ELHB Hymn 546
When the day of toil is done
John Ellerton (1870)
Hymn Text
546. When the day of toil is done
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1 When the day of toil is done,
When the race of life is run,
Father, grant Thy wearied one
Rest for evermore.
When the race of life is run,
Father, grant Thy wearied one
Rest for evermore.
2 When the strife of sin is stilled,
When the foe within is killed,
Be Thy gracious word fulfilled,--
"Peace for evermore."
When the foe within is killed,
Be Thy gracious word fulfilled,--
"Peace for evermore."
3 When the darkness melts away
At the breaking of the day,
Bid us hail the cheering ray,--
Light for evermore.
At the breaking of the day,
Bid us hail the cheering ray,--
Light for evermore.
4 When the heart by sorrow tried
Feels at length its throbs subside,
Bring us, where all tears are dried,
Joy for evermore.
Feels at length its throbs subside,
Bring us, where all tears are dried,
Joy for evermore.
5 When for vanished days we yearn,
Days that never can return,
Teach us in Thy love to learn
Love for evermore.
Days that never can return,
Teach us in Thy love to learn
Love for evermore.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #546