The Christian — Family Devotion

The day is past and gone

No. 554
Metre S. M.
Tune VESPER.
Words John Leland.
Music A. Chapin.
Key A major
Singing key G major
Time 4/4
4 stanzas

Words

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The day is past and gone,The evening shades appear;O, may we all remember wellThe night of death draws near.

Lord, keep us safe this night,Secure from all our fears;May angels guard us while we sleep,Till morning light appears.

And if we early rise,And view the unwearied sun,May we set out to win the prize,And after glory run.

And when our days are past,And we from time remove,O, may we in thy bosom rest—The bosom of thy love.

About this hymn

As printed As printed: running head «THE CHRISTIAN—FAMILY DEVOTION.»; hymn number «554» (large), tune name «VESPER. S. M.» centred over the music (condensed capitals), «A. CHAPIN.» at the right (capitals and small capitals). Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «The»: «1. The day is past and gone, The even - ing shades ap - pear ; O,» / «may we all re - mem - ber well The night of death draws near.» Stanzas 2–4 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «89, 732, 384.» in italic figures (= the words may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 89, 732 or 384), numbered «2», «3», «4» without periods (written «2.», «3.», «4.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book), followed by «John Leland.» in italics. The print sets a thin space before «;» («pear ;», «fears ;»); it is closed up here. In stanza 4 the print leaves a wider space after «O,» («O, may»); a single space is written. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.