Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907.
By Hymns. VII. “Part in peace! Is day before us?”Sarah Flower Adams (1805–1848)
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Praise His name for life and light;
Are the shadows lengthening o’er us?
Bless His care who guards the night.
Rendering, as we homeward tread,
Gracious service to the living,
Tranquil memory to the dead.
God our Maker loveth best;
Such the worship that upraises
Human hearts to heavenly rest.