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Free same-meter accompaniment for The Shadows of the Evening Hours (Adelaide Anne Procter): organ, piano or guitar playing the tune KINGSFOLD (English) in four-part harmony, 4 verses, with the words on screen. Choose the key and speed, add an introduction, project the words on a TV, or practice your own choir part. Made for churches and home groups without a musician.

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  1. 1The shadows of the evening hours
  2. Fall from the darkening sky;
  3. Upon the fragrance of the flowers
  4. The dews of evening lie:
  5. Before Thy throne, O Lord of heaven,
  6. We kneel at close of day;
  7. Look on Thy children from on high,
  8. And hear us while we pray.
  9. 2The sorrows of Thy servants, Lord,
  10. O do not Thou despise,
  11. But let the incense of our prayers
  12. Before Thy mercy rise:
  13. The brightness of the coming night
  14. Upon the darkness rolls;
  15. With hopes of future glory chase
  16. The shadows on our souls.
  17. 3Slowly the rays of daylight fade:
  18. So fade within our heart
  19. The hopes in earthly love and joy,
  20. That one by one depart:
  21. Slowly the bright stars, one by one,
  22. Within the heavens shine;
  23. Give us, O Lord, fresh hopes in heaven,
  24. And trust in things divine.
  25. 4Let peace, O Lord, Thy peace, O God.
  26. Upon our souls descend;
  27. From midnight fears and perils Thou
  28. Our trembling hearts defend;
  29. Give us a respite from our toil,
  30. Calm and subdue our woes;
  31. Through the long day we labour, Lord,
  32. O give us now repose.

About this music

KINGSFOLD — English. Text: Anthony Robertson, 2010. Music: 'Kingsfold' traditional English. Setting: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from The English Hymnal, 1906, Hymn 574.; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the The Shadows of the Evening Hours page.

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