The Day Thou Gavest

Verse 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.

Verse 2:
We thank Thee that Thy church, unsleeping,
While earth rolls onward into light,
Through all the world her watch is keeping,
And rests not now by day or night.

Verse 3:
As o’er each continent and island
They dawn leads on another day,
The voice of prayer is never silent,
Nor die the strains of praise away.

Verse 4:
So be it, Lord; Thy throne shall never,
Like earth’s proud empires , pass away;
Thy kingdom stands, and grows forever,
Till all Thy creatures own Thy sway.