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[In a midnight dungeon low]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel Incipit: 55345 65323 45355
[In a midnight dungeon low]
Bright Angels
Author: C. H. G. Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: In a midnight dungeon low Refrain First Line: Oh, angels, bright angels are watching from above Lyrics: 1 In a midnight dungeon low,
Paul and Silas lay;
But an angel broke the bars,
And struck their chains away.
Refrain:
Oh, angels, bright angels are watching from above;
Oh, angels, bright angels are messengers of love.
2 Daniel in the lion’s den,
Slept without alarm;
God had sent His angels down,
To shelter him from harm. [Refrain]
3 Down to Lot, in Sodom, came
Angels from on high,
Saying God would burn with fire,
That city by and by. [Refrain]
4 Chained in Herod’s prison cell,
Praying Peter see;
But an angel burst the gate,
And shouted “follow me.” [Refrain]
5 Jesus lay within the tomb,
Near the dawn of day,
But an angel came from God
And roll’d the stone away. [Refrain]
6 When the Savior in a cloud,
‘Rose to heav’n above,
Angels said He should again,
Descend with peace and love. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [In a midnight dungeon low]
Bright Angels
Bright Angels
Author: C. H. G. Hymnal: Sunshine #87 (1895) First Line: In a midnight dungeon low Refrain First Line: Oh, angels, bright angels are watching from above Lyrics: 1 In a midnight dungeon low,
Paul and Silas lay;
But an angel broke the bars,
And struck their chains away.
Refrain:
Oh, angels, bright angels are watching from above;
Oh, angels, bright angels are messengers of love.
2 Daniel in the lion’s den,
Slept without alarm;
God had sent His angels down,
To shelter him from harm. [Refrain]
3 Down to Lot, in Sodom, came
Angels from on high,
Saying God would burn with fire,
That city by and by. [Refrain]
4 Chained in Herod’s prison cell,
Praying Peter see;
But an angel burst the gate,
And shouted “follow me.” [Refrain]
5 Jesus lay within the tomb,
Near the dawn of day,
But an angel came from God
And roll’d the stone away. [Refrain]
6 When the Savior in a cloud,
‘Rose to heav’n above,
Angels said He should again,
Descend with peace and love. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [In a midnight dungeon low]
Bright Angels
Bright Angels
Author: C. H. G. Hymnal: Little Branches #38 (1893) First Line: In a midnight dungeon low Refrain First Line: Bright angels, sweet angels Languages: English Tune Title: [In a midnight dungeon low]
Bright Angels
Chas. H. Gabriel
1856 - 1932 Person Name: C. H. G. Author of "Bright Angels" in Sunshine Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree
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For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades.
Bert Polman
Chas. H. Gabriel
