Scripture Verse

Stay with us, for it is nearly evening; the day is almost over. Luke 24:29

Introduction

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John M. Neale (1818–1866)
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Words: John M. Neale, Hymns for Child­ren 1842.

Music: St. Ig­na­ti­us (Barn­by) Jo­seph Barn­by, 1869 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Joseph Barnby (1838–1896)

Lyrics

The day, O Lord, is spent;
Abide with us, and rest;
Our hearts’ de­sires are ful­ly bent
On mak­ing Thee our guest.

We have not reached that land,
That hap­py land, as yet,
Where ho­ly an­gels round Thee stand,
Whose sun can ne­ver set.

Our sun is sink­ing now;
Our day is al­most o’er;
O Sun of Right­eous­ness, do Thou
Shine on us ev­er­more.

From men be­low the skies,
And all the hea­ven­ly host,
To God the Fa­ther praise arise,
The Son, and Ho­ly Ghost.