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Softly the silent night
Author: Rev. Ambrose N. Blatchford Appears in 28 hymnals Used With Tune: ST. EDMUND
Softly the silent night
ST. EDMUND
Appears in 239 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Arthur Seymour Sullivan Incipit: 11117 25565 53332 Used With Text: Softly the silent night
ST. EDMUND
BLATCHFORD
Appears in 39 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Anon. Incipit: 55117 75232 13555 Used With Text: Softly the silent night
BLATCHFORD
NEARER TO THEE
Appears in 8 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William R. Braine Incipit: 35432 21143 33455 Used With Text: Softly the silent night
NEARER TO THEE
Softly the Silent Night
Author: Rev. A. N. Blatchford Hymnal: The Service of Praise #23 (1900) First Line: Softly the silent night falleth from God Lyrics: 1 Softly the silent night
Falleth from God,
On weary wanderers,
Over life’s road;
And as the stars on high,
Light up the dark’ning sky,
Lord, unto thee we cry—
Father above.
2 Slowly on falling wing
Daylight has passed;
Sleep like an angel kind
Folds us at last;
Peace be our lot tonight,
Safe be our slumber light,
Watch’d by thy angels bright,
Father above.
3 And when the gleam of morn
Touches our eyes,
And the returning day
Bids us arise—
Happy beneath thy will,
Steadfast in joy or ill,
Lord, may we serve thee still,
Father above. Languages: English Tune Title: [Softly the silent night falleth from God]
Softly the Silent Night
Softly the Silent Night
Author: Ambrose N. Blatchford Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #6351 Meter: 10.10.12.10 First Line: Softly the silent night falleth from God Lyrics: 1. Softly the silent night falleth from God,
On, weary wanderers, over life’s road;
And as the stars on high light up the darkening sky,
Lord, unto Thee we cry—Father above.
2. Softly on failing wing daylight has passed;
Sleep, like an angel, kind, folds us at last;
Peace be our lot this night, safe be our slumber light,
Watched by Thy angels bright, Father above.
3. And when the gleam of morn touches our eyes,
And the returning day bids us arise,
Happy beneath Thy will, steadfast in joy or ill,
Lord, may we serve Thee still, Father above. Languages: English Tune Title: SOUTHAMPTON
Softly the Silent Night
Softly the Silent Night
Author: A. N. Blatchford Hymnal: The Praise Book #39 (1906) Topics: Peace; Praise General; Worship; Worship Evening Service Tune Title: SOUTHAMPTON
Softly the Silent Night
Arthur Sullivan
1842 - 1900 Person Name: Arthur Seymour Sullivan Composer of "ST. EDMUND" in Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book Arthur Seymour Sullivan (b Lambeth, London. England. 1842; d. Westminster, London, 1900) was born of an Italian mother and an Irish father who was an army bandmaster and a professor of music. Sullivan entered the Chapel Royal as a chorister in 1854. He was elected as the first Mendelssohn scholar in 1856, when he began his studies at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He also studied at the Leipzig Conservatory (1858-1861) and in 1866 was appointed professor of composition at the Royal Academy of Music. Early in his career Sullivan composed oratorios and music for some Shakespeare plays. However, he is best known for writing the music for lyrics by William S. Gilbert, which produced popular operettas such as H.M.S. Pinafore (1878), The Pirates of Penzance (1879), The Mikado (1884), and Yeomen of the Guard (1888). These operettas satirized the court and everyday life in Victorian times. Although he composed some anthems, in the area of church music Sullivan is best remembered for his hymn tunes, written between 1867 and 1874 and published in The Hymnary (1872) and Church Hymns (1874), both of which he edited. He contributed hymns to A Hymnal Chiefly from The Book of Praise (1867) and to the Presbyterian collection Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867). A complete collection of his hymns and arrangements was published posthumously as Hymn Tunes by Arthur Sullivan (1902). Sullivan steadfastly refused to grant permission to those who wished to make hymn tunes from the popular melodies in his operettas.
Bert Polman
Arthur Sullivan
Anonymous
Composer of "SOUTHAMPTON" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
Anonymous
Ambrose N. Blatchford
1842 - 1924 Person Name: Ambrose Nichols Blatchford Author of "Softly the silent night" in Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book Blatchford, Ambrose Nichols, B.A., born at Plymouth, 1842, and educated for the Unitarian Ministry at Manchester New College, London. He also graduated at the London University as B.A. In 1866, he became junior colleague to the late Rev. William James, Minister of Lewin's Mead Meeting, Bristol, and on the death of Mr. James, in 1876, the sole pastor. Mr. Blatchford's hymns were written for the Sunday School anniversary services at Lewin's Mead Meeting, on the dates given below, and were adapted to existing melodies. They were first printed as fly-leaves and include:—
1. A gladsome hymn of praise we sing. Praise. 1876.
2. Awake to the duty, prepare for the strife. Duty. 1878.
3. Lord, without Thy constant blessing. Divine Help. 1875.
4. Night clouds around us silently are stealing. Evening. 1878.
5. O Lord of Life, for all Thy care. Praise. 1875.
6. O'er the wide and restless ocean. Life & Hope. 1878.
7. Once more the shadows fall. Evening. 1880.
8. Softly the silent night. Evening. 1875.
Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 were first published in W. B. Stevenson's School Hymnal, 1880, and Nos. 3, 7. and 8 in the Sunday School Hymn Book of the Sunday School Association, Lond., 1881.
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Blatchford, Ambrose Nichols, p. 145, i. Since 1866 Minister of Lewin's Mead, Bristol. His Songs of Praise for School and Church, a collection of 56 hymns, was published in 1897. Additional hymns by him are:—
1. On weary hearts descending. Close of School Anniversary.
2. Silent and soft, the first faint gleam of day. Christmas.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
Ambrose N. Blatchford
