At Evening Time Let There Be Light HANDY—John P. Holbrook At Evening Time Let There Be Light 1 At evening time let there be light; Life’s little day draws near its close: Around me fall the shades of night, The night of death, the grave’s repose; To crown my joys, to end my woes, At evening time let there be light. 2 At evening time let there be light; Stormy and dark hath been my day; Yet rose the morn divinely bright; Dews, buds, and blossoms cheered the way; Oh, for one sweet, one parting