The night pro­longs its sway;

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The sun is cut­ting short its trail,

The night pro­longs its sway;

God’s migh­ty arm shall nev­er fail,

The Year Now Hastens to Its End

lyricist: Caspar Boye, 1833; translated from Danish to English by Paul Paulsen, 1927
Composer: Niels Gade (1817–1890)
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...The sun is cut­ting short its trail,

The night pro­longs its sway;

God’s migh­ty arm shall nev­er fail,...

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The sun is cut­ting short its trail,

The night pro­longs its sway;

God’s migh­ty arm shall nev­er fail,

The Year Now Hastens to Its End

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