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Softly Now the Light of Day
Verse 1
Softly now the light of day
Fades upon our sight away;
Free from care, from labor free,
Lord, we would commune with Thee.
Fades upon our sight away;
Free from care, from labor free,
Lord, we would commune with Thee.
Verse 2
Thou, whose all-pervading eye
Nought escapes, without, within,
Pardon each infirmity,
Open fault, and secret sin.
Nought escapes, without, within,
Pardon each infirmity,
Open fault, and secret sin.
Verse 3
Soon from us the light of day
Shall forever pass away;
Then, from sin and sorrow free,
Take us, Lord, to dwell with Thee.
Shall forever pass away;
Then, from sin and sorrow free,
Take us, Lord, to dwell with Thee.
Originally written for an evening prayer service, this hymn became a popular twilight hymn.