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Text:Now, when the dusky shades of night, retreating
Author:St. Gregory the Great
Translator:Unknown
Tune:MATINS
Composer:John Stainer

9. Now, when the dusky shades of night, retreating

Text Information
First Line: Now, when the dusky shades of night, retreating
Translator: Unknown
Author: St. Gregory the Great
Language: English
Publication Date: 1910
Tune Information
Name: MATINS
Composer: John Stainer
Meter: 11 10 11 10



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