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Raymund Weber Du lässt den Tag, o Gott, nun enden [-] German Arg-256-130 2008-11-08 15:30 Manfred only this add
William John Downes Finiĝas nun alia tago Esperanto Arg-302-130 2004-02-04 11:38 Manfred only this add
Frieder Weigold Forpasis tiu tag', Sinjoro Esperanto Arg-932-130 2008-11-08 14:22 Manfred only this add
Manfredo Ratislavo Ni estis ja en mano Dia Esperanto 2004-01-10 Arg-257-130 2008-11-08 00:42 Manfred only this add
John Ellerton * The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended English 1870 Arg-255-130 2008-11-08 14:47 Manfred only this remove

John Ellerton,
The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended

 
1. The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended,
The darkness falls at Thy behest;
To Thee our morning hymns ascended,
Thy praise shall sanctify our rest.
 
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.
 
3. As o’er each continent and island
The dawn leads on another day,
The voice of prayer is never silent,
Nor dies the strain of praise away.
 
4. The sun that bids us rest is waking
Our brethren ’neath the western sky,
And hour by hour fresh lips are making
Thy wondrous doings heard on high.
 
5. So be it, Lord; Thy throne shall never,
Like earth’s proud empires, pass away:
Thy kingdom stands, and grows forever,
Till all Thy creatures own Thy sway.
 
Author of this English poem is John Ellerton
(*1826-12-16 - †1893-06-15),
published 1870.

Information about the author can be found
on the website
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/bio/e/l/l/ellerton_j.htm.