Softly Now the Light of Day


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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

Psalm 55:16-17

Alma 37:37