The Kingdom, Op. 51: IVd. The Sign of Healing "The Sun Goeth Down"

Recitative (Mezzo-soprano):

for it was now eventide.

Mary:

The sun goeth down,

Thou makest darkness, and it is night:

I commune with mine own heart,

and meditate on Thee,

in the night watches.

Blessed are ye when men shall persecute you for His sake.

They deliver them up to the council,

they are hated of men for His Name's sake all this is come upon them:-

some shall they kill and crucify,

Blessed are ye, reproached for the Name of Christ.

Rejoice, ye partakers of His sufferings,

that when His glory shall be revealed

ye may be glad also, with exceeding joy. How great are Thy signs, how mighty are Thy wonders,

Who healeth all infirmities.

The Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in the whole world, the Kingdom and patience, which are in Jesus.

The Branch of the Lord

shall be beautiful and glorious.

Thou makest darkness,

I meditate on Thee

in the night Thy song shall be with me

a prayer unto the God of my life.