4670 | The Cyber Hymnal#4671 | 4672 |
Text: | Now Woods and Wolds Are Sleeping |
Author: | Paul Gerhardt |
Translator (from German): | George R. Woodward |
Tune: | INNSBRUCK |
Adapter & Harmonizer: | Johann S. Bach |
Composer: | Heinrich Isaac |
Media: | MIDI file |
1. Now woods and wolds are sleeping,
And darkness fast is creeping
O’er byre, hearth, and hall;
But thou, my soul, ere slumber,
For blessings passing number
Exalt the giver of them all.
2. Ye also, O my dearest,
My friends and kindred nearest,
God rest you safe from harm!
His angel hosts attend ye,
Their golden shields defend ye,
From nightly danger and alarm.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Now woods and wolds are sleeping |
Title: | Now Woods and Wolds Are Sleeping |
German Title: | Nun ruhen alle Wälder |
Author: | Paul Gerhardt (1648) |
Translator (from German): | George R. Woodward (1910) |
Meter: | 77.67.78 |
Language: | English |
Source: | Praxis Pietatis Melica, 3rd edition, by Johann Crüger, 1648 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | INNSBRUCK |
Composer: | Heinrich Isaac (1490) |
Adapter & Harmonizer: | Johann S. Bach (1539) |
Meter: | 77.67.78 |
Incipit: | 31234 54334 55231 |
Key: | F Major |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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MIDI file: | ![]() (Cyber Hymnal) |
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