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Display Title: Star of Bethlehem First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: [Saw you never, in the twilight] Date: 1876
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Saw You Never in the Twilight?
Saw you never, in the twilight
Author: Cecil Frances Alexander (1853)Published in 85 hymnals
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Author: Cecil Frances Alexander
As a small girl, Cecil Frances Humphries (b. Redcross, County Wicklow, Ireland, 1818; Londonderry, Ireland, 1895) wrote poetry in her school's journal. In 1850 she married Rev. William Alexander, who later became the Anglican primate (chief bishop) of Ireland. She showed her concern for disadvantaged people by traveling many miles each day to visit the sick and the poor, providing food, warm clothes, and medical supplies. She and her sister also founded a school for the deaf. Alexander was strongly influenced by the Oxford Movement and by John Keble's Christian Year. Her first book of poetry, Verses for Seasons, was a "Christian Year" for children. She wrote hymns based on the Apostles' Creed, baptism, the Lord's Supper, the Ten Commandment… Go to person page >Arrangements
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A Church of England Hymn Book #617
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Meter: 87 87 D Date: 1880
A Church of England Hymn Book #617
A Manual of Devotion and Hymns for the House of Refuge, City of New York #161
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Date: 1869
A Manual of Devotion and Hymns for the House of Refuge, City of New York #161
Carols Old and Carols New #431
Display Title: Saw ye never in the twilight First Line: Saw ye never in the twilight Tune Title: [Saw ye never in the twilight] Date: 1916 Subject: Christmas |
Carols Old and Carols New #431
Chapel Treasures (Christ Chapel Sabbath-School, Lebanon, PA) #152
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Date: 1873 Source: "Parish Hymnal" p. 190
Chapel Treasures (Christ Chapel Sabbath-School, Lebanon, PA) #152
Children's Praise #78
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight First Line: Saw you never in the twilight Tune Title: [Saw you never in the twilight] Date: 1871
Children's Praise #78
Singing on the Way #52
Display Title: Star of Bethlehem First Line: Saw you never in the twilight Tune Title: [Saw you never in the twilight] Date: 1882
Singing on the Way #52
The Baptist Praise Book #280
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight First Line: Saw you never in the twilight Date: 1872
The Baptist Praise Book #280
The Church Porch #50
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Date: 1874
The Church Porch #50
The Church Porch #58
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: MORNING STAR Date: 1899
The Church Porch #58
The Church Porch #58
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: MORNING STAR Date: 1893
The Church Porch #58
The Sunday School Hymnal #C20
Display Title: Saw ye never in the twilight First Line: Saw ye never in the twilight Date: 1871
The Sunday School Hymnal #C20
Carols of Hope #170
Display Title: Saw Ye Never in the Twilight? First Line: Saw ye never in the twilight Tune Title: [Saw ye never in the twilight] Author: Anon. Date: 1906
Carols of Hope #170
Good-Will Songs #62
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: [Saw you never, in the twilight] Author: Anon. Date: 1890
Good-Will Songs #62
Carols Old and Carols New #648
Display Title: Saw ye never, in the twilight First Line: Saw ye never, in the twilight Tune Title: [Saw ye never, in the twilight] Author: C. F. Alexander Date: 1916 Subject: Christmas |
Carols Old and Carols New #648
In Excelsis for School and Chapel #92
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: THE WISE MEN Author: C. F. Alexander Date: 1900
In Excelsis for School and Chapel #92
The Church Hymnal #665
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: [Saw you never, in the twilight] Author: C. F. Alexander Date: 1920 Subject: Youth and School Life | Carols
The Church Hymnal #665
The Church Hymnal #542
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: THE WISE MEN Author: C. F. Alexander Meter: 8.7.8.7.D. Date: 1898 Subject: Epiphany |
The Church Hymnal #542
The Church Hymnal #542
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Author: C. F. Alexander Date: 1894
The Church Hymnal #542
A New Service and Tune Book for Sunday Schools. New ed. #d110
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1867
A New Service and Tune Book for Sunday Schools. New ed. #d110
Children's Praise #d123
Display Title: Star of Bethlehem First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1867
Children's Praise #d123
Gems of Christian Song #d31
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1908
Gems of Christian Song #d31
Gloria Deo #707
Display Title: Saw You Never, in the Twilight? First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: WISE MEN Author: Cecil F. Alexander Meter: 8s & 7s. D. Date: 1901 Subject: Christmas |
Gloria Deo #707
Happy Voices #d165
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1865
Happy Voices #d165
Hymnal for Evangelical Sunday Schools #d56
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1901
Hymnal for Evangelical Sunday Schools #d56
Hymnal of the Evangelical Church. Word ed. #d650
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1900
Hymnal of the Evangelical Church. Word ed. #d650
Hymns for Children and Grownups to Use Together #d133
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1953
Hymns for Children and Grownups to Use Together #d133
Hymns of the Christian Life #d361
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1929
Hymns of the Christian Life #d361
Hymns of the Christian Life #d359
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1937
Hymns of the Christian Life #d359
Immanuel Hymnal #d419
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1929
Immanuel Hymnal #d419
In Excelsis for School and Chapel. l7th ed. #d218
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1924
In Excelsis for School and Chapel. l7th ed. #d218
Inter-Church Hymnal #d323
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1930
Inter-Church Hymnal #d323
New Service and Tune Book for Sunday School #d108
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1862
New Service and Tune Book for Sunday School #d108
Notes of Glad Tidings No. 1 #d78
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1880
Notes of Glad Tidings No. 1 #d78
Prayer and Praise Book #d140
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1879
Prayer and Praise Book #d140
Service and Hymns for Sunday Schools #d110
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1884
Service and Hymns for Sunday Schools #d110
Services and Songs #17
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: [Saw you never, in the twilight] Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1923
Services and Songs #17
Songs for the School #d136
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1877
Songs for the School #d136
St. Francis Hymnal and Choir Manual #d300
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1925
St. Francis Hymnal and Choir Manual #d300
Standard Church Hymns and Gospel Songs #d263
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1930
Standard Church Hymns and Gospel Songs #d263
Sunday School Book for ... Evangelical Lutheran Congregations, by Authority of the General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America #d167
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1873
Sunday School Book for ... Evangelical Lutheran Congregations, by Authority of the General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America #d167
Sunday School Hymnal #d355
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1901
Sunday School Hymnal #d355
Sunday School Hymnal #187
Display Title: Saw You Never in the Twilight? First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: [Saw you never, in the twilight] Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1912
Sunday School Hymnal #187
Sunday School Hymns #d124
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1867
Sunday School Hymns #d124
Sunday School Service and Hymn Book arranged by the Sunday School Committee #d130
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1875
Sunday School Service and Hymn Book arranged by the Sunday School Committee #d130
The Children's Church #d132
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1872
The Children's Church #d132
The Children's Hymnary #d105
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1879
The Children's Hymnary #d105
The Children's Hymnbook #94
Display Title: Saw You Never in the Twilight First Line: Saw you never in the twilight Tune Title: CHARTRES Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1962 Subject: Christmas |
The Children's Hymnbook #94
The Covenant Hymnal, authorized by the Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant of America #d320
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1931
The Covenant Hymnal, authorized by the Swedish Evangelical Mission Covenant of America #d320
The Cyber Hymnal #5934
Display Title: Saw You Never, in the Twilight? First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: CHARTRES Author: Cecil F. Alexander Meter: 87.87 D
The Cyber Hymnal #5934
The Evangelical Hymnal #433
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: GREENVILLE Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1917
The Evangelical Hymnal #433
The Evangelical Hymnal. Text edition #433
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1919
The Evangelical Hymnal. Text edition #433
The Friends' Hymnal #d531
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1905
The Friends' Hymnal #d531
The Friends' Hymnal, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for the Public Worship of the Society #a707
Display Title: Saw You Never, in the Twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: THE WISE MEN Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1908
The Friends' Hymnal, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for the Public Worship of the Society #a707
The Hymnal for Schools #d149
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1901
The Hymnal for Schools #d149
The Hymnal #274
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1942
The Hymnal #274
The Hymns of "Happy Voices" (without music) #d169
Display Title: Star of Bethlehem First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1867
The Hymns of "Happy Voices" (without music) #d169
The Junior Choir Sings #d7
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1962
The Junior Choir Sings #d7
The Junior Hymnal and Suggested Orders of Worship #d224
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1961
The Junior Hymnal and Suggested Orders of Worship #d224
The Northfield Hymnal #4 #d254
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1927
The Northfield Hymnal #4 #d254
The Primary Hymnal #d110
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1915
The Primary Hymnal #d110
The School Hymn and Tune Book #d154
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1876
The School Hymn and Tune Book #d154
The School Hymnal #56
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight First Line: Saw you never in the twilight Tune Title: [Saw you never in the twilight] Author: Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1899
The School Hymnal #56
Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #228
Display Title: Saw You Never, in the Twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: CHARTRES Author: Cecil F. Alexander Meter: 8.7.8.7.D. Scripture: Isaiah 60:1-3; Matthew 2:1-11; Revelation 22:16 Date: 1990 Subject: Offerings |
Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #228
The Junior Hymnal, Containing Sunday School and Luther League Liturgy and Hymns for the Sunday School #123
Display Title: Saw You Never, in the Twilight? First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: [Saw you never, in the twilight] Author: Cecil Frances (Humphreys) Alexander Date: 1928
The Junior Hymnal, Containing Sunday School and Luther League Liturgy and Hymns for the Sunday School #123
Hymns of the Christian Life #122
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: ADVENT Author: Cecil Frances Alexander Date: 1925
Hymns of the Christian Life #122
Hymns of the Church #517
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: THE WISE MEN Author: Cecil Frances Alexander Date: 1912
Hymns of the Church #517
Hymns of the Living Church #110
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: THE WISE MEN Author: Cecil Frances Alexander Date: 1910
Hymns of the Living Church #110
The Best Loved Hymns and Prayers of the American People #252
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Author: Cecil Frances Alexander Date: 1942 Subject: Advent and Christmas |
The Best Loved Hymns and Prayers of the American People #252
The Hymnal for Boys and Girls #43
Display Title: Saw You Never in the Twilight First Line: Saw you never in the twilight Tune Title: THE STAR Author: Cecil Frances Alexander Meter: 8.7.8.7.D. Date: 1936 Subject: Epiphany |
The Hymnal for Boys and Girls #43
The Hymnal for Boys and Girls #43b
Display Title: Saw You Never in the Twilight First Line: Saw you never in the twilight Tune Title: THE WISE MEN Author: Cecil Frances Alexander Meter: 8.7.8.7.D. Date: 1936 Subject: Epiphany |
The Hymnal for Boys and Girls #43b
The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America 1940 #50a
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: CHARTRES Author: Cecil Frances Alexander Meter: 87. 87. D. Date: 1940 Subject: Ash Wednesday | The Holy Communion Sequence; Epiphany | ; The Epiphany | Morning Prayer General
The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America 1940 #50a
The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America 1940 #50b
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: THE WISE MEN Author: Cecil Frances Alexander Meter: 87. 87. D. Date: 1940 Subject: Ash Wednesday | The Holy Communion Sequence; Epiphany | ; The Epiphany | Morning Prayer General
The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America 1940 #50b
The Hymnal #553
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: THE WISE MEN Author: Cecil Frances Alexander Meter: 8.7.8.7.D. Date: 1916 Subject: Carols | ; Epiphany | ; Sunday Schools | Epiphanytide; Sundays after Trinity | Faith
The Hymnal #553
The Children's Book of Hymns #14
Display Title: Saw you never in the Twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: THE WISE MEN (ADVENT) Author: Cecil Frances Alexander (1823-95) Date: 1928
The Children's Book of Hymns #14
The Hymnal #542
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Author: Mrs. Alexander Date: 1893
The Hymnal #542
The Book of Praise for Church, School and Home #40
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: LUX CRUCIS Author: Mrs. C. F. Alexander Date: 1893
The Book of Praise for Church, School and Home #40
The Book of Praise for Sunday Schools #40
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: LUX CRUCIS Author: Mrs. C. F. Alexander Date: 1893
The Book of Praise for Sunday Schools #40
The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #542
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight First Line: Saw you never in the twilight Tune Title: [Saw you never in the twilight] Author: Mrs. C. F. Alexander Meter: 8.7.D. Date: 1894 Subject: For Children |
The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #542
Hymns and Carols #11
Display Title: Saw You Never, in the Twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: [Saw you never, in the twilight] Author: Mrs. Cecil F. Alexander Date: 1903
Hymns and Carols #11
The Hymnal #692
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight First Line: Saw you never in the twilight Tune Title: THE WISE MEN Author: Mrs. Cecil F. Alexander Meter: 8.7.8.7.D. Date: 1921 Subject: Children | Children's Hymns; Star in the East |
The Hymnal #692
The Hymnal #692
Display Title: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun First Line: Saw you never in the twilight When the sun Author: Mrs. Cecil F. Alexander Meter: 8.7.8.7.D. Date: 1912 Subject: Children's Hymns |
The Hymnal #692
The Hymnal for Schools #72
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: THE WISE MEN Author: Mrs. Cecil Frances Alexander (1823- ) Date: 1895
The Hymnal for Schools #72
The Institute Hymnal #68
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: THE WISE MEN Author: Mrs. Cecil Frances Alexander (1823- ) Date: 1899
The Institute Hymnal #68
The Packer Hymnal #72
Display Title: Saw you never, in the twilight First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight Tune Title: THE WISE MEN Author: Mrs. Cecil Frances Alexander (1823- ) Date: 1895
The Packer Hymnal #72
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