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Evening Hymn

The shades of evening softly fall, the shadows eastward turn

Author: E. B. Riddle (1955)
Tune: [The shades of evening softly fall]
Published in 1 hymnal


Author: E. B. Riddle

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Text Information

First Line: The shades of evening softly fall, the shadows eastward turn
Title: Evening Hymn
Author: E. B. Riddle (1955)
Language: English
Copyright: Copyright, 1955, by Stamps Quartet Music Co., Inc. in "Golden Dreams". International Copyright secured.

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Golden Dreams #39

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