A day of work is done

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A day of work is done,
I needs must lay me down,
Lord, when the battle's won,
give me a victor's crown.

When life's long day is past,
so may I sink to rest,
sweet be my sleep at last,
and, like the present, blest.

Contents

Historical Notes

Author

Edward Thring (1821-1887)

Meter

66 66

Sound Files

Other Comments

Sources

Hymnal, Number, Tune(s)

Hymnal Number Tunes Used
A Church of England Hymn Book, 1879 627