LYRICS
| Meter: | 9 8 9 8
| | Writer(s): | John Ellerton
| | Transl/Adapt: |
| | Dates: | 1870
| | Bible Refs: | Ps 113:3; Deu 6:26; Mt 24:42; Mk 13:33; Lk 21:36; Ps 42:8
| Anglican Hymn Book 1965
| 1965
| 52
| Australian Hymn Book/With One Voice
| 1977
| 388
| Baptist Hymn Book
| 1962
| 706
| Believers Hymn Book
| 1981
| 450
| Church Family Worship
| 1988
| 436
| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland) 1919
| 1919
| 35
| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland) 1960
| 1960
| 32
| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland) 2000
| 2000
| 73
| Church Hymnal Revised
| 1920
| 27
| Common Praise (Anglican C. of Canada)
| 1998
| 29
| Common Praise: Hymns Ancient & Modern
| 2000
| 22
| Complete Mission Praise
| 2000
| 641
| Hymnal Comp to Book of Common Prayer
| 1890
| 38
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Edition
| 1904
| 28
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Standard
| 1983
| 16
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, Revised
| 1950
| 33
| Hymns and Psalms with SA Sup.
| 1983
| 648
| Hymns for Today's Church 2
| 1988
| 280
| Hymns of Faith
| 1964
| 572
| Hymns Old & New, Complete Anglican Editi
| 2000
| 638
| Hymns Old & New, New Anglican Edition
| 1996
| 475
| Living Praise
|
| 218
| Methodist Hymn Book - Hymns
| 1954
| 667
| New English Hymnal
| 1985
| 252
| Oxford Hymn Book
| 1925
| 29
| Presbyterian Hymn Book
| 1990
| 546
| Sing Glory
| 1999
| 65
| Songs of Fellowship 1
| 1991
| 527
| Songs of Praise
| 1925
| 39
| Songs of Praise, Enlarged Edition
| 1931
| 56
| STELBAP
|
| 3
| The Book of Common Praise
| 1908
| 27
| The Book of Common Praise - Revised
| 1938
| 27
| The Church Hymnal for the Christian Year
| 1917
| 39
| The English Hymnal
| 1906
| 277
| The Hymn Book of Angl & Unit Ch Canada
| 1971
| 366
| The Hymnal 1916
| 1916
| 29
| The Hymnal 1940
| 1940
| 179
| The Hymnal 1982
| 1982
| 24
| Together in Song: The Australian HB II
| 1999
| 458
| Trinity Hymnal
| 1961
| 338
| United Methodist Hymn Book
| 1989
| 690
|
MUSIC
 Living Praise
| 218
| A
| Methodist Hymn Book - Hymns
| 667
| A
| Baptist Hymn Book
| 706
| Ab
| Hymns of Faith
| 572
| G
| Songs of Fellowship 1
| 527
| G
| Believers Hymn Book
| 450
| G
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Alternate Tunes
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| 1. The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended,
The darkness falls at Thy behest;
To Thee our morning hymns ascended,
Thy praise shall hallow now our rest.
2. We thank Thee that
Thy Church unsleeping,
While earth rolls onwards into light,
Through all the world
her watch is keeping
And rests not now by day or night.
3. As o'er each continent and island
The dawn leads on another day,
The voice of prayer, is never silent,
Nor dies the strains of praise away.
4. The sun, that bids us rest, is waking
Our brethren neath the western sky.
And hour by hour fresh lips are making
Thy wondrous doings heard on high.
5. So be it, Lord; Thy throne shall never,
Like earth's proud empires, pass away;
But stand, and rule, and grow for ever,
Till all Thy creatures own Thy sway.
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