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Church Hymnal 51

Day Is Dying in the West

Words: Mary Artemisia LathburyMusic: William Fisk SherwinTune: Chautauqua7.7.7.7.7.7.7.5

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1Day is dying in the west;
Heaven is touching earth with rest;
Wait and worship while the night
Sets her evening lamps alight
Through all the sky.

RefrainHoly, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts!
Heaven and earth are full of Thee!
Heaven and earth are praising Thee,
O Lord most high!

2Lord of life, beneath the dome
Of the universe, Thy home,
Gather us who seek Thy face
To the fold of Thy embrace,
For Thou art nigh.

3While the deepening shadows fall,
Heart of Love, enfolding all,
Through the glory and the grace
Of the stars that veil Thy face,
Our hearts ascend.

Meter
7.7.7.7.7.7.7.5
Scripture
Isaiah 6:3; Revelation 4:8

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The verse

Meter
7.8.7.7.4 · the hymnal prints 7.7.7.7.7.7.7.5
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 64% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABBC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Day is dying in the west;/˘/˘˘˘/7A
Heaven is touching earth with rest;/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Wait and worship while the night/˘/˘/˘/7B
Sets her evening lamps alight/˘/˘/˘/7B
Through all the sky.//˘/4C

Verse 2

Lord of life, beneath the dome/˘/˘/˘/7A
Of the universe, Thy home,˘˘/˘///7A
Gather us who seek Thy face/˘˘˘///7B
To the fold of Thy embrace,˘˘/˘/˘/7B
For Thou art nigh.˘///4C

Verse 3

While the deepening shadows fall,/˘/˘˘///8A
Heart of Love, enfolding all,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Through the glory and the grace/˘/˘˘˘/7B
Of the stars that veil Thy face,˘˘/˘///7B
Our hearts ascend./˘/˘/5C

Refrain

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts!/˘/˘/˘//˘/10A
Heaven and earth are full of Thee!/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
Heaven and earth are praising Thee,/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
O Lord most high!˘///4C

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.