Imagine people gathered round,
the day was warm, the sun was low.
The mist was rising from the lake,
the mood was holy, lowly, slow.
Toward the evening they had come,
expectant, waiting for his word.
The day was long, they rested tired,
and looking, his compassion stirred.
Verses 2-3 follow
Tune: ADDISON’S (repeat last line of text with this tune); ST PATRICK
Metre: LMD
Andrew Pratt (born 1948)
Words © 7/7/2012 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.stainer.co.uk.
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