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Night has fallen, night has fallen

Author: Tom Colvin Meter: Irregular Appears in 10 hymnals Text Sources: Chewa (Malawian) evening hymn

DZUWA LAPITA (NIGHT HAS FALLEN)

Meter: Irregular Appears in 10 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Tom Colvin (1925-2000); John L. Bell (b. 1949) Tune Sources: Malawian traditional melody Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 33321 33321 54324 Used With Text: Night has fallen

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Night has fallen. Night has fallen

Author: Tom Colvin Hymnal: Psalms for All Seasons #4B(alt) (2012) Lyrics: Alternate Refrain: 1 Night has fallen. Night has fallen. God our maker, guard us sleeping. 2 You have kept us, Lord. You have kept us, Lord. God our maker, guard us sleeping. 3 We will trust in you, we will trust in you, God our maker, guard us sleeping. 4 Night has fallen. Night has fallen. God our maker, guard us sleeping. Topics: Affliction; Comfort and Encouragement; Daily Prayer Evening Prayer; Daily Prayer Night Prayer; Disciples / Calling; God as Defender; God's Armor; God's Protection; Grace; Hope; Impatience; Jesus Christ Mind of; Joy; Lament Individual; Mercy; Peace; Prayer; Rest; Ten Commandments 9th Commandment (do not bear false witness); Trust; Year B, Easter, 3rd Sunday Languages: English Tune Title: NIGHT HAS FALLEN

Night Has Fallen

Author: Tom Colvin Hymnal: Lift Up Your Hearts #390 (2013) First Line: Night has fallen Refrain First Line: God our maker, guard us sleeping Lyrics: 1 Leader: Night has fallen. All: Night has fallen. Refrain: God our maker, guard us sleeping. 2 Leader: You have kept us, Lord. All: You have kept us, Lord. [Refrain] 3 Leader: We will trust in you. All: We will trust in you. [Refrain] 4 Leader: Night has fallen. All: Night has fallen. [Refrain] Topics: Daily Prayer Night; Darkness; God's Providence; God Trust in; Time Scripture: Psalm 4 Languages: English Tune Title: NIGHT HAS FALLEN

Night Has Fallen (Anochece)

Author: Tom Colvin, 1925-2000; María Eugenia Cornou, b. 1969 Hymnal: Santo, Santo, Santo #477 (2019) Lyrics: 1 Night has fallen. Night has fallen. God our maker, guard us sleeping. 2 You have kept us, Lord. You have kept us, Lord. God our maker, guard us sleeping. 3 We will trust in you. We will trust in you. God our maker, guard us sleeping. 4 Leader: Night has fallen. Night has fallen. God our maker, guard us sleeping. --- 1 Anochece. Anochece. Buen Dios, vela nuestro sueño. 2 Nos cuidaste. Nos cuidaste. Buen Dios, vela nuestro sueño. 3 Confiaremos. Confiaremos. Buen Dios, vela nuestro sueño. 4 Anochece. Anochece. Buen Dios, vela nuestro sueño. Topics: Confianza; Trust; Evening Prayer; Oración Vespertina Scripture: Psalm 4 Languages: English; Spanish Tune Title: [Night has fallen]

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John L. Bell

b. 1949 Person Name: John L. Bell (b. 1949) Arranger of "DZUWA LAPITA (NIGHT HAS FALLEN)" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) John Bell (b. 1949) was born in the Scottish town of Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, intending to be a music teacher when he felt the call to the ministry. But in frustration with his classes, he did volunteer work in a deprived neighborhood in London for a time and also served for two years as an associate pastor at the English Reformed Church in Amsterdam. After graduating he worked for five years as a youth pastor for the Church of Scotland, serving a large region that included about 500 churches. He then took a similar position with the Iona Community, and with his colleague Graham Maule, began to broaden the youth ministry to focus on renewal of the church’s worship. His approach soon turned to composing songs within the identifiable traditions of hymnody that began to address concerns missing from the current Scottish hymnal: "I discovered that seldom did our hymns represent the plight of poor people to God. There was nothing that dealt with unemployment, nothing that dealt with living in a multicultural society and feeling disenfranchised. There was nothing about child abuse…,that reflected concern for the developing world, nothing that helped see ourselves as brothers and sisters to those who are suffering from poverty or persecution." [from an interview in Reformed Worship (March 1993)] That concern not only led to writing many songs, but increasingly to introducing them internationally in many conferences, while also gathering songs from around the world. He was convener for the fourth edition of the Church of Scotland’s Church Hymnary (2005), a very different collection from the previous 1973 edition. His books, The Singing Thing and The Singing Thing Too, as well as the many collections of songs and worship resources produced by John Bell—some together with other members of the Iona Community’s “Wild Goose Resource Group,” —are available in North America from GIA Publications. Emily Brink

Tom Colvin

1925 - 2000 Person Name: Tom Colvin (1925-2000) Adapter of "Night has fallen" in Church Hymnary (4th ed.) Tom Colvin (b. 1925; d. 2000) was trained as an engineer and worked in that profession in Burma and Singapore from 1945 to 1948. After studying theology at Trinity College, Glasgow University, he was ordained in the Church of Scotland in 1954. He served as missionary in Nyasaland (now Malawi) from 1954 to 1958, in Ghana from 1958 to 1964, and again in Nyasaland from 1964 to 1974. His work there included preaching, education, and community development. After completing his missionary work, Colvin became a minister in the United Reformed Church of England and served an inner-city church in London. He returned to Africa in 1984 as a development consultant to the Zimbabwe Christian Council. Colvin's writings include Christ's Work in Free Africa (1964) and three collections of hymns, many written in collaboration with African Christians–Free to Serve (1966), Leap My Soul (1976), and Fill Us with Your Love (1983). Bert Polman