Also known as Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Winchester, Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Ely, Lancelot Andrewes, Bishop of Chichester.
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Translator: Robert Seymour Bridges
Robert S. Bridges (b. Walmer, Kent, England, 1844; d. Boar's Hill, Abingdon, Berkshire, England, 1930) In a modern listing of important poets Bridges' name is often omitted, but in his generation he was considered a great poet and fine scholar. He studied medicine and practiced as a physician until 1881, when he moved to the village of Yattendon. He had already written some poetry, but after 1881 his literary career became a full-time occupation, and in 1913 he was awarded the position of poet laureate in England. Bridges published The Yattendon Hymnal (1899), a collection of one hundred hymns (forty-four written or translated by him with settings mainly from the Genevan psalter, arranged for unaccompanied singing. In addition to volumes… Go to person page >
Display Title: Dark'ning night the land doth coverFirst Line: Dark'ning night the land doth coverTune Title: GENEVA 38Author: Lancelot AndrewesDate: 1956
Display Title: Dark'ning night the land doth coverFirst Line: Dark'ning night the land doth coverTune Title: [Dark'ning night the land doth cover]Author: R. B.Date: 1899Source: Greek
Display Title: Darkening night the land doth coverFirst Line: Darkening night the land doth coverTune Title: GENEVA 38Author: Lancelot Andrewes; Robert BridgesDate: 1964
Display Title: Darkening Night the Land Doth CoverFirst Line: Darkening night the land doth coverTune Title: UNTER LILIEN JENER FREUDENAuthor: Anon.Date: 1940Source: Greek; Yattendon Hymnal, 1899
Display Title: Darkening night the land doth coverFirst Line: Darkening night the land doth coverTune Title: BOURGEOIS, PSALM 38Author: Anon.Date: 1920Source: Trans. Yattendon Hymnal (1899)