Hymn Chords

56. The Day Thou Gavest

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The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended, The dark-ness falls at Thy be-hest;

Ab Db       Ab      Bbm Ebm  Ab7     Gb  Db     Ab7   Bbm Db Ebm   Ab7 Db
To Thee our morning hymns as-cended, Thy praise shall hal- low now our rest.


[[Full Lyrics]]

[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
The 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.