According to some sources, William H. Monk (PHH 332) wrote EVENTIDE for Lyte's text in ten minutes. As the story goes, Monk was attending a hymnal committee meeting for the 1861 edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern of which he was music editor. Realizing that this text had no tune, Monk sat down at t…
Display Title: May friendship's chain be ever brightFirst Line: May friendship's chain be ever brightTune Title: [May friendship's chain be ever bright]Date: 1888