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Slowly slowly darkening The evening hour




Slowly, slowly darkening
The evening hours roll on;
And soon behind the cloud-land
Will sink my setting sun.


Around my path life’s mysteries
Their deepening shadows throw;
And as I gaze and ponder,
They dark and darker grow.


But there’s a voice above me
Which says, “Wait, trust and pray;
The night will soon be over,
And light will come with day.”


Father! the light and darkness
Are both alike to Thee;
Then to Thy waiting servant,
Alike they both shall be.


The great unending future,
I cannot pierce its shroud;
Yet nothing doubt, nor tremble,
God’s bow is on the cloud.


To Him I yield my spirit,
On Him I lay my load;
Fear ends with death; beyond it
I nothing see but God.


Thus moving towards the darkness
I calmly wait His call,
Now seeing, fearing—nothing;
But hoping, trusting—all!

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LYRICS
Meter: 7 6 7 6
Writer(s):
    Trans/Adapted:
      Dates:
      Bible Refs: Ps 30:5;
      MUSIC
      Name: IMPLICIT TRUST
      Meter: 7 6 7 6
      Writer(s):
        Dates: 1905
        ALTERNATIVE TUNES
        Name meter
        7 6 7 6

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