Before the day draws near its ending (Joseph Barnby)
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- (Posted 2018-12-11) CPDL #52591:
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2018-12-11). Score information: A4, 1 page, 46 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Transcribed from the edition on IMSLP.
General Information
Title: Before the day draws near its ending
Composer: Joseph Barnby
Lyricist: John Ellerton
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 98. 98
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1897 in Hymn Tunes, no. 193, p. 115
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Original text and translations
English text
1 Before the day draws near its ending,
And evening steals o'er earth and sky,
Once more to Thee our hymns ascending
Shall speak Thy praises, Lord Most High.
2 O Light all clear, O Truth most holy,
O boundless Mercy pardoning all,
Before Thy feet, abashed and lowly,
With one last prayer Thy children fall.
3 When we no more on earth adore Thee,
And others worship here in turn,
O may we sing that song before Thee,
Which none but Thy redeemed can learn.