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Meter: 8.8.8.9 with refrain Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. F. Showalter Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 32315 61511 117 Used With Text: Peacefully Lay Him Down to Rest

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Peacefully Lay Him Down to Rest

Author: Anon. Meter: 8.8.8.9 with refrain Appears in 27 hymnals First Line: Peacefully lay (her him) down to rest Refrain First Line: Peacefully sleep Lyrics: 1 Peacefully lay (her him) down to rest; Place the turf kindly o'er (her his) breast; Sweet be the slumber 'neath the sod, While the pure soul is resting with God. Refrain: Peacefully sleep, Sleep till that morning, Yes, peacefully sleep. 2 Close to (her his) lone and narrow house, Gracefully wave, ye willow boughs; Flow'rs of the wildwood odors shed Over the holy, beautiful dead. [Refrain] 3 Quietly sleep, beloved one, Rest from thy toil, thy labor's done; Rest till the trump from th' op'ning skies Bids thee from dust to glory arise! [Refrain] Topics: Book Four: Occasional Selections, Gospel Songs and Hymns; Services, Occasions Funeral Scripture: Genesis 3:19 Used With Tune: SLEEP TILL THAT MORNING

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Sleep till that Morning

Hymnal: Church and Sunday School Hymnal with Supplement #169 (1902) First Line: Peacefully lay her down to rest Refrain First Line: Peacefully sleep Languages: English Tune Title: [Peacefully lay her down to rest]

Sleep Till that Morning

Author: Unknown Hymnal: Christian Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #618 (1959) First Line: Peacefully lay her down to rest Refrain First Line: Peacefully sleep Languages: English Tune Title: [Peacefully lay her down to rest]

Peacefully Lay Him Down to Rest

Author: Anon. Hymnal: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #972 (1972) Meter: 8.8.8.9 with refrain First Line: Peacefully lay (her him) down to rest Refrain First Line: Peacefully sleep Lyrics: 1 Peacefully lay (her him) down to rest; Place the turf kindly o'er (her his) breast; Sweet be the slumber 'neath the sod, While the pure soul is resting with God. Refrain: Peacefully sleep, Sleep till that morning, Yes, peacefully sleep. 2 Close to (her his) lone and narrow house, Gracefully wave, ye willow boughs; Flow'rs of the wildwood odors shed Over the holy, beautiful dead. [Refrain] 3 Quietly sleep, beloved one, Rest from thy toil, thy labor's done; Rest till the trump from th' op'ning skies Bids thee from dust to glory arise! [Refrain] Topics: Book Four: Occasional Selections, Gospel Songs and Hymns; Services, Occasions Funeral Scripture: Genesis 3:19 Languages: English Tune Title: SLEEP TILL THAT MORNING

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Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "Peacefully Lay Him Down to Rest" in The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.