the ev­en­ing shades

The phrase "the ev­en­ing shades" resonates through 4 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“the ev­en­ing shades”· 4 hymns found
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His prais­es tuned my tongue;
We all, to­day, may prove.
The day is past and gone,
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the ev­en­ing shades

His love was all my song.
Bring slum­ber and re­pose,
O may we all re­mem­ber well
Are ga­ther­ing round my head;

Sweet Was the Time When First I Felt

lyricist: John Newton, 1779
Composer: William Havergal, 1847
Hymn 1

...His prais­es tuned my tongue;

And when the ev­en­ing shades pre­vailed,

His love was all my song....

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His prais­es tuned my tongue;

And when the ev­en­ing shades pre­vailed,

His love was all my song.

Sweet Was the Time When First I Felt

I Thank Thee, Father, That I Live

lyricist: George Binkley, 1873
Composer: Daniel Prothero (1866–1934)
Hymn 2

...We all, to­day, may prove.

And when the ev­en­ing shades of life

Bring slum­ber and re­pose,...

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We all, to­day, may prove.

And when the ev­en­ing shades of life

Bring slum­ber and re­pose,

I Thank Thee, Father, That I Live

The Day Is Past and Gone

lyricist: John Leland, 1792
Composer: Horatio Parker, 1890
Hymn 3

...The day is past and gone,

The ev­en­ing shades ap­pear;

O may we all re­mem­ber well...

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The day is past and gone,

The ev­en­ing shades ap­pear;

O may we all re­mem­ber well

The Day Is Past and Gone

The Daylight Fades

lyricist: Thomas Summers, ca. 1849
Composer: Jeremiah Ohl, 1884
Hymn 4

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The day­light fades, the ev­en­ing shades

Are ga­ther­ing round my head;...

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The day­light fades, the ev­en­ing shades

Are ga­ther­ing round my head;

The Daylight Fades

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