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Gracious Father, hear our prayer, While the shades are stealing

Gracious Father, hear our prayer, While the shades are stealing

Author: Anonymous
Tune: [Let us with a gladsome mind] (Mozart)
Published in 4 hymnals


Author: Anonymous

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. Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: Gracious Father, hear our prayer, While the shades are stealing
Author: Anonymous
Meter: 7.6.7.6
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Instances in all hymnals

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)

Hymnal for Evangelical Sunday Schools #d17

Hymnal for Evangelical Sunday Schools #d17

Hymnal of the Evangelical Church. Word ed. #d206

Hymnal of the Evangelical Church. Word ed. #d206

Revival Hymns #d53

Revival Hymns #d53

The Book of Praise #807

The Book of Praise #807
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