African Methodist Episcopal Church Hymnal ‎#32

32. 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]

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Day is dying in the west
• Title: Day Is Dying in the West
• Author: Mary A. Lathbury, 1841-1913
• Refrain First Line: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts!
• Meter: 77.774. with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2011
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 6:3
• Topic: Worship and Praise: Evening; God: Eternity and Power

Tune Information

• Name: CHAUTAUQUA
• Composer: William F. Sherwin, 1826-1888
• Meter: 77.774. with Refrain
• Key: G Major or modal