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Softly Now the Light of Day
31243, Hymns, Softly Now the Light of Day, no. 160
Softly now the light of day
Fades upon my sight away.
Free from care, from labor free,
Lord, I would commune with thee.
Text: George W. Doane, 1799-1859
Music: Carl Maria von Weber, 1786-1826; arr. by Henry Greatorix, 1813-1858