
Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #465 (1828) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 When night descends in sable guise, And spreads her gloom around, To close the weary traveller's eyes, And rest him on the ground, 2 Amidst the dreary desert wide, The wanderer faints to hear, The wild alarm on every side, Which speaks some danger near. ... Topics: Christian experience A warfare Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8
When night descends in sable guise