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42 | The Hymnal#43 | 44 |
Text: | At even, when the sun was set |
Author: | Rev. Henry Twells |
Tune: | ANGELUS |
Composer: | Georg Joseph |
1 At even, when 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 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.
5 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.
6 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.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | At even, when the sun was set |
Author: | Rev. Henry Twells (1868) |
Meter: | L. M. |
Publication Date: | 1950 |
Topic: | Times of Worship: Evening; Christ: Presence, His Living; Christ: Ministry(3 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ANGELUS |
Composer: | Georg Joseph |
Meter: | L. M. |
Key: | E♭ Major |
Source: | "Heilige Seelenlust," 1657 |