When up to nightly skies we gaze

Author: John Sterling
Published in 6 hymnals

Author: John Sterling

Sterling was born at Kames Castle, Bute, July 20, 1806, and died at Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Sep. 18, 1844. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907… Go to person page >

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First Line:	When up to nightly skies we gaze
Author:	John Sterling

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When up to nightly skies we gaze. John Sterling. [Trust.] In Martineau's Hymns, 1873, this hymn is dated 1810. It is also in Horder's Congregational Hymns, 1884, and others. Sterling was born at Kames Castle, Bute, July 20, 1806, and died at Ventnor, Isle of Wight, Sep. 18, 1844. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

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Hymns and Anthems adapted for Jewish Worship (1887), p.44

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Instances (1 - 6 of 6)	Title	First Line	Author	Date
Church Harmonies: a collection of hymns and tunes for the use of Congregations #261	When up to nightly skies we gaze	When up to nightly skies we gaze	Sterling	1876
Hymns and Anthems adapted for Jewish Worship #54	When up to nightly skies we gaze	When up to nightly skies we gaze		1887
Hymns of the Spirit #329	When up to nightly skies we gaze	When up to nightly skies we gaze		1864
Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home #d795	The two temples	When up to mighty [nightly] skies you [we] gaze	John Sterling	1866
Sacred Songs For Public Worship: a hymn and tune book #31	When up to nightly skies we gaze	When up to nightly skies we gaze	Sterling	1883
The Spirit Minstrel. 2nd ed. #d101	When up to mighty [nightly] skies you [we] gaze	When up to mighty [nightly] skies you [we] gaze	John Sterling	1857