Text: | Now Rest Beneath Night's Shadow |
Author: | Paul Gerhardt |
Translator: | Hermann H. M. Brueckner |
Tune: | NUN RUHEN ALLE WÄLDER |
Arranger: | J. S. Bach |
Composer: | Henrich Isaac |
1 Now rest beneath night's shadow The woodland, field, and meadow: The world in slumber lies; But thou, my heart, awake thee, To prayer and song betake thee, Let praise to thy Creator rise.
2 Lord Jesus, who dost love me, O spread thy wings above me, And shield me from alarm; Though Satan would devour me, Let angel guards sing o'er me: "This child of God shall meet no harm."
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First Line: | Now rest beneath night's shadow |
Title: | Now Rest Beneath Night's Shadow |
Author: | Paul Gerhardt (1653) |
Translator: | Hermann H. M. Brueckner (1927, alt.) |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1986 |
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Topic: | God; Praise; Worship |
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Name: | NUN RUHEN ALLE WÄLDER |
Composer: | Henrich Isaac (c. 1450) |
Arranger: | J. S. Bach |
Key: | G Major or modal |