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My Purchased Files| 6238 | The Cyber Hymnal#6239 | 6240 |
| Text: | Softly Sighs the Breath of Evening |
| Author: | Unknown |
| Tune: | EVENING PRAYER (von Weber) |
| Composer: | Carl Maria von Weber, 1786-1826 |
| Media: | MIDI file |
6239. Softly Sighs the Breath of Evening
1. Softly sighs the breath of evening,
Stealing through the shadowy grove,
While the stars, in heaven shining,
Keep their silent watch above.
2. Heav’nly Father, while we’re sleeping,
Send Thy guardian angels bright,
Faithful watch above us keeping,
To protect us through the night.
3. When the morning, gently breaking,
Tints the sky with golden rays,
May Thy loving children, waking,
Sing their heav’nly Father’s praise.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Softly sighs the breath of evening |
| Title: | Softly Sighs the Breath of Evening |
| Author: | Unknown (before 1929) |
| Meter: | 87.87 |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | EVENING PRAYER (von Weber) |
| Composer: | Carl Maria von Weber, 1786-1826 |
| Meter: | 87.87 |
| Incipit: | 35654 65435 67216 |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
| Media | |
|---|---|
| Adobe Acrobat image: |  Adobe Acrobat image(Cyber Hymnal) |
| MIDI file: |  MIDI File(Cyber Hymnal) |
| Noteworthy Composer score: | Noteworthy Composer score (Cyber Hymnal) |
| XML score: | XML score |
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