Evening Hymn

Fading, still fading, the last beam is shining

Tune: LAST BEAM
Published in 163 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Fading, still fading, the last beam is shining;
Father in heaven! the day is declining;
Safety and innocence flee with the light,
Temptation and danger walk forth with the night;
From the fall of the shade till the morning bells chime,
Shield us from danger and keep us from crime!
Father! have mercy, through Jesus Christ our Lord! Amen!

2 Father in heaven! O, hear, when we call,
Through Jesus Christ, who is Saviour of all!
Fainting and feeble, we trust in Thy might;
In doubting and darkness Thy love be our light!
Let us sleep on Thy breast while the night taper burns,
And wake in Thy arms when the morning returns.
Father! have mercy, through Jesus Christ our Lord! Amen!


Source: Gospel Praise Book.: a collection of choice gems of sacred song suitable for church service, gospel praise meetings, and family devotions. (Complete ed.) #238

Text Information

First Line: Fading, still fading, the last beam is shining
Title: Evening Hymn
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Notes

Fading, still fading, the last beam is shining. [Evening.] This anonymous hymn appeared in Hymns for Vestry and Fireside, Boston, U.S., 1841, where it is ascribed to the Sacred Minstrel, a book of tunes, dated 1830. It has attained to great popularity in America, and is given in a great number of modern hymn-books, although unknown to those in Great Britain. It is in a peculiar metre and of exceptional merit. Original text in Songs for the Sanctuary, N. Y., 1865 and 1872.

--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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Gleanings of Sacred Song #240

A Collection of Choral Hymns for the ... Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal Congregation #d38

Calvary Selection of Spiritual Songs with Music for the Church and the Choir #d213

Catholic School Chimes Part I #d9

Children's Hymn Book and Sodality Manual #d19

Choral Harp for Sunday Schools #d33

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Christian Praise #T115b

Companion of Praise for the Sunday School, Family and Prayer Meeting #d51

Die Union Choral Harmonie #d47

Family and Social Melodies #d82

Gospel Light, or Hymns and Tunes for all Occasions of Christian Work and Worship #d91

Gospel Praise Book, enlarged ed. #d33

Heavenly Echoes #d36

Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d129

Hymnal, Church of the Brethren #d92

Hymns and Tunes for Home Worship #d49

Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d105

Hymns for the Vestry and the Fireside #d83

Hymns of The Voice of Praise #d59

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Hymns of Worship and Service (Chapel Ed., 4th ed.) #30

Hymns used by the Pupils of the Sisters of Notre Dame #d48

In Excelsis for School and Chapel. l7th ed. #d49

Love and Praise #d30

Manual of Catholic Melodies #d36

Popular Hymns for Youth #d34

Prison Hymn Book #d78

Revival and Camp Minstrel, containing the Best Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected #d88

Rohr's Favorite Catholic Melodies #d17

Sacred Songs for Church and Home #d106

School Recreations #d32

Service and Hymns for Sunday Schools #d30

Soldier's Friend #d15

Songs for the New Life #d138

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Songs for the Sanctuary, or Hymns and Tunes for Christian Worship #184

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Songs for the Sanctuary; or Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (Baptist Ed.) #184

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Songs for the Sanctuary #184

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Songs for the Sanctuary #184

Songs for the School #d30

Songs of Christian Praise with Music #d126

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Songs of the Church #100

Songs of the Unity #d44

St. Basil's Hymn Book #d33

St. Basil's Hymnal ... 10th ed. #d45

St. Basil's Hymnal. 3rd ed. #d33

St. Basil's Hymnal. Rev. ed. #d34

Sunday School Hymn Book #d100

Sursum Corda #d20

The Canadian Baptist Hymnal for the use of Churches and Families #d149

The Catholic Youth's Hymn Book by the Christian Brothers. Rev. #d42

The Centennial Hymnal #d81

The Christian Hymnal #d149

The Christian Hymnist #d121

The Church and School #d42

The Church of God Selection of Spiritual Songs for the Church and Choir #d209

The Corona #d28

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The Devotional Chimes #242b

The Gospel Hymnal #d127

The Harmoniad and Sacred Melodist #d22

The Hymn Book of the New Sunday School Companion #d12

The Hymnal of the Reformed Church in the United States #d147

The Modern Harp #d61

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The New Baptist Psalmist and Tune Book #T60

The Ordinary of the Mass and a Complete Manual of Hymns for Parochial Schools #d83

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The People's Hymnal #60

The People's Praise Book or Carmina Sanctorum #d140

The Pilgrim's Harp #d52

The Plymouth Hymnal #d110

The Sabbath Hour #d19

The Sacred Minstrel #d14

The School Hymn and Tune Book #d38

The School Psalter #d61

The Silver Spray #d30

The Silver Spray #d32

The Sunday School Choir and Superintendent's Assistant #d31

The Sunday School Prayer and Hymn Book #d9

The Tabernacle #d66

The Voice of Praise #d59

Young People's Catholic Hymn Book #d20

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Young Singer's Friend #a75

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #370

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A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #370

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A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #S5

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A Selection of Spiritual Songs #133

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Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #59

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Carmina Sanctorum #59

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Choral Echoes from the Church of God in All Ages #T31

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Choral Echoes from the Church of God in All Ages #218

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Christian Praise #79

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Church Harmonies #152

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Coronation Hymns and Songs #132

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Evangel Songs #254

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Evangelical Hymnal #6

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Garlands of Praise #140

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Gospel Praise Book. #238

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Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #865

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Hymn and Tune Book of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (Round Note Ed.) #811

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Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #81

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