Softly now the light of day
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Softly now the light of dayFades upon our sight away;Free from care, from labor free,Lord, we would commune with thee.
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Thou, whose all-pervading eyeNaught escapes, without, within,Pardon each infirmity,Open fault, and secret sin.
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Soon from us the light of dayShall forever pass away;Then, from sin and sorrow free,Take us, Lord, to dwell with thee.