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Twilight Is Falling

Twilight is stealing over the sea

Author: Aldine S. Kieffer
Tune: [Twilight is falling over the sea]
Published in 76 hymnals

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Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Twilight is stealing over the sea,
Shadows are falling dark on the lea;
Borne on the night-winds, voices of yore
Come from the far-off shore.

Refrain:
Far away beyond the starlit skies,
Where the love-light never, never dies,
Gleaneth a mansion filled with delight,
Sweet, happy home so bright!

2 Voices of loved ones! songs of the past!
Still linger round me while life shall last;
Lonely I wander, sadly I roam,
Seeking that far-off home. [Refrain]

3 Come in the twilight, come, come to me!
Bringing some message over the sea,
Cheering my pathway while here I roam,
Seeking that far-off home. [Refrain]

Source: The Best Gospel Songs and their composers #81

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Author: Aldine S. Kieffer

Full name Aldine Silliman Kiefer Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Twilight is stealing over the sea
Title: Twilight Is Falling
Author: Aldine S. Kieffer
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Far away beyond the starlit skies
Copyright: Public Domain
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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #6978
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Instances

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Clarion Call #11

Clarion Call #11
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The Cyber Hymnal #6978

The Cyber Hymnal #6978

The Star of Bethlehem #22a

The Star of Bethlehem #22a
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