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Taps

Fading light, dims the sight

Tune: TAPS
Published in 5 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Piano/Organ

COLLECTED WORKS OF JOHN CARTER, THE

Representative Text

1 Fading light, dim the sight,
And a star gems the sky, gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh
Falls the night.

2 Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, from the hills, from the sky;
All is well, safely rest;
God is nigh.


Source: Youth Hymnal #226

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Text Information

First Line: Fading light, dims the sight
Title: Taps
Language: English
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Instances

Instances (1 - 5 of 5)

Children's Chapel Song Book #d13

Children's Chapel Song Book #d13

The Book of Common Praise #811E

The Book of Common Praise #811E

The Campers Hymnal, Songs for the Out-of-Doors #d23

The Campers Hymnal, Songs for the Out-of-Doors #d23
TextAudio

Youth Hymnal #226

Youth Hymnal #226

Youth's Favorite Songs #d29

Youth's Favorite Songs #d29
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