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As Now the Sun's Declining Rays
Charles Coffin; tr. John Chandler, 1837· Post-Reformation
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Verse 1
As now the sun’s declining rays
Towards the eve descend,
E’en so our years are sinking down
To their appointed end.
Verse 2
Lord, on the cross Thine arms were stretched
To draw us to the sky;
O grant us then that cross to love,
And in those arms to die.
Verse 3
To God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Holy Ghost,
All glory be from saints on earth,
And from the angel host.