Fading as the light of day,
Passes swiftly o’er those waters,
To the city far away.
Hallelujah etc.
Souls have cross’d before me, saintly,
To that land of perfect rest;
And I hear them singing faintly,
In the mansions of the blest.
Hallelujah etc.
The compiler of the Olive Leaf found this song, as he tells us, in F. R. Warren’s Dream Music. The tune shows unmistakable family relationships, especially in the chorus, to ‘[Nettleton]’ in this collection.