| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 114. Evening |
| | | By George Washington Doane |
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| SOFTLY now the light of day | |
| Fades upon my sight away; | |
| Free from care, from labor free, | |
| Lord, I would commune with Thee: | |
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| Thou, whose all-pervading eye, | 5 |
| Naught escapes, without, within, | |
| Pardon each infirmity, | |
| Open fault and secret sin. | |
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| Soon, for me, the light of day | |
| Shall forever pass away; | 10 |
| Then, from sin and sorrow free, | |
| Take me, Lord, to dwell with Thee: | |
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| Thou, who, sinless, yet hast known | |
| All of man’s infirmity; | |
| Then from Thine eternal throne, | 15 |
| Jesus, look with pitying eye. | |
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