Vai Findando O Dia

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Vai findando o dia, perto a noite vem

Author: S. Baring-Gould; Translator: Joaquim Rodrigues da Silva Leite
Tune: LYNDHURST (Blunt)
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1 Vai findando o dia, perto a noite vem;
Sombra vespertina cobre os céus além.
Cristo ao fatigado dá descanso e paz;
Sua eterna bênção aos Seus servos traz.

2 Nesta longa noite, livra-nos do mal;
Cerque o nosso leito corte angelical.
Glória ao Pai e ao Filho, Deus de sumo bem,
Pelo Santo Espírito para sempre! Amém.

Source: Hinos e Cânticos: com música #370

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Author: S. Baring-Gould

Baring-Gould, Sabine, M.A., eldest son of Mr. Edward Baring-Gould, of Lew Trenchard, Devon, b. at Exeter, Jan. 28, 1834, and educated at Clare College, Cambridge, B.A. 1857, M.A. 1860. Taking Holy Orders in 1864, he held the curacy of Horbury, near Wakefield, until 1867, when he was preferred to the incumbency of Dalton, Yorks. In 1871 he became rector of East Mersea, Essex, and in 1881 rector of Lew Trenchard, Devon. His works are numerous, the most important of which are, Lives of the Saints, 15 vols., 1872-77; Curious Myths of the Middle Ages, 2 series, 1866-68; The Origin and Development of Religious Belief, 2 vols., 1869-1870; and various volumes of sermons. His hymns, original and translated, appeared in the Church Times; Hymns Ancien… Go to person page >

Translator: Joaquim Rodrigues da Silva Leite

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First Line:	Vai findando o dia, perto a noite vem
Title:	Vai Findando O Dia
Author:	S. Baring-Gould
Translator:	Joaquim Rodrigues da Silva Leite
Language:	Portuguese

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Tune

LYNDHURST (Blunt)

MERRIAL (sometimes known as LYNDHURST) is a fine tune by Frederic William Blunt (b. Mayfair, Westminster, Middlesex, England, 1839; d. Kensington, London, England, 1921). Not much is known about Blunt except that he was a London solicitor by profession and a musician by avocation. He originally comp…

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