The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13766

13766. While Many Cry, In Nature's Night

1 While many cry, in Nature’s night,
Ah! who will show the way to bliss?
Lord, lift on us Thy saving light;
We seek no other guide than this.

2 Gladness Thy sacred presence brings,
More than the joyful reaper knows;
Or he who treads the grapes, and sings,
While with new wine his vat o’erflows.

3 In peace I lay me down to sleep;
Thine arm, O Lord, shall stay my head,
Thine angel spread his tent, and keep
His midnight watch around my bed.

Text Information

• First Line: While many cry, in Nature’s night
• Title: While Many Cry, In Nature's Night
• Author: James Montgomery
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Songs of Zion (London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orne & Brown, 1822)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: LLEF by Griffith H. Jones, 1890, LOUELLA from "Harmonia Sacra,",1867, LIGHT OF THE NATIONS by Gottlob Siegert, 1822

Tune Information

• Name: LOUVAN
• Composer: Virgil Corydon Taylor (1850)
• Meter: LM
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain