Evening Prayer

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Composer
Roland E. Martin
Difficulty
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Season
General
Voicing(s)
SATB
Instruments
Keyboard [organ/piano] Unaccompanied [a cappella]
Category
Anthems Evening Service
Instrumental Only?
No
Description

SATB a cappella  with optional organ. Some divisi. Text by John Henry (Cardinal) Newman. Perfect for your evening service: Compline, Vespers, or Evensong. One of finest evening anthems in our catalog (in our humble opinion!) Peaceful, serene, and altogether wonderful.

Audio
Lyrics

O Lord, support us all the day long
Of this troubled life,
Until the shadows lengthen
And the evening comes
And the busy world is hush’d,
The fever of life is over,
Our work is done.
Then, Lord in your mercy
Grant safe lodging and a holy rest,
And peace at the last;
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.