Please give today to support Hymnary.org during one of only two fund drives we run each year. Each month, Hymnary serves more than 1 million users from around the globe, thanks to the generous support of people like you, and we are so grateful.

Tax-deductible donations can be made securely online using this link.

Alternatively, you may write a check to CCEL and mail it to:
Christian Classics Ethereal Library, 3201 Burton SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546

Click here to donate to Hymnary.org I have already donated. Please don't show this to me again

Search Results

Switch back to the old search page.Advanced Search
Tune Identifier:"^darkness_falls_upon_our_pathway_powell$"✖

Planning worship? Check out our sister site, ZeteoSearch.org, for 20+ additional resources related to your search.

Tunes

tune icon
Tune authorities
Tunes
Audio

[Darkness falls upon our pathway]

Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: R. Jay Powell Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 35423 54235 17654
[Darkness falls upon our pathway]

Texts

text icon
Text authorities
Texts
TextAudio

Night Hymn

Author: R. Jay Powell Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Darkness falls upon our pathway Refrain First Line: Gracious Father, guard our slumbers Lyrics: 1 Darkness falls upon our pathway, Nature’s eyes are closed in sleep; Phantom ships in noiseless motion Rock upon the quiet deep. Refrain: Gracious Father, guard our slumbers, May our waking thoughts be pure; Pure because these frail clay vessels Rested in Thine arms secure. 2 Light in darkness, joy in sorrow, Peace in trouble, love in fear; These the fruits of Thy sweet Spirit, Naught alarms when Thou art near. [Refrain] 3 Thus our days are filled with gladness, Thus our nights devoid of gloom, Though perchance a touch of sadness Comes, enriching love’s perfume. [Refrain] Used With Tune: SIBIU Text Sources: Crown of Gold by William T. Giffe and Frank M. Davis (Logansport,Ind: Home Music Company, 1892)
Night Hymn

Instances

instance icon
Published text-tune combinations (hymns) from specific hymnals
Instances
Page scan

Night Hymn

Author: Jay P. Hymnal: Crown of Gold #9 (1892) First Line: Darkness falls upon our pathway Refrain First Line: Gracious Father, guard our slumbers Languages: English Tune Title: [Darkness falls upon our pathway]
Night Hymn
TextAudio

Night Hymn

Author: R. Jay Powell Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #15173 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D First Line: Darkness falls upon our pathway Refrain First Line: Gracious Father, guard our slumbers Lyrics: 1 Darkness falls upon our pathway, Nature’s eyes are closed in sleep; Phantom ships in noiseless motion Rock upon the quiet deep. Refrain: Gracious Father, guard our slumbers, May our waking thoughts be pure; Pure because these frail clay vessels Rested in Thine arms secure. 2 Light in darkness, joy in sorrow, Peace in trouble, love in fear; These the fruits of Thy sweet Spirit, Naught alarms when Thou art near. [Refrain] 3 Thus our days are filled with gladness, Thus our nights devoid of gloom, Though perchance a touch of sadness Comes, enriching love’s perfume. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: SIBIU
Night Hymn

People

person icon
Authors, composers, editors, etc.
People

R. Jay Powell

Author of "Night Hymn" in The Cyber Hymnal
R. Jay Powell
It looks like you are using an ad-blocker. Ad revenue helps keep us running. Please consider white-listing Hymnary.org or getting Hymnary Pro to eliminate ads entirely and help support Hymnary.org.