57 ~ The Day Thou Gavest
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.