


Author: G. H. Smyttan, 1822-1870; Francis Pott, 1832-1909 Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 166 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Forty days and forty nights thou wast fasting in the wild; forty days and forty nights tempted, and yet undefiled: 2 Sunbeams scorching all the day; chilly dew-drops nightly shed; prowling beasts about thy way; stones thy pillow, earth thy bed. 3 Shall ... Topics: Lent; Ash Wednesday; Lent I Year A; Lent I Year B; Lent I Year C Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Used With Tune: AUS DER TIEFE (HEINLEIN)
Forty days and forty nights