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[Soft fell the mother's lullaby]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Viola L. Carpenter; T. M. T. Incipit: 53172 16515 55424 Used With Text: The answered prayer

Author: Unknown Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Soft fell the mother's lullaby Lyrics: 1 Soft fell the mother's lullaby, The dusky room was cool and dim, The lace-crowned cot swung to and fro, In rythmic measure with the hymn: “From sin and sorrow, God of light, Preserve my little one tonight,” “From sin and sorrow, God of light, Preserve my little one tonight.” 2 Oh love that trembled in that tone, That sounded thro’ the twilight room; Oh love that shone in dewy eyes, Like stars alight amid the gloom, While ebbed and flowed the accents mild; “From sin and sorrow keep my child;” While ebbed and flowed the accents mild; “From sin and sorrow keep my child.” 3 Oh tender bosom heaving high With mother love and pure delight; Oh words of happy melody, God keep my little one tonight, While sweet the baby breathing low, And lace-crowned cot sung to and fro, While sweet the baby breathing low, And lace-crowned cot sung to and fro. 4 Gray crept the dawn behind the hill, The dreary night went shivering by, And o’er the watchers spent and chill, The sun looked down with pitying eye; But no song rose amid the gloom, That hung athwart that darken’d room, But no song rose amid the gloom, That hung athwart that darken’d room. 5 For God had heard the prayer she sang, That happy mother bending low, And answered it at break of day, While yet the cot swung to and fro, “From sin and sorrow,” in his love, God called the little one above; “From sin and sorrow,” in his love, God called the little one above. Topics: Solo Used With Tune: [Soft fell the mother's lullaby]

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The answered prayer

Author: Unknown Hymnal: Triumphant Songs No.3 #109 (1892) First Line: Soft fell the mother's lullaby Lyrics: 1 Soft fell the mother's lullaby, The dusky room was cool and dim, The lace-crowned cot swung to and fro, In rythmic measure with the hymn: “From sin and sorrow, God of light, Preserve my little one tonight,” “From sin and sorrow, God of light, Preserve my little one tonight.” 2 Oh love that trembled in that tone, That sounded thro’ the twilight room; Oh love that shone in dewy eyes, Like stars alight amid the gloom, While ebbed and flowed the accents mild; “From sin and sorrow keep my child;” While ebbed and flowed the accents mild; “From sin and sorrow keep my child.” 3 Oh tender bosom heaving high With mother love and pure delight; Oh words of happy melody, God keep my little one tonight, While sweet the baby breathing low, And lace-crowned cot sung to and fro, While sweet the baby breathing low, And lace-crowned cot sung to and fro. 4 Gray crept the dawn behind the hill, The dreary night went shivering by, And o’er the watchers spent and chill, The sun looked down with pitying eye; But no song rose amid the gloom, That hung athwart that darken’d room, But no song rose amid the gloom, That hung athwart that darken’d room. 5 For God had heard the prayer she sang, That happy mother bending low, And answered it at break of day, While yet the cot swung to and fro, “From sin and sorrow,” in his love, God called the little one above; “From sin and sorrow,” in his love, God called the little one above. Topics: Solo Tune Title: [Soft fell the mother's lullaby]

The Answered Prayer

Author: Unknown Hymnal: Triumphant Songs Nos. 3 and 4 Combined #109 (1894) First Line: Soft fell the mother's lullaby Languages: English Tune Title: [Soft fell the mother's lullaby]

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Anonymous

Person Name: Unknown Author of "The answered prayer" in Triumphant Songs No.3 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.

T. Martin Towne

1835 - 1912 Person Name: T. M. T. Harmoniser of "[Soft fell the mother's lullaby]" in Triumphant Songs No.3 Towne, T. Martin. (Coleraine, Franklin County, Massachusetts, May 31 [sic], 1835-- ). Methodist. Attended Williston's Seminary, East Hampton, Mass. 1855 to Hudson, New York, then Albany. Taught in Ypsilanti, Michigan, then Detroit. Settled in Janesville, Wisconsin. Served in the Civil War. Settled in Chicago; married Belle Kellogg. Keith C. Clark, DNAH Archives