Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition

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209 Evening Shade

Words: John Leland, 1792

Music: Stephen Jenks, 1805

Meter: Short Meter (6,6,8,6)

The day is past and gone,
The evening shades appear;
Oh may we all remember well,
The night of death is near.

We lay our garments by,
Upon our beds to rest:
So death will soon disrobe us all,
Of what we here possess.