When the great sun sinks to his rest

When the great sun sinks to his rest

Author: Maltbie D. Babcock (1901)
Tune: ST. VENANTIUS
Published in 8 hymnals

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1 When the great sun sinks to his rest,
His golden glories thrilling me,
And voiceless longings stir my breast,
Then teach me, Lord, to worship Thee.

2 And when the stars— the daylight fled—
In serried, shining ranks I see,
Filling the splendid vault o’erhead,
Then teach me, Lord, to worship Thee.

3 Or if in solemn forest shades
The calm of nature steals o’er me,
And silence all my soul pervades,
Then teach me, Lord, to worship Thee.

4 Not in the sacred shrines alone,
Which chime their summons unto me,
Would I look upward to Thy throne,
But everywhere would worship Thee.

Amen.

Source: The Hymnal #72a

Author: Maltbie D. Babcock

Maltbie D. Babcock (b. Syracuse, NY, 1858; d. Naples, Italy, 1901) graduated from Syracuse University, New York, and Auburn Theological Seminary (now associated with Union Theological Seminary in New York) and became a Presbyterian minister. He served the Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City. In Baltimore he was especially popular with students from Johns Hopkins University, but he ministered to people from all walks of life. Babcock wrote hymn texts and devotional, poems, some of which were published in The School Hymnal (1899). Bert Polman… Go to person page >

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First Line: When the great sun sinks to his rest
Author: Maltbie D. Babcock (1901)
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Christian Song #65

Hymnal for Colleges and Schools #340

Hymnal for Colleges and Schools. 3rd ed. #d334

The Church Hymnal #d482

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The Cyber Hymnal #7383

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The Hymnal #72a

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The Hymnal #72b

The Hymnal for Youth #48

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