THE DAY THOU GAVEST, LORD
1. The day Thou gavest, Lord is ended,
The darkness falls at Thy be-hest;
To Thee our morning hymns
ascended,
Thy praise shall sanctify 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.
3. As o’er each continent and island
The dawn leads on another day,
The voice of prayer is never silent,
Nor dies the strain of praise away.
4. The sun that bids us rest is waking
Our brethren >neath the western sky,
And hour by hour fresh lips are
making
Thy wondrous doings heard on
high.
5. So be it, Lord: Thy throne shall
never,
Like earth’s proud empires, pass
away;
Thy kingdom stands and grows for
ever,
Till all Thy creatures own Thy sway.