RCCG Hymn 801
The Day Thou Gavest, Lord Is Ended
"And to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and likewise at evening." - 1 Chr 23:30
The day Thou gavest, Lord is ended, The darkness falls at Thy behest; To Thee our morning hymns ascended. Thy praise shall sanctify our rest.
We thank Thee that Thy Church unsleeping, While earth rolls onward into light, Through all the world her watch is keeping, And rests not now by day or night.
As o'er each continent and island The dawn leads on another day, The voice of pray'r is never silent, Nor dies the strain of praise away.
The sun that bids us rest is waking Our brethren 'neath the western sky, And hour by hour fresh lips are making, Thy wondrous doings heard on high.
So be it, Lord; Thy throne shall never, Like earth's proud empires, pass away; Thy kingdom stands, and grows for ever, Till all Thy creatures own Thy sway.
From The Redeemed Hymnal (4th edition) of The Redeemed Christian Church of God.