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572b. When the day of toil is done

1 When the day of toil is done,
When the race of life is run,
Father, grant Thy wearied one
Rest for evermore.

2 When the darkness melts away
At the breaking of Thy day,
Bid us hail the cheering ray
Light for evermore.

3 When for vanished days we yearn,
Days that never can return,
Teach us in Thy love to learn
Love for evermore.

4 When the breath of life is flown,
When the grave must claim its own,
Lord of life, be ours Thy crown,
Life for evermore.

Text Information
First Line: When the day of toil is done
Author: John Ellerton, 1826-1893
Language: English
Publication Date: 1917
Topic: Evening: Prayer; The Christian Life: Time, Death, Eternity; Life: Close of (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: IRENE
Composer: Clement C. Scholefield, 1839-1904
Meter: 7.7.7.5
Key: A♭ Major



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