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VESPERS by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL

First Line: I KNOW THE NIGHT IS NEAR AT HAND [OR DRAWING NEAR]
Last Line: FROM LIGHT TO DARK, FROM DARK TO LIGHT.
Subject(s): IMMORTALITY;
I KNOW the night is near at hand.
The mists lie low on hill and bay,
The autumn sheaves are dewless, dry;
But I have had the day.

Yes, I have had, dear Lord, the day;
When at Thy call I have the night,
Brief be the twilight as I pass
From light to dark, from dark to light.


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