Author: Robert Bridges, 1844 - 1930; Paul Gerhardt, 1607 - 76 Hymnal: Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #228 (1958) Lyrics: 1 The duteous day now closeth,
Each flower and tree reposeth,
Shade creeps o’er wild and wood:
Let us, as night is falling,
On God our Maker calling,
Give thanks to him, the Giver good.
2 Now all the heavenly splendor
Breaks forth in starlight tender
From myriad worlds unknown;
And man, the marvel seeing,
Forgets his selfish being,
For joy of beauty not his own.
3 His care he drowneth yonder,
Lost in the abyss of wonder;
To heaven his soul doth steal:
This life he disesteemeth,
The day it is that dreameth,
That doth from truth his vision seal.
4 Awhile his mortal blindness
May miss God’s loving-kindness,
And grope in faithless strife:
But when life’s day is over
Shall death’s fair night discover
The fields of everlasting life. Topics: The Church Worship - Evening Languages: English Tune Title: INNSBRUCK
The duteous day now closeth
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