Author: Robert E. Prutz, 1816-1872; Charles W. Wendte Meter: 8.7.8.7 D with repeat Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Softly now, on angel pinions Lyrics: ... Heav’n and earth what rapture, Where thy roseate beams do ... Used With Tune: ENGLELSCHWINGEN Text Sources: The Pacific Unitarian , Vol. 3, No. 3 (San Francisco, January 1895, p. 90) alt.
Christmas Night