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[The night is past, the heavy night of sorrow]

[The night is past, the heavy night of sorrow]

Composer: J. M. Thomas (1891)
Published in 2 hymnals


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Audio files: MIDI

Composer: J. M. Thomas

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Tune Information

Title: [The night is past, the heavy night of sorrow]
Composer: J. M. Thomas (1891)
Incipit: 55555 61766 55671
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain
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Texts

Heralds of Easter

The night is past, the heavy night of sorrow,
The creeping hours unsolaced and alone;
Lift up your hearts to greet the happy morrow,
Fair cradle of a future yet unknown;
A whisper shakes the curtained grey,
To hail the rising King,
And on the crystal air of day
The bells begin to ring.

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #2316
Text: Heralds of Easter
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  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
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The Cyber Hymnal #2316

The Cyber Hymnal #2316
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