Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#57

57. Now All the Woods Are Sleeping

1 Now all the woods are sleeping,
And night and stillness creeping
O’er city, man, and beast;
But thou, my heart, awake thee,
To pray’r awhile be take thee,
And praise thy Maker ere thou rest.

2 My Jesus, stay Thou by me,
And let no foe come nigh me,
Safe sheltered by Thy wing;
But would the foe alarm me,
O let him never harm me,
But still Thine angels round me sing!

3 My loved ones, rest securely,
From every peril surely
Our God will guard your heads;
And happy slumbers send you,
And bid His hosts attend you,
And golden armed watch o’er your beds.

Text Information

• First Line: Now all the woods are sleeping
• Title: Now All the Woods Are Sleeping
• Author: Paul Gerhardt (1607-1676)
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth (1829-1878)
• Meter: 7.7.6.7.7.8.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Scripture:
  Psalm 3:5
• Topic: Worship: Evening Worship

Tune Information

• Name: INNSBRUCK
• Composer (attributed to): Heinrich Isaak (c.1450-c.1527)
• Arranger: J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
• Meter: 7.7.6.7.7.8.
• Incipit: 32123 54334 5523
• Key: F Major or modal