#570: Now the Day Is Over

[lutheranhymns]

I think the first verse may have been published on its own as a lullaby, since it has nothing to do with Jesus and everything to do with "it's nighttime," and is a fairly simple tune. The melody, in fact, is quite repetitive note-wise. The tenors have a very high part that climbs up to the ledger lines (crossing with the altos!) in the middle.