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SDA HYMNAL (1985) WORSHIP

SDAH 048: Softly Now the Light of Day

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SDAH 48

Softly now the light of day
Fades upon out sight away:
Free from care, from labor free,
Lord, we would commune with Thee.

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1
Softly now the light of day
Fades upon out sight away:
Free from care, from labor free,
Lord, we would commune with Thee.

2
Thou, whose all-pervading eye
Nought escapes, without, within,
Pardon each infirmity,
Open fault, and secret sin.

3
Soon from us the light of day
Shall forever pass away;
Then, from sin and sorrow free,
Take us, Lord, to dwell with Thee.

Hymn Info
Hymn Info


Biblical Reference
(a) Ps 141:2 (b) Ps 19:12

Author
George W. Doane (1799-1859)

Year Published
1824

Hymn Tune
SEYMOUR

Metrical Number
7.7.7.7.

Arranged from
Carl M. von Weber (1786-1826)

Year Composed
1826

Theme
EVENING WORSHIP

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The general idea when it comes to hymns is that there is a close bond between the author and the composer. That the author writes a hymn and the composer invents a tune to suit it, and then provides the harmony to accompany the tune. However, such wasn’t always the case.

Many hymns actually worked vice versa wherein authors would write verses according to existing tunes. Hundreds of hymns are sung from borrowed tunes, such as secular songs, chants, and even classical works. That being said, I went ahead and researched which hymns in the SDA Hymnal were originally classical works.


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