The Shadows Of The Evening Hours
- Words:
- Adelaide A. Procter
- Music:
- Henry Hiles
Sheet music
- 1The shadows of the evening hoursFall from the darkening sky;Upon the fragrance of the flow’rsThe dews of evening lie:Before Thy throne, O Lord of heav’n,We kneel at close of day;Look on Thy children from on high,And hear us while we pray.
- 2The sorrows of Thy servants, Lord,O do not Thou despise,But let the incense of our prayersBefore Thy mercy rise.The brightness of the coming nightUpon the darkness rolls;With hopes of future glory, chaseThe shadows from our souls.
- 3The rays of daylight slowly fade;So fade within the heartThe hopes in earthly love and joyThat one by one depart.The bright stars slowly, one by one,With in the heav’ns shine;Give us, O Lord, fresh hopes in heaven,And trust in things divine.
- 4Let peace, O Lord, Thy peace, O God,Upon our souls descend;From midnight fears, and perils,Thou Our trembling hearts defend:Give us a respite from our toil,Calm and subdue our woes;Thru the long day we suffer, Lord,O give us now repose.Amen.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1862, the words are in 243 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
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