When Day's Shadows Lengthen
- Words:
- Frederick G. Lee
- Music:
- Unknown, Arr. by Nicola A. Montani
Sheet music
- 1When day’s shadows lengthen,Jesus, be Thou near;Pardon, comfort, strengthen,Chase away my fear;Love and hope be deepened,Faith, more strong and clear.
- 2When the night grows darkest,And the stars are pale,When the foemen gatherIn death’s misty vale,Be Thou Sword and Buckler,–Be Thou Shield and Mail.
- 3So no fears shall chill meOn that unknown shore,For in death He conquered,And can die no more;His hand guards and guides meTo the heav’nly door.
- 4Blessed warfare over,Endless rest alone;Tears no more, nor sorrow,Neither sigh nor moan,But a song of triumphRound about the throne.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1920, the words are in 12 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.