Songs By Night

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Are you with some sorrow burdened

Author: John R. Clements
Tune: [Are you with some sorrow burdened]
Published in 6 hymnals

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1 Are you with some sorrow burdened,
On your way no ray of light?
Strain your ear, all Heaven’s watching;
God can give you songs by night.

Refrain:
Weary soul, cease thy repining,
Burdened one, God’s ways are right;
Every cloud has silver lining;
God can give you songs by night.

2 Paul and Silas, prison fastened,
Shook the jail with earthquake might;
Band were rent, and doors were opened,
God had given songs by night. [Refrain]

3 It is oft in saddest moments
That our souls take highest flight;
And to strains of sweetest music
God doth set the songs by night. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #11359

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Author: John R. Clements

John R. Clements was born in County Armagh, Ireland 28 November 1868 and was brought to the United States at the age of two years. He worked at the age of thirteen as a retail grocery clerk and had a successful wholesale grocery business. He began writing poetry when he was young. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916) Go to person page >

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First Line:	Are you with some sorrow burdened
Title:	Songs By Night
Author:	John R. Clements
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Weary soul, cease thy repining
Copyright:	Public Domain