As Twilight Softly Falls

Dear Lord

as twi­light soft­ly falls

And na­ture sinks to rest

Let now Thy bless­èd peace des­cend

And soothe the trou­bled breast;

As gent­ly fades the light of day

And shades of night ap­pear

Our long­ing hearts to Thee we bring

O heav’n­ly Fa­ther

hear!

Forgive the word

the thought un­just

The kind­ly deed un­done;

O

may for us a bet­ter day

Rise with the mor­row’s sun!

Lend us the strength we sore­ly need

Be Thou our stead­fast guide

And may we now and ev­er­more

Cling close­ly to Thy side.

Lord

when our earth­ly race is run

O

may we by Thy grace

Hear from Thy lips the words Well done

And see Thee face to face.

In Thy blest pre­sence

there shall come

No lin­ger­ing shades of night;

We hail afar the wel­come ray

The day of glo­ry bright.