The New Christian Hymnal ‎#205

205. Late, Late, so Late!

1. Late, late, so late! and dark the night and chill!
Late, late, so late! but we can enter still.
Too late, too late, ye cannot enter now;
Too late, too late, ye cannot enter now.

2. No light had we; for that we do repent,
And learning this, the Bridegroom will relent.
Too late, too late, ye cannot enter now;
Too late, too late, ye cannot enter now.

3. No light, so late, and dark and chill the night,
O let us in that we may find the light.
Too late, too late, ye cannot enter now;
Too late, too late, ye cannot enter now.

Text Information

• First Line: Late, late, so late! and dark the night and chill!
• Title: Late, Late, so Late!
• Author: Alfred Tennyson, 1809-1892
• Meter: 10 10 10 10
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1929
• Topic: The Church; Means of Grace: Warning

Tune Information

• Name: TOO LATE, TOO LATE
• Composer: J. Brahms
• Arranger: E. O. Excell
• Meter: 10 10 10 10
• Key: D♭ Major
• Copyright: Arr. Copyright 1918 by E. O. Excell
• Notes: Now Public Domain