C                  F      C
Each day I'll do a golden deed

           G7               C
By helping those who are in need

                    F     C
My life on earth is but a span

                   G7     C
And so I'll do the best I can

 
                      C7      F
Life's evening sun is sinking low

           G7              C
A few more days and I must go

G7          C          F      C
To meet the deeds that I have done

                       G7      C
Where there will be no setting sun

 
                       F      C
While going down life's weary road

            G7                   C
I'll try to lift some traveler's load

                     F        C
I'll try to turn the night to day

                   G7        C
Make flowers bloom along the way

 
                      C7      F
Life's evening sun is sinking low

           G7              C
A few more days and I must go

G7          C          F      C
To meet the deeds that I have done

                       G7      C
Where there will be no setting sun

 
                 F        C
To be a child of God each day

              G7              C
My light must shine along the way

                           F        C
I'll sing His praise while the ages roll

                        G7       C
And strive to help some troubled soul

 
                      C7      F
Life's evening sun is sinking low

           G7              C
A few more days and I must go

G7          C          F      C
To meet the deeds that I have done

                       G7      C
Where there will be no setting sun

 
                   F      C
The only life that will endure

              G7                C
Is one that's kind and good and pure

             F            C
And for God  I'll take my stand

                     G7      C
Each day I'll lend a helping hand