When the Night Shades Are Falling

When the night shades gent­ly are fall­ing

And the lights soft­ly glow in the sky

Then I think of the home ov­er yon­der

And it seems to be so near by.

O the glo­ry await­ing in the home­land

When our day’s work here is done!

We will be safe home with the Fa­ther

And no sor­row shall ev­er come.

Whatever the task that is giv­en

I will faith­ful­ly la­bor on;

Contented if

when it is fin­ished

The Fa­ther shall say

Well done.

And when my day here is end­ed

And the twi­light of life I’ve won

I will face to­ward home in the ev­en­ing

And wait for the lights to come.