Night's shadows falling, Men to rest are calling

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Night's shadows falling, Men to rest are calling

Author: Arthur T. Russell
Tune: FLEMMING
Published in 14 hymnals

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1 Night’s shadows, falling men to rest are calling;
Rest we, possessing heavenly peace and blessing:
This we implore thee, falling down before thee,
Great King of Glory!

2 O Saviour, hear us! Son of God, be near us!
Thine angels send us; let thy love attend us:
He nothing feareth, whom thy presence cheereth,
Light his path cleareth.

3 Be near, relieving all who now are grieving;
Thy visitation be our consolation:
Oh, hear the sighing of the faint and dying;
Lord, hear our crying!

4 Thou ever livest; endless life thou givest;
Thou watch art keeping o’er thy faithful sleeping;
In thy clear shining they are now reclining,
All care resigning.

5 O Lord of Glory, praise we and adore thee--
Thee for us given, our true Rest from heaven!
Rest, peace, and blessing, we are now possessing,
Thy name confessing.

Source: Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs ancient and modern #211

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Author: Arthur T. Russell

Arthur Tozer Russell was born at Northampton, March 20, 1806. He entered S. John's College, Cambridge, in 1824, took the Hulsean Prize in 1825, and was afterwards elected to a scholarship. He was ordained Deacon in 1829, Priest in 1830, and the same year was appointed Vicar of Caxton. In 1852, he was preferred to the vicarage of Whaddon. In 1863, he removed to S. Thomas', Toxteth Park, near Liverpool, and in 1867, to Holy Trinity, Wellington, Salop. He is the editor and author of numerous publications, among them several volumes of hymns. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, 1872.… Go to person page >

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