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Author: E. E. Hewitt Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: The twilight falls, serene and still Refrain First Line: At eventide, at eventide Lyrics: 1 The twilight falls, serene and still; Soft shadows steal adown the hill, And drowsy seems the bird’s sweet trill, At eventide, at eventide. Chorus: At eventide, at eventide, My all to Jesus I confide, And draw the nearer to His side, At eventide, at eventide. 2 His hourly mercies I review, And read in them the tokens new Of love unchanging, wise and true, At eventide, at eventide. [Chorus] 3 Or, have some drops of sorrow’s rain Bro’t to my heart a throb of pain? The stars of peace shine out again, At eventide, at eventide. [Chorus] 4 I think sometimes, when day is done, Of joys beyond life’s setting sun, The steps of faith will heav’nward run, At eventide, at eventide. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [The twilight falls, serene and still]

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[The twilight falls, serene and still]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: B. D. Ackley Used With Text: At Eventide

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At Eventide

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The New Make Christ King #24 (1914) First Line: The twilight falls, serene and still Refrain First Line: At eventide, at eventide Lyrics: 1 The twilight falls, serene and still; Soft shadows steal adown the hill, And drowsy seems the bird’s sweet trill, At eventide, at eventide. Chorus: At eventide, at eventide, My all to Jesus I confide, And draw the nearer to His side, At eventide, at eventide. 2 His hourly mercies I review, And read in them the tokens new Of love unchanging, wise and true, At eventide, at eventide. [Chorus] 3 Or, have some drops of sorrow’s rain Bro’t to my heart a throb of pain? The stars of peace shine out again, At eventide, at eventide. [Chorus] 4 I think sometimes, when day is done, Of joys beyond life’s setting sun, The steps of faith will heav’nward run, At eventide, at eventide. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [The twilight falls, serene and still]

At Eventide

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: Select Hymns and Psalms #15 (1914) First Line: The twilight falls, serene and still Refrain First Line: At eventide, at eventide Languages: English Tune Title: [The twilight falls, serene and still]

At eventide, at eventide

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt Hymnal: Crowns #d164 (1915) First Line: The twilight falls serene and still Languages: English

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E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Author of "At Eventide" in The New Make Christ King Pseudonym: Lidie H. Edmunds. Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)

B. D. Ackley

1872 - 1958 Composer of "[The twilight falls, serene and still]" in The New Make Christ King Bentley DeForrest Ackley was born 27 September 1872 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the oldest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the brother of A. H. Ackley. In his early years, he traveled with his father and his father's band. He learned to play several musical instruments. By the age of 16, after the family had moved to New York, he began to play the organ for churches. He married Bessie Hill Morley on 20 December 1893. In 1907 he joined the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team as secretary/pianist. He worked for and traveled with the Billy Sunday organization for 8 years. He also worked as an editor for the Homer Rodeheaver publishing company. He composed more than 3000 tunes. He died 3 September 1958 in Winona Hills, Indiana at the age of 85 and is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, Indiana, near his friend Homer Rodeheaver. Dianne Shapiro (from ackleyfamilygenealogy.com by Ed Ackley and Allen C. Ackley)