Hymn
The Night Cometh
Softly now the light of day
Fades upon my sight away;
Free from care, from labor free,
Lord, I would commune with Thee.
Thou, whose all-pervading eye
Naught escapes, without, within,
Pardon each infirmity,
Open fault and secret sin.
Soon for me the light of day
Shall forever pass away;
Then from sin and sorrow free,
Take me, Lord, to dwell with Thee.
Thou, who sinless, yet hast known
All of man's infirmity,
Then from Thine eternal throne,
Jesus, look with pitying eye.
Amen.
The Night Cometh — Text from American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-night-cometh
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The Night Cometh?
The words of The Night Cometh were written by George W. Doane; the version here was published in 1930. The library also holds Thou art the Way, to Thee alone, another hymn by George W. Doane.
Is The Night Cometh public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from American Lutheran Hymnal, published in 1930. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of The Night Cometh?
The Night Cometh is in 7.7.7.7. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Angels! Roll the Rock Away, Hasten, Lord, the glorious time and Praise the Lord! His Glories Show.