The Thousand Word Project - Fast Fades the Day

 

The Daylight Fades

The day­light fades, the ev­en­ing shades

Are ga­ther­ing round my head;

Father above, I praise that love

Which night­ly guards my bed.

While Thou art near, I need not fear,

The gloom of mid­night hour;

Blest Je­sus, still from ev­ery ill

Defend me with Thy pow­er!

Pardon my sin, and en­ter in

To sanc­ti­fy my heart;

Spirit di­vine, O make me Thine,

And fill me, every part!

by Thomas O. Summers
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