WHEN
WHEN DAYLIGHT FADES INTO GRAY NIGHT SHADES,
LONELINESS BEGINS TO SETTLE IN,
YET, MY HEART IS MADE TO FEEL LIGHTER,
BECAUSE HE HAS TAKEN AWAY MY SINS.
WHEN DAYLIGHT FADES INTO GRAY NIGHT SHADES,
THE BIRDS ALL GO TO THEIR REST,
AND ONE CANNOT HEAR THEIR BRIGHT CHATTER,
AND COULD EASILY BECOME DEPRESSED.
IF DAYLIGHT FADES INTO GRAY NIGHT SHADES
HID ONLY OUR FEARS AND UNREST,
BUT IT HOLDS THE LOVE OF MY JESUS,
AND WE SHALL ALL BE SO GREATLY BLESSED.
WHEN DAYLIGHT FADES INTO GRAY NIGHT SHADES,
MY HEART LOOKS TOWARD THE EASTERN SKY,
FOR HE SHALL APPEAR WHEN WE LEAST EXPECT HIM,
AND TAKE US TO LIVE WITH HIM ON HIGH.
WHEN DAYLIGHT FADES INTO GRAY NIGHT SHADES,
I LONG TO SEE HIS GLORIOUS FACE,
AND I SHALL, ONE DAY, AS I KNOW THE WAY
INTO HIS PRESENCE AND WONDROUS GRACE.
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