The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7382

7382. When Shades of Night Around Us Close

1. When shades of night around us close,
And weary limbs in sleep repose,
The faithful soul awake may be,
And longing sigh, O Lord, to Thee.

2. Thou true Desire of nations, hear,
Thou Word of God, Thou Savior dear;
In pity heed our humble cries,
And bid at length the fallen rise.

3. O come, Redeemer, come and free
Thine own from guilt and misery;
The gates of Heav’n again unfold,
Which Adam’s sin had closed of old.

4. All praise, eternal Son, to Thee,
Whose advent sets Thy people free,
Whom with the Father we adore
And Holy Ghost forevermore.

Text Information

• First Line: When shades of night around us close
• Title: When Shades of Night Around Us Close
• Latin Title: In noctis umbrâ desides
• Author: Charles Coffin (1736)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Paris Breviary, 1736; translated from Latin to English by the compilers of Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1861
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ST. GALL
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 13455 66556 53432
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Can­tar­i­um S. Gal­li, 1845
• Copyright: Public Domain