The words of this poem was put to music by Sir Edward Elgar
How calmly the evening once more is descending
As kind as a promise, as still as a prayer;
O wing of the Lord, in Thy shelter befriending
May we and our households continue to share.
We come to be soothed with Thy merciful healing;
The dews of the night cure the wounds of the day;
We come, our life's work and its brevity feeling
With thanks for the past, for the future we pray.
Lord, save us from folly, be with us in sorrow;
Sustain us in work till the time of our rest;
When earth's day is over, may heaven's tomorrow
Dawn on us, of homes long expected possessed.
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