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Gentle Savior, Day and Night

Author: Sabine Baring-Gould Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Gentle Savior, day and night, Ride three princes great in might, Over mountain, over plain, Thee a-seeking, Thee a-seeking, Over mountain, over plain, Thee a-seeking, gentle Child. 2. Gaspar, Melchior, Bálthăzár, Those three princes from afar, Gold and myrrh, and incense bear For an offering, for an offering, To the sweet and gentle Child, To the sweet and gentle Child. 3. Gentle Savior in the cold, In the dark with gifts of gold, Those three princes at the door Stand a-knocking, stand a-knocking, Thee to worship, gentle Child, Thee to worship, gentle Child. 4. Enter princes, from the night! Here, within, is warmth and light, Jesus smiles, His hands outspreads For the offerings, for the offerings, Praise to Him, the gentle Child, Praise to Him, the gentle Child. 5. Joseph, sweep the stable clean, Strew the straw, though all is mean. Here the temple, here the throne, Here the altar, here the altar, Of our King, this gentle Child, Of our King, this gentle Child. Used With Tune: [Gentle Savior, day and night] Text Sources: Origin Unknown; Carols for Use in Church, by Richard R. Chope (London: William Clowes & Sons, 1894), number 120

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[Gentle Saviour, day and night]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Rev. H. Fleetwood Sheppard Tune Sources: French Flanders Incipit: 56543 45511 23212 Used With Text: Gentle Saviour, day and night

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Gentle Savior, Day and Night

Author: Sabine Baring-Gould Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #1732 Lyrics: 1. Gentle Savior, day and night, Ride three princes great in might, Over mountain, over plain, Thee a-seeking, Thee a-seeking, Over mountain, over plain, Thee a-seeking, gentle Child. 2. Gaspar, Melchior, Bálthăzár, Those three princes from afar, Gold and myrrh, and incense bear For an offering, for an offering, To the sweet and gentle Child, To the sweet and gentle Child. 3. Gentle Savior in the cold, In the dark with gifts of gold, Those three princes at the door Stand a-knocking, stand a-knocking, Thee to worship, gentle Child, Thee to worship, gentle Child. 4. Enter princes, from the night! Here, within, is warmth and light, Jesus smiles, His hands outspreads For the offerings, for the offerings, Praise to Him, the gentle Child, Praise to Him, the gentle Child. 5. Joseph, sweep the stable clean, Strew the straw, though all is mean. Here the temple, here the throne, Here the altar, here the altar, Of our King, this gentle Child, Of our King, this gentle Child. Languages: English Tune Title: [Gentle Savior, day and night]

Gentle Saviour, day and night

Hymnal: Carols Old and Carols New #121 (1916) Topics: Christmas Languages: English Tune Title: [Gentle Saviour, day and night]

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S. Baring-Gould

1834 - 1924 Person Name: Sabine Baring-Gould Translator of "Gentle Savior, Day and Night" in The Cyber Hymnal Baring-Gould, Sabine, M.A., eldest son of Mr. Edward Baring-Gould, of Lew Trenchard, Devon, b. at Exeter, Jan. 28, 1834, and educated at Clare College, Cambridge, B.A. 1857, M.A. 1860. Taking Holy Orders in 1864, he held the curacy of Horbury, near Wakefield, until 1867, when he was preferred to the incumbency of Dalton, Yorks. In 1871 he became rector of East Mersea, Essex, and in 1881 rector of Lew Trenchard, Devon. His works are numerous, the most important of which are, Lives of the Saints, 15 vols., 1872-77; Curious Myths of the Middle Ages, 2 series, 1866-68; The Origin and Development of Religious Belief, 2 vols., 1869-1870; and various volumes of sermons. His hymns, original and translated, appeared in the Church Times; Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1868 and 1875; The People's Hymnal, 1867, and other collections, the most popular being "Onward, Christian soldiers," "Daily, daily sing the praises," the translation "Through the night of doubt and sorrow," and the exquisite Easter hymn, "On the Resurrection Morning." His latest effort in hymnology is the publication of original Church Songs, 1884, of which two series have been already issued. In the Sacristy for Nov. 1871, he also contributed nine carols to an article on "The Noels and Carols of French Flanders.” These have been partially transferred to Chope's and Staniforth's Carol Books, and also to his Church Songs. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ================== Baring-Gould, S., p. 114, i. Other hymns in common use are:— 1. Forward! said the Prophet. Processional. Appeared in the New Mitre Hymnal, 1874. 2. My Lord, in glory reigning. Christ in Glory. In Mrs. Brock's Children's Hymn Book, 1881. 3. Now severed is Jordan. Processional. Appeared in the S. Mary, Aberdeen, Hymnal, 1866, the People's Hymnal, 1867, &c. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

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Composer of "[Gentle Savior, day and night]" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.