Holy Father, cheer our way
With thy love's perpetual ray;
Grant us every closing day
Light at evening time.

Holy Savior, calm our fears
When earth's brightness disappears;
Grant us in our latter years
Light at evening time.

Holy Spirit, be thou nigh
When in mortal pains we lie;
Grant us, as we come to die,
Light at evening time.

Holy, blessed Trinity,
Darkness is not dark with thee;
Those thou keepest always see
Light at evening time.

Amen.

Written in 1869 for the congregation of St. Paul's, Upper Norwood, where he was curate, to be sung after the third Collect at Evening Prayer. It appeared in the S.P.C.K. Church Hymns, 1871.

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