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In sleep's serene oblivion laid

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1 In sleep's serene oblivion laid,
I safely pass'd the silent night:
Again I see the breaking shade,
I drink again the morning light.

2 New-born, I bless the waking hour,
Once more, with awe, rejoice to be:
My conscious soul resumes her pow'r,
And springs, my guardian God! to thee.

3 O guide me through the various maze
My doubtful feet are doom'd to tread;
And spread thy shield's protecting blaze,
Where dangers press around my head.

4 A deeper shade shall soon impend:
A deeper sleep my eyes oppress:
Yet then thy strength shall still defend,
Thy goodness still delight to bless.

5 That deeper shade shall break away;
That deeper sleep shall leave my eyes:
Thy light shall give eternal day;
Thy love, the raptures of the skies.

Source: Hymns, Selected and Original: for public and private worship (1st ed.) #617

Author: J. Hawkesworth

Hawkesworth, John, LL.D. (b. 1715, and d. Nov. 1773), a writer in the Gentleman's Magazine, proprietor and editor of the Adventurer, and friend of Johnson, Warton, and other literary men of note, published, in 1760, Poems and Translations, and was the author of the well-known Morning hymn "In sleep's serene oblivion laid." This hymn was composed in 1773, "about a month before his death, in a wakeful hour of the night, and dictated to his wife on rising. It appeared in the Universal Theological Magazine for March, 1802." (Miller's Singers & Songs, &c, p. 210.) It was given in Collyer's Selection, 1812; the Leeds Hymn Book, 1853; and others; and is in somewhat extensive use in America. It sometimes begins, as in the American Unitarian Hymns… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: In sleep's serene oblivion laid
Author: J. Hawkesworth
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

GERMANY (Gardiner)


TALLIS' CANON

TALLIS CANON is one of nine tunes Thomas Tallis (PHH 62) contributed to Matthew Parker's Psalter (around 1561). There it was used as a setting for Psalm 67. In the original tune the melody began in the tenor, followed by the soprano, and featured repeated phrases. Thomas Ravenscroft (PHH 59) publish…

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FEDERAL STREET

Henry Kemble Oliver (b. Beverly, MA, 1800; d. Salem, MA, 1885) composed FEDERAL STREET in 1832, possibly as an imitation of earlier psalm tunes in long meter. He took it to a music class taught by Lowell Mason (who may have contributed to the harmony); Mason (PHH 96) published it in his Boston Acade…

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A Collection of Hymns #364

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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy for the Use of Evangelical Lutheran Churches #401

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A Collection of Hymns and a Liturgy #401

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A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy #401

A Collection of Hymns from Various Authors. New ed. #d164

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A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #362

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A Collection of Hymns #155

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #40

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #40

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #40

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #40

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #40

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #40

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Social and Private Worship #XCVII

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #114

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A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship #448

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A Selection of Psalms and Hymns, Embracing all the Varieties of Subjects #P3

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A Selection of Sacred Songs #29

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A Selection of Sacred Songs. 2nd ed. #29

Chapel Hymns #d262

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Choral Echoes from the Church of God in All Ages #222

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Christian Chorals #7

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Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship #841

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Christian Praise #383

Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d446

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Church Chorals and Choir Studies #26

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Church Melodies #144

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Church Poetry #178b

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Church Psalmist #583

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Church Psalmist #583

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Church Psalmist #583

Grammar School Hymn Book #d131

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #133

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Hymn Book for Christian Worship #81

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Hymn Book for Christian Worship. 8th ed. #a81

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Hymn Book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (2nd ed.) #740

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Hymn book of the Methodist Protestant Church. (4th ed.) #740

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Hymnal of the Presbyterian Church #494

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Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #1204

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Hymns for Church and Home #346

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Hymns for Family Worship, with Prayers for Every Day in the Week (2nd ed.) #45

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Hymns for Schools #248

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Hymns for Social Worship #143

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Hymns for Sunday Schools #287

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Hymns for the Church on Earth #360

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Hymns for the Sanctuary #619

Hymns for the Vestry and the Fireside #d147

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Hymns of the Church Universal #593

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Hymns of the Spirit #157

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Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship #617

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Hymns, Selected and Original #617

Hymns, Selected from Various Authors, for the Use of the Unitarian Church in Washington #d69

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Hymns #617

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Hymns #617

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Hymns #617

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Hymns #617

Immanuel Hymnal #d187

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Isles of Shoals Hymn Book and Candle Light Service #13

Massachusetts Sabbath School Hymn Book #d92

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National Hymn and Tune Book #38

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Plymouth Collection #a1299

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Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #1299

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Psalms and Hymns, for Christian Use and Worship #H688

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Seamen's Hymns #583

Seamen's Hymns and Devotional Assistant #d298

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Social Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #179

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Social Psalmist #583

Songs for the New Life #d295

Songs for the School #d75

Songs for the School Room #d57

Songs of Christian Praise with Music #d230

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The American Baptist Sabbath-School Hymn-Book #290

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The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book #1299

The Baptist Sabbath School Hymn Book #d186

The Book of Worship #d235

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The Canadian Baptist Hymn Book #62

The Christian Hymn Book #d299

The Christian Hymn Book. 7th ed. #d303

The Christian Lyre. Vol. II #d35

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The Christian Psalmist #581

The Christian Psalter #d265

The Church-Book #d195

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The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #687

The College Hymn and Tune Book #d58

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The Disciples' Hymn Book #3

The Gospel Hymnal #d296

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The Gospel Psalmist #623

The Halifax Selection of Hymns #d213

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The Manual of Praise for Sabbath and Social Worship #129

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The Mother's Hymn Book. (Third stereotyped ed. Rev. and enl.) #1

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The New Hymn Book, Designed for Universalist Societies #514

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