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{\normalfont\large John Ellerton,}
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&
{\normalfont\large John Ellerton,}
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{\normalfont\LARGE The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended}
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&
{\normalfont\LARGE Du lässt den Tag, o Gott, nun enden}
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{\itshape }
&
{\itshape tradukita de Raymund  Weber}
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To Thee our morning hymns ascended,\\
Thy praise shall sanctify our rest.
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2. 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.
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3. As o’er each continent and island\\
The dawn leads on another day,\\
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4. The sun that bids us rest is waking\\
Our brethren ’neath the western sky,\\
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{\itshape \small Verkinto de tiu ĉi Angla
poemo estas {\scshape John Ellerton}
($\ast$1826-12-16~--~$\dagger$1893-06-15),
publikigita 1870.

\vspace{1em}
Arg-130-255 (2008-11-08 14:47:39)

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Information about the author can be found
on the website
\url{http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/e/l/l/ellerton_j.htm}.}
&
{\itshape \small Traduko de la Angla poemo
``The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended'' de
{\scshape John Ellerton}
($\ast$1826-12-16~--~$\dagger$1893-06-15)
en la Germanan de Raymund  Weber.

\vspace{1em}
Arg-130-256 (2008-11-08 15:30:25)

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Diese Übertragung ins Deutsche ist
abgedruckt in dem Gesangbuch der Katholischen
Kirche in Deutschland ``Gotteslob'', in der
neueren Ausgabe. Der Text mit den Muziknoten
findet sich auch auf der Heimseite
\url{http://www.documentacatholicaomnia.
u/01p/2006-09-10,_SS_Benedictus_XVI,_Ves
er_in_der_Kathedrale_in_Muenchen,_GE.pdf}.

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