One Hundred Holy Songs, Carols, and Sacred Ballads Original, and suitable for music [by Jean Ingelow] |
[Now my sun will soon depart] |
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[Now my sun will soon depart]
“I am ready to depart.”
Now my sun will soon depart;
Quiet is the closing day,
God doth gently smooth the way,
And with peace my waiting heart
Still endow.
Quiet is the closing day,
God doth gently smooth the way,
And with peace my waiting heart
Still endow.
Wine of life, 'tis well-nigh spent,
Work is over, rest is near;
Let me watch for Thee, nor fear
When Thy summons shall be sent,—
“Enter thou.”
Work is over, rest is near;
Let me watch for Thee, nor fear
When Thy summons shall be sent,—
“Enter thou.”
Bridegroom at a feast divine,
Earth her best doth first afford,
And the worser afterward;
But Thou hast kept the good wine
Until now.
Earth her best doth first afford,
And the worser afterward;
But Thou hast kept the good wine
Until now.
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