When The Day Of Toil Is Done
Verse 1
When the day of toil is done, When the race of life is run, Father, grant Thy wearied one Rest forevermore.
Verse 2
When the strife of sin is stilled, When the foe within is killed, Be Thy gracious Word fulfilled: Peace forevermore.
Verse 3
When the darkness melts away At the breaking of the day, Bid us hail the cheering ray: Light forevermore.
Verse 4
When the heart by sorrow tried, Feels at length its throbs subside, Bring us, where all tears are dried, Joy forevermore.
Verse 5
When for vanished days we yearn, Days that never can return, Teach us in Thy love to learn Love forevermore.
Verse 6
When the breath of life is flown, When the grave must claim its own, Lord of life, be ours Thy crown, Life forevermore.