening

Tune Information

• Name: EVENING PRAISE
• Composer: William Fisk Sherwin (1877)
• Meter: 7 7 7 7 4 With Refrain
• Key: G Major