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Text: | At even, ere the sun was set |
Author: | Henry Twells (1823-1900) |
Tune: | ANGELUS |
Composer: | Georg Joseph |
Harmonizer: | William Henry Monk (1823-1889) |
1 At even, ere the sun was set,
the sick, O Lord, around thee lay;
O in what divers pains they met!
O with what joy they went away!
2 Once more 'tis eventide, and we
oppressed with various ills draw near;
what if thy form we cannot see?
we know and feel that thou art here.
3 O Saviour Christ, our woes dispel;
for some are sick, and some are sad,
and some have never loved thee well,
and some have lost the love they had;
4 And some have found the world is vain,
yet from the world they break not free;
and some have friends who give them pain,
yet have not sought a friend in thee;
5 And none, O Lord, have perfect rest,
for none are wholly free from sin;
and they who fain would serve thee best
are conscious most of wrong within.
6 O Saviour Christ, thou too art man;
thou hast been troubled, tempted, tried;
thy kind but searching glance can scan
the very wounds that shame would hide.
7 Thy touch has still its ancient power;
no word from thee can fruitless fall:
Hear, in this solemn evening hour,
and in thy mercy heal us all.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | At even, ere the sun was set |
Author: | Henry Twells (1823-1900) |
Meter: | LM |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2013 |
Scripture: | ; ; |
Topic: | Evening; Family and Friends; Healing(5 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ANGELUS |
Composer: | Georg Joseph (adapt.) |
Harmonizer: | William Henry Monk (1823-1889) |
Meter: | LM |
Key: | E♭ Major |
Source: | Adapted from a melody contributed by Georg Joseph to Heilige Seelenlust, Breslau 1657 |