NIGHT AND DAY | AdventAI

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jul 7, 1898

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 24, No. 27.

NIGHT AND DAY.

The day is Thine— The long, bright summer day— From the first dawning light till evening closes; And all its merry birds and blooming roses, And all its golden beauty, bid us say, The day, O Lord, is Thine!

The night is Thine— The long, dark, winter’s night— Hushing our birds to sleep, our flowers concealing; But by its host of glowing stars revealing, Through the deep sky, Thy glory and Thy might; The night, O Lord, is Thine!

And life’s brief day Is also Thine, when we Must work, while light doth last, for our Master. O, that our sluggish feet could travel faster, And we with readier service give to Thee Our life’s fast-fleeting day!

That darker night Is Thine, O Lord, When Thou sweet sleep to Thy beloved givest; For while they needs must die, Thou ever livest, And o’er Thy dear ones keepest watch and ward, Till darkness ends in light!

—Sunday Magazine.