50. Again, as Evening's Shadow Falls

1. Again, as evening’s shadow falls,
We gather in these hallowed walls;
And vesper hymn and vesper prayer
Rise mingling on the holy air.

2. May struggling hearts that seek release
Here find the rest of God’s own peace;
And, strengthened here by hymn and prayer,
Lay down the burden and the care.

3. O God, our light! to Thee we bow;
Within all shadows standest Thou;
Give deeper calm than night can bring;
Give sweeter songs than lips can sing.

4. Life’s tumult we must meet again,
We cannot at the shrine remain;
But in the spirit’s secret cell
May hymn and prayer forever dwell.

Text Information
First Line: Again, as evening's shadow falls
Title: Again, as Evening's Shadow Falls
Author: Samuel Longfellow (1859)
Language: English
Source: Vespers, 1859
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tune: VESPERS, James W. Elliott (1833-1915)
Tune Information
Name: ABENDS
Composer: Herbert Stanley Oakeley (1874)
Incipit: 51766 43223 45176
Key: A♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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