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The Christian — Family Devotion

The day, O Lord, is spent

  • No. 560
  • Words John Neale.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

The day, O Lord, is spent;Abide with us, and rest;Our hearts' desires are fully bentOn making thee our Guest.

2

We have not reached that land,That happy land, as yet,Where holy angels round thee stand,Whose sun can never set.

3

Our sun is sinking now,Our day is almost o'er;O Sun of Righteousness, do thouShine on us evermore!

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «560» (large) with the reference line «236, 266, 736.» in italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 236, 266 or 736); foot of the left column of p. 183, below hymn 559, stanzas 1–3, «John Neal.» in italics at the end. The first word «THE» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» («spent ;», «rest ;», «o'er ;», «evermore !»); it is closed up here. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is S. M., 6.6.8.6).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Family Devotion · No. 560 · printed page 183
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01