The Day Thou Gavest

Verse 1

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.

Verse 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.

Verse 3

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.

Verse 4

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.