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Words: Paul Gerhardt, Paul Gerhardt, in Praxis Pietatis Melica, 3rd edition, by Johann Crnger, 1648 (Nun ruhen alle WSlder); paraphrased by Robert Seymour Bridges, 1899.
Music: "Innsbruck," traditional German melody, published 1539; adapted & harmonized by Johann Sebastian Bach
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The duteous day now closeth,
Each flower and tree reposeth,
Shade creeps o'er wild and wood:
Let us, as night is falling,
On God our Maker calling,
Give thanks to Him, the Giver good.
Now all the heav'nly splendor
Breaks forth in starlight tender
From myriad worlds unknown;
And man, the marvel seeing,
Forgets his selfish being,
For joy of beauty not his own.
Awhile his mortal blindness
May miss God's lovingkindness,
And grope in faithless strife:
But when life's day is over
Shall death's fair night discover
The fields of everlasting life.
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