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The Christian's Goodnight

Sleep on, beloved, sleep, and take thy rest

Author: Sarah Doudney
Tune: [Sleep on, beloved, sleep, and take thy rest] (Sankey)
Published in 60 hymnals

Printable scores: PDF, MusicXML
Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Sleep on, beloved, sleep, and take thy rest;
Lay down thy head upon thy Saviour's breast;
We love thee well, but Jesus loves thee best--
Good-night! Good-night! Good-night!

2 Calm is thy slumber as an infant's sleep;
But thou shalt wake no more to toil and weep:
Thine is a perfect rest, secure and deep--
Good-night! Good-night! Good-night!

3 Until the shadows from this earth are cast,
Until He gathers in His sheaves at last,
Until the twilight gloom be over past--
Good-night! Good-night! Good-night!

4 Until the Easter glory lights the skies,
Until the dead in Jesus shall arise,
And He shall come, but not in lowly guise--
Good-night! Good-night! Good-night!



Source: Hallowed Hymns, New and Old #186

Author: Sarah Doudney

Doudney, Sarah, daughter of Mr. George E. Doudney, of Cosham, Hants, was born near Portsmouth, but removed into a remote village in Hampshire at an early age. Her first efforts in literature were made when she was quite young, her poem, "The Lessons of the Water-Mill," a popular song, especially in America, having been written when she was only fifteen. Known mainly to the reading public through her stories, A Woman's Glory, Stepping Stones, and others, and through her contributions to the Sunday Magazine, Good Words, and other serials, her works, including fiction, and sacred and secular poems, have been widely read and appreciated. Her sacred poems are the least numerous of her writings. Some of these, as, "The Master hath come, and He ca… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Sleep on, beloved, sleep, and take thy rest
Title: The Christian's Goodnight
Author: Sarah Doudney
Language: English
Notes: Swahili translation: See "Lala rafiki lala mpenzi"
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Instances

Instances (1 - 60 of 60)

Association Hymn Book #d172

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Association Hymn Book #227

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Best Endeavor Hymns #208

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Calvary Songs #244

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Choice Hymns of the Faith #536

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Christian Endeavor Edition of Gospel Hymns No. 6 #139

Christian Hymnal #d426

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Church Hymns and Gospel Songs #251

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Church Hymns and Gospel Songs #251

Favorite Hymns #301

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Favorites Number 3 #40

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Fellowship Hymns #284

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Free Methodist Hymnal #594

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Funeral Hymns and Songs #37

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Gipsy Smith's Mission Hymnal #CH251

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Gospel Hymns No. 6 #139

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Gospel Hymns Nos. 1 to 6 #526

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Gospel Hymns Nos. 5 and 6 Combined #376

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Hallowed Hymns, New and Old #186

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Hallowed Hymns, New and Old #186

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Hallowed Hymns #186

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Hymn Tunes #206

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Hymns of the Advent #295

Immanuel Hymnal #d426

Majestic Hymns #d200

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Male Chorus No. 2 #56

Sacred Songs and Solos #528

Songs of Comfort #d67

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Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #123

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Standard Hymns and Spiritual Songs #443

The American Hymnal for English Speaking People Everywhere #d297

The Apostolic Christian Hymnal #d166

The Baptist Hymn and Praise Book #d430

The Book of Praise #620

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The Church Hymnary #320

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The Cokesbury Worship Hymnal #209

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The Cyber Hymnal #791

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The Day School Hymn Book #28

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The Endeavor Hymnal #289

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The Golden Hymn Book #330

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The Golden Sheaf No. 2 #223

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The Gospel Choir #72

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The Greatest Hymns #234

The Home and School Hymnal #249a

The Home and School Hymnal #249b

The Home and School Hymnal #249c

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The Male Chorus No. 1 #47

The Methodist Protestant Church Hymnal #d412

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The Mission Hymnal #177

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The Mission Hymnal. (Enlarged Edition) #177

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The New Church Hymnal #329

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The New Jubilee Harp #S150

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The Praise Book #291

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The Primitive Methodist Church Hymnal #486

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The Song Companion to the Scriptures #564

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The Sunday School Hymnary #570

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The Wesleyan Methodist Hymnal #594

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Waves of Melody #146

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Windows of Heaven #69

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Winnowed Songs for Sunday Schools #194

Exclude 58 pre-1979 instances
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