{"slug": "nights-shadows-falling", "title": "Night's Shadows Falling", "first_line": "Night's Shadows Falling", "author": "arthur-tozer-russell", "author_date": "1851", "foot": "trochaic", "meter": {"pattern": [11, 11, 11, 5], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Evening", "Rest", "Peace"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "cyberhymnal", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Arthur Tozer Russell (1806-1874), \"Night's Shadows Falling\", published 1851. A Sapphic (11.11.11.5) evening hymn. Text from The Cyber Hymnal. All components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Night's shad -- ows fall -- ing men to rest are call -- ing; Rest we, pos -- sess -- ing heav'n -- ly peace and bless -- ing: This we im -- plore Thee, fall -- ing down be -- fore Thee, Great King of Glo -- ry!", "prose": ["Night's shadows falling men to rest are calling;", "Rest we, possessing heav'nly peace and blessing:", "This we implore Thee, falling down before Thee,", "Great King of Glory!"]}, "2": {"syllabified": "O Sav -- ior, hear us! Son of God, be near us! Thine an -- gels send us; let Thy love at -- tend us: He noth -- ing fear -- eth, whom Thy pres -- ence cheer -- eth, Light his path clear -- eth.", "prose": ["O Savior, hear us! Son of God, be near us!", "Thine angels send us; let Thy love attend us:", "He nothing feareth, whom Thy presence cheereth,", "Light his path cleareth."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "Be near, re -- liev -- ing all who now are griev -- ing; Thy vis -- i -- ta -- tion be our con -- so -- la -- tion: O hear the sigh -- ing of the faint and dy -- ing; Lord, hear our cry -- ing!", "prose": ["Be near, relieving all who now are grieving;", "Thy visitation be our consolation:", "O hear the sighing of the faint and dying;", "Lord, hear our crying!"]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Thou ev -- er liv -- est; end -- less life Thou giv -- est; Thou watch art keep -- ing o'er Thy faith -- ful sleep -- ing; In Thy clear shin -- ing they are now re -- clin -- ing, All care re -- sign -- ing.", "prose": ["Thou ever livest; endless life Thou givest;", "Thou watch art keeping o'er Thy faithful sleeping;", "In Thy clear shining they are now reclining,", "All care resigning."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "O Lord of Glo -- ry, praise we and a -- dore Thee\u2014 Thee for us giv -- en, our true rest from Heav -- en! Rest, peace, and bless -- ing, we are now pos -- sess -- ing, Thy name con -- fess -- ing.", "prose": ["O Lord of Glory, praise we and adore Thee\u2014", "Thee for us given, our true rest from Heaven!", "Rest, peace, and blessing, we are now possessing,", "Thy name confessing."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}