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Behold the western evening light!
It melts in evening gloom:
So calmly Christians sink away,
Descending to the tomb.
The winds breathe low, the withering leaf
Scarce whispers from the tree:
So gently flows the parting breath,
When good men cease to be.
How beautiful on all the hills
The crimson light is shed!
�Tis like the peace the Christian gives
To mourners round his bed.
How mildly on the wandering cloud
The sunset beam is cast!
�Tis like the memory left behind,
When loved ones breathe their last.
And now above the dews of night
The rising star appears;
So faith springs in the hearts of those
Whose eyes are bathed in tears.
But soon the morning�s happier light
Its glory shall restore
And eyelids that are sealed in death
Shall wake to close no more.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1866 | # 1199 |
MUSIC
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MARLOW
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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1718
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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| # 511 | G | | # 669 | G | | # 320 | F | | # 326 | F |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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| 8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.) |
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