56 The Day Thou Gavest
[1]
The day Thou gavest Lord is ended
The darkness falls at Thy behest;
To Thee our morning hymns ascended
Thy praise shall hallow now our rest.
The day Thou gavest Lord is ended
The darkness falls at Thy behest;
To Thee our morning hymns ascended
Thy praise shall hallow now our rest.
[2]
We thank Thee that Thy church unsleeping
While earth rolls onward into light
Through all the world her watch is keeping
And rests not now by day or night.
We thank Thee that Thy church unsleeping
While earth rolls onward into light
Through all the world her watch is keeping
And rests not now by day or night.
[3]
As o er each continent and island
The dawn leads on another day
The voice of prayer is never silent
Nor die the strains of praise away.
As o er each continent and island
The dawn leads on another day
The voice of prayer is never silent
Nor die the strains of praise away.
[4]
So be it Lord; Thy throne shall never
Like earth s proud empires pass away;
Thy kingdom stands and grows forever
Till all Thy creatures own Thy sway.
So be it Lord; Thy throne shall never
Like earth s proud empires pass away;
Thy kingdom stands and grows forever
Till all Thy creatures own Thy sway.