Lyrics The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended - Sir David Willcocks , Choir of King's College, Cambridge

1 The day you gave us, Lord, is ended,
The darkness falls at your behest;
To you our morning hymns ascended,
Your praise shall hallow now our rest.
2 We thank you that your 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 pray'r 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
Your wondrous doings heard on high.
5 So be it, Lord: your throne shall never,
Like earth's proud empires, pass away;
But stand and rule and grow forever,
'Til all your creatures own your sway.

Source: Trinity Psalter Hymnal #161