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1. Hushed was the evening hymn, | 1. Hushed was the evening hymn, | ||
The temple courts were dark; | |||
The lamp was burning dim | |||
Before the sacred ark; | |||
When suddenly a voice divine | |||
Rang through the silence of the shrine. | |||
2. The old man, meek and mild, | 2. The old man, meek and mild, | ||
The priest of Israel, slept; | |||
His watch the temple child, | |||
The little Levite, kept; | |||
And what from Eli’s sense was sealed | |||
The Lord to Hannah’s son revealed. | |||
3. O give me Samuel’s ear, | 3. O give me Samuel’s ear, | ||
The open ear, O Lord, | |||
Alive and quick to hear | |||
Each whisper of Thy Word, | |||
Like him to answer at Thy call, | |||
And to obey Thee first of all. | |||
4. O give me Samuel’s heart, | 4. O give me Samuel’s heart, | ||
A lowly heart, that waits | |||
Where in Thy house Thou art, | |||
Or watches at Thy gates; | |||
By day and night, a heart that still | |||
Moves at the breathing of Thy will. | |||
5. O give me Samuel’s mind, | 5. O give me Samuel’s mind, | ||
A sweet unmurm’ring faith, | |||
Obedient and resigned | |||
To Thee in life and death, | |||
That I may read with childlike eyes | |||
Truths that are hidden from the wise. | |||
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- CPDL #22123:
Capella
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2010-08-17). Score information: A4, 1 page, 17 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Taken from the Church Hymnary, 1927
- CPDL #11361:
- Editor: Noel Stoutenburg (submitted 2006-03-31). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 27 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: Unison setting from The Bristol Tune Book with piano reduction
General Information
Title: Hushed was the evening hymn
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Tune: Samuel
Lyricist: James Drummond Burns
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 66. 66. 88
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: 1874
Description:
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Original text and translations
English text
1. Hushed was the evening hymn,
The temple courts were dark;
The lamp was burning dim
Before the sacred ark;
When suddenly a voice divine
Rang through the silence of the shrine.
2. The old man, meek and mild,
The priest of Israel, slept;
His watch the temple child,
The little Levite, kept;
And what from Eli’s sense was sealed
The Lord to Hannah’s son revealed.
3. O give me Samuel’s ear,
The open ear, O Lord,
Alive and quick to hear
Each whisper of Thy Word,
Like him to answer at Thy call,
And to obey Thee first of all.
4. O give me Samuel’s heart,
A lowly heart, that waits
Where in Thy house Thou art,
Or watches at Thy gates;
By day and night, a heart that still
Moves at the breathing of Thy will.
5. O give me Samuel’s mind,
A sweet unmurm’ring faith,
Obedient and resigned
To Thee in life and death,
That I may read with childlike eyes
Truths that are hidden from the wise.