Some One's Last Day
- Words:
- H. McKee
- Music:
- H. McKee
Sheet music
- 1This morning the sun in his beauty arose,To drive night’s dark shadows away;To loved ones his setting will sadly disclose,It is someone’s, someone’s last day.It is someone’s, someone’s last day (very last day,)With its moments gliding away; (so swiftly away;)The bright, golden sunset will surely disclose,It is someone’s, someone’s last day.
- 2Someone is now nearing the dark river’s brink,Where billows their fury display;And soon will be severed this life’s dearest link;It is someone’s, someone’s last day.It is someone’s, someone’s last day (very last day,)With its moments gliding away; (so swiftly away;)The bright, golden sunset will surely disclose,It is someone’s, someone’s last day.
- 3Oh, waste not the moments so precious and bright,For nothing their loss can repay;And someone will never behold morning’s light;It is someone’s, someone’s last day.It is someone’s, someone’s last day (very last day,)With its moments gliding away; (so swiftly away;)The bright, golden sunset will surely disclose,It is someone’s, someone’s last day.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1924, the words are in 20 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.