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[When softly fades the dying day]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: D. S. Hakes Incipit: 53342 31176 55671 Used With Text: Good Night

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Good Night

Author: F. E. Belden Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: When softly fades the dying day Used With Tune: [When softly fades the dying day]

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Good Night

Author: F. E. Belden Hymnal: Gospel Melodies and Evangelistic Hymns #238 (1944) First Line: When softly fades the dying day Refrain First Line: Good night, good night, May angels bright Lyrics: 1 When softly fades the dying day, And mortal cares we fold away, Then with the last faint ray of light, All nature seems to say Good night. Refrain: Good night, good night, May angels bright, Their vigils keep till morning light, Good night, good night, Good night, good night. 2 And when the deeper shadows fall, And nature veils as with a pall, Then pray’rs of evening take their flight From lips that softly say Good night. [Refrain] 3 O Father, give us sweet repose From all our earthly cares and woes, And grant that heav’n may greet our sight When we have said our last Good night. [Refrain] Topics: Closing Song Languages: English Tune Title: [When softly fades the dying day]
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Good Night

Author: F. E. Belden Hymnal: Christ in Song #556 (1908) First Line: When softly fades the dying day Refrain First Line: Good night, good night Lyrics: 1 When softly fades the dying days, And mortal cares we fold away, Then with the last faint ray of light All nature seems to say good night. Refrain: Good night, good night, May angels bright, Their vigils keep till morning light, Good night, good night, Good night, good night. 2 And when the deeper shadows fall, And nature veil as with a pall, Then pray'rs of evening take their flight From lips that softly say good night. [Refrain] 3 O Father, give us sweet repose From all our earthly cares and woes, And grant that heav'n may greet our sight When we have said our last good night. [Refrain] Topics: Hymns for Worship Evening Hymns; Special Selections Choir or Quartet Languages: English Tune Title: [When softly fades the dying day]
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Good Night

Author: F. E. Belden Hymnal: Song Anchor #52 (1878) First Line: When softly fades the dying day Refrain First Line: Good night, good night, may angels bright Languages: English Tune Title: [When softly fades the dying day]

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F. E. Belden

1858 - 1945 Author of "Good Night" in Christ in Song Belden was born in Battle Creek, Michigan in 1858. He began writing music in his late teenage years after moving to California with his family. For health reasons he later moved to Colorado. He returned to Battle Creek with his wife in the early 1880s, and there he became involved in Adventist Church publishing. F. E. Belden wrote many hymn tunes, gospel songs, and related texts in the early years of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Belden was able to rapidly write both music and poetry together which enabled him to write a song to fit a sermon while it was still being delivered. He also wrote songs for evang­el­ist Bil­ly Sun­day. Though Belden’s later years were marred by misunderstandings with the church leadership over his royalties, he did donate his papers and manuscripts to the church’s seminary at his death. He died on December 2, 1945 in Battle Creek, Michigan. N.N., Hymnary. Source: http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/b/e/l/belden_fe.htm

D. S. Hakes

Composer of "[When softly fades the dying day]" in Gospel Melodies and Evangelistic Hymns
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