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O Day of God, Draw Night
1. O day of God, draw nigh
In beauty and in power,
Come with your timeless judgment now
To match our present hour.
2. Bring to our troubled minds,
Uncertain and afraid,
The quiet of a steadfast faith,
Calm of a call obeyed.
3. Bring justice to our land,
That all may dwell secure,
And finely build for days to come
Foundations that endure.
4. Bring to our world of strife
Your sovereign word of peace,
That war may haunt the earth no more
And desolation cease.
5. O day of God, draw nigh
As at creation's birth;
Let there be light again, and set
Your judgments in the earth.
WORDS: Robert B.Y.Scott, 1937
MUSIC: , 1939; alt. 1972Genevan Psalter, 1551 Adapt. William Crotch, 1836
Scripture: Genesis 1:3 Psalms 105:7
Theme: Church