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Text:Daysong
Tune:LASST UNS ALLE NEW
Arranger:Matthew L. Harber

670. Daysong

1 The sands of time are sinking;
The dawn of heaven breaks;
The summer morn I've sighed for,
The fair, sweet morn awakes.

2 Green pastures are before me,
Which yet I have not seen.
Bright skies will soon be o'er me,
Where darkest clouds have been.

3 No night is there, no sorrow,
No death and no decay,
No yesterday, no morrow,
But one eternal day.

Text Information
First Line: The sands of time are sinking
Title: Daysong
Meter: 7.6.7.6.
Language: English
Publication Date: 2012
Notes: COMPOSITE HYMN: Author credited as "various authors." Stanza 1 is the first half of stanza 1 of The sands of time are sinking by Anne Ross Cousin. Stanza 2 is the first half of stanza 3 of In heavenly love abiding by Anna L. Waring. Stanza 3 is stanza 3 of There is a habitation by Love H. Jameson.
Tune Information
Name: LASST UNS ALLE NEW
Arranger: Matthew L. Harber
Meter: 7.6.7.6.
Key: F Major
Source: Gesangbuch Ander Teil (1632)
Copyright: Arr. © 2011 Matthew L. Harber



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