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Dark Was the Night
Author: R. G. Staples Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Dark was the night when the Savior of men Refrain First Line: Sweet hour of prayer, since our Savior and King
Dark Was the Night
[Dark was the night when the Saviour of men]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: R. G. Staples Incipit: 32171 35671 17651 Used With Text: Dark Was the Night
[Dark was the night when the Saviour of men]
Dark was the night when the Savior lay
Author: R. G. Staples Hymnal: Harvest Bells No.3 #d12 (1887) Languages: English
Dark was the night when the Savior lay
Dark Was the Night
Author: R. G. S. Hymnal: Windows of Heaven #155 (1898) First Line: Dark was the night when the Saviour of men Refrain First Line: Sweet hour of pray'r, since our Saviour and King Languages: English Tune Title: [Dark was the night when the Saviour of men]
Dark Was the Night
Dark Was the Night
Author: R. G. S. Hymnal: Windows of Heaven #155 (1889) First Line: Dark was the night when the Saviour of men Refrain First Line: Sweet hour of pray'r, since our Saviour and King Languages: English Tune Title: [Dark was the night when the Saviour of men]
Dark Was the Night
R. G. Staples
b. 1833 Person Name: R. G. S. Author of "Dark Was the Night" in Windows of Heaven Robert Griffin Staples. He was born Robert Griffin on January 24, 1833 in Washington DC. Both of his parents died in a carriage accident when he was an infant; he was then adopted by his mother's sister, Mary Ann King, and her husband, Samuel Johnson Staples and he was given the name Robert Griffin Staples. He was a captain in the Union Army during the Civil War and after the war was promoted to Major. He then worked as chief clerk in the Portsmouth United States Navy Yard. Religion was an important part of his life, as well as music. He died June 20, 1891 in Portsmouth, VA.
Dianne Shapiro, from Jean Brickey (great-granddaughter)
R. G. Staples
