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by Mary Artemisia Lathbury (1841 - 1913)

Day is dying in the west
Language: English 
Day is dying in the west,
Heav'n is touching earth with rest;
Wait and worship while the night
Sets her evening lamps a light
Thru all the sky.
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!

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 night.
Holy, holy, holy, etc.

While the deep'ning shadows fall,
Heart of Love, enfolding all
Thru the glory and the grace
Of the stars that veil Thy face,
Our hearts ascend.
Holy, holy, holy, etc.

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.
Holy, holy, holy, etc.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Mary Artemisia Lathbury (1841 - 1913) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Benjamin Burrows (1891 - 1966), "Day is dying", 1910 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by George Balch Nevin (1859 - 1933), "Twilight", published c1905 [ duet for soprano and tenor with piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-09-15
Line count: 27
Word count: 142

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