Hymn
Our day of praise is done
Our day of praise is done;
The evening shadows fall;
But pass not from us with the sun,
True Light that light'nest all.
Around the throne on high,
Where night can never be,
The white-robed harpers of the sky
Bring ceaseless hymns to Thee.
Too faint our anthems here;
Too soon of praise we tire:
But O the strains how full and clear
Of that eternal choir!
Yet, Lord, to Thy dear will
If Thou attune the heart,
We in Thine angels' music still
May bear our lower part.
'Tis Thine each soul to calm,
Each wayward thought reclaim,
And make our life a daily psalm
Of glory to Thy Name.
A little while, and then
Shall come the glorious end;
And songs of angels and of men
In perfect praise shall blend.
Our day of praise is done — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/our-day-of-praise-is-done
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Our day of praise is done?
The words of Our day of praise is done were written by John Ellerton; the version here was published in 1920. The library holds 7 more hymns by John Ellerton, including Parting Hymn and This Is the Day of Light.
Is Our day of praise is done public domain?
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What is the metre of Our day of praise is done?
Our day of praise is done is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Living by Faith, The Horrors of the Second death and Come, Lord, and tarry not.