79 - Softly Now
the Light of Day
Softly now the light of day Fades upon my sight away; Free from care, from
labor free, Lord, I would commune with Thee.
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Thou, whose all-pervading eye Naught escapes, without, within, Pardon each infirmity, Open fault, and secret sin.
3.
Soon for me the light of day Shall forever pass away; Then, from sin and sorrow free, Take me, Lord, to dwell with Thee.
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Thou Who, sinless, yet hast known All of man's infirmity; Then, from Thine eternal throne, Jesus, look with pitying eye.
Music © 1968 Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing Inc. Franklin TN. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission CCLI #11346802