Day is Dying In the West

DAY IS DYING IN THE WEST

1

Day is dying in the west;

Heav'n is touching earth with rest;

Wait and worship while the night

Sets her evening lamps alight

Thro' all the sky.

2

Lord of life, beneath the dome

Of the universe, Thy home,

Gather us who seek Thy face

To the fold of Thy embrace,

For Thou art nigh.

3

While the deep'ning shadows fall,

Heart of love, enfolding all,

Thro' the glory and the grace

Of the stars that veil Thy face,

Our hearts ascend.

4

When forever from our sight

Pass the stars, the day, the night,

Lord of angels, on our eyes

Let eternal morning rise,

And shadows end.

REFRAIN

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts!

Heav'n and earth are full of Thee;

Heav'n and earth are praising Thee,

O Lord Most High!

Mary A. Lathbury

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HysfYkPZkIU&list=RDHysfYkPZkIU&start_radio=1

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

~Psalm 8:3-4

That reminds me -- Did you know there is a choral version of Taps?

It's really pretty when sung.

Here's a little fancier version than ours.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLsgYGAImo0&list=RDiLsgYGAImo0&start_radio=1

And another

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf0WQcmvIE4

And another

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKWoKBJ5jX4&list=RDxKWoKBJ5jX4&start_radio=1

I like to fall asleep mentally singing this song to myself.