Hear Thy Children, Gentle Jesus

Hear Thy children, gentle Jesus, While we breathe our evening prayer

Author: Francis Stanfield
Tune: ST. SYLVESTER (Dykes)
Published in 40 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 Hear Thy children, gentle Jesus,
While we breathe our evening prayer;
Save us from all harm and danger,
Take us 'neath Thy sheltering care.

2 Save us from the wiles of Satan,
'Mid the lone and silent night
Sweetly may bright guardian angels
Keep us 'neath their watchful sight.

3 Gentle Jesus, look in pity
From Thy great white throne above:
All the night Thy care is watchful;
Never closed Thine eyes of love.

4 Shades of evening fast are falling,
Day is fading into gloom;
When the shades of death fall round us,
Lead Thy ransomed children home.

Amen.

Source: Voices of Praise: for school and church and home #17

Author: Francis Stanfield

Stanfield, Francis, s. of Clarkson Stanfield the artist, was b. in London Nov. 5, 1836 [sic. 1835], and educated at St. Edmund's College, near Ware. Since his ordination he has principally been engaged in conducting missions and retreats, but he was for some time stationed at Hertford, and has been lately priest in charge at Old Hall Green, Herts. A collected edition of his hymns is being issued by the Benedictine Fathers at Ramsgate. They include:— i. From his Catholic Hymns, pt. i. 1858, ii. 1860:— 1. All hail, bright feast of jubilation. All Saints. 2. All ye who love your fatherland. Prayer for England. 3. Drear is the nightfall. B. V. M. 4. Hail, Virgin Queen of May's bright gladdening hours. May. 5. Hear th… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Hear Thy children, gentle Jesus, While we breathe our evening prayer
Title: Hear Thy Children, Gentle Jesus
Author: Francis Stanfield
Meter: 8.7.8.7
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #6457
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American Catholic Hymnal #70

Cantica Sacra #d25

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Catholic Church Hymnal with Music #210

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Childhood Songs #15

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Children's Hymns with Tunes #19b

Cross and Crown for Catholic Sunday Schools, Concerts, Sodalities, etc. #d19

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Hymns and Songs for Catholic Children #196

Hymns and Tunes for Children of the Church #d79

Laudate Hymnal and Choir Book #d29

Manual of Select Catholic Hymns and Devotions for the Use of Schools, Colleges, Academies and Congregations. Rev. #d36

Our Sunday-School Songs #8

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Praise in Song #172

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S. Mary's hymnal #83

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Select Sunday School Songs #8

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Songs of Praise #11

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Songs of the Covenant #221

St. Basil's Hymnal ... 10th ed. #d74

St. Basil's Hymnal. Rev. ed. #d55

Sunday School Hymnal #d138

Sursum Corda #d34

The Catholic Youth's Hymn Book by the Christian Brothers. Rev. #d62

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The Children's Hymn Book #23

The Children's Hymnal (with tunes) #d82

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The Children's Hymnal with Tunes #8a

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The Children's Hymnal with Tunes #8b

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The Church Hymnary #871

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The Cyber Hymnal #6457

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The De La Salle Hymnal #130

The Hymns from the Children's Hymnal; with a Service, for Sunday Schools #d82

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The New Children's Hymnal #13

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The New Children's Hymnal #277

The Parochial Hymnal, a Select Collection #d40

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The Primary and Junior Hymnal #9

The Primary Sunday School Hymnal #d64

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The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book. Singers' ed., Melody ed. #124

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The Sunday-School Hymnal and Service Book (Ed. A) #187

The Trinity Hymnal, with Offices of Devotion #d25

Treasure Songs for Schools and Churches #d83

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Voices of Praise #17

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