I notice that the 1876 revision of John Wesley's hymns gives one entitled "The day is past and over"; wonder if this is closely related to the one under discussion above, or wholly unrelated.

Thanks to Mary for the emailed midi. Perhaps in a somewhat similar style is the midi of the tune I christened "West Jefferson" given in my online hymnal for the distinctly un-upbeat Newton hymn I would, but cannot, sing; the text is from the Primitive Baptists' text-only hymnal by Goble (1887, I believe).

Liland