When the light of day is waning

Author: Edmund Martin Geldart

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First Line: When the light of day is waning
Author: Edmund Martin Geldart
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Tune

VESPER HYMN (Bortnianski)

VESPER HYMN appeared in John A. Stevenson's Selection of Popular National Airs (1818) as a setting for Thomas Moore's "Hark! The Vesper Hymn Is Stealing." A footnote in that hymnal explained that Stevenson had added what is-now the first line of the retrain to a "Russian Air." Some later hymnals att…

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Hymns of the Church Universal #576

Hymns of the Church Universal #576
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Isles of Shoals Hymn Book and Candle Light Service #32

Isles of Shoals Hymn Book and Candle Light Service #32
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Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #155

Services for Congregational Worship. The New Hymn and Tune Book #155

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d487

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d487

University Hymn Book for use in the Chapel of Harvard University #d268

University Hymn Book for use in the Chapel of Harvard University #d268
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