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.