Number: 362
English:  Tune; R. S. #729
Title: The Evening Shades are Falling Fast
Name: 
Words: Sam Jones
Music: D. B. Towner
Copyright: Lyrics written in Tasmania, in 1924
Meter: 
Form: 

The ev¤’ning shades are fall¤ing fast,
The night is com¤ing on a¤¤pace,
And time for you will soon be o’er,
To prove the rich¤es of His ¤grace.
How man¤y care¤ful, trou¤bled souls,
So bus¤ied with the toil and ¤strife
Are held and cap¤ti¤vat¤ed still,
With things per¤tain¤ing to this life?

Chorus:
O, hark it is the Mas¤ter’s voice
Give ear: His coun¤sel is for thee;
Come buy the gold and rai¤ment white,
To make you rich e¤ter¤nal¤ly.

So pa¤tient¤ly the Sav¤iour waits,
To meet the ar¤dent, long¤ing ¤heart,
Who pleads with im¤por¤tu¤ni¤ty
To know and choose the bet¤ter ¤part.
Oh, broth¤er, sis¤ter while you may,
Come now and learn at Je¤sus’ ¤feet,
One thing is need¤ful– one a¤lone:
To stand in all His will com¤plete.

Your days are few, time can¤not wait,
Let world¤ly minds their joys pur¤¤sue.
But take your op¤por¤tu¤ni¤ty;
The one thing need¤ful keep in ¤view,
E¤ter¤nal wis¤dom bids you come,
God’s way and truth and life is ¤nigh,
Now is the fa¤voured time for you
To learn from Him who can¤not lie.