The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#517

517. When softly falls the twilight hour

1 When softly falls the twilight hour
O'er moor and mountain, field and flower,
How sweet to leave a world of care,
And lift to heav'n the voice of prayer!

2 In solemn midnight's silence deep,
When Nature's voice is hushed in sleep,
Then heavy hearts with grief oppressed
May find in prayer the sweetest rest.

3 And when with reddening blush of morn
The new-born day begins to dawn,
Then upward to the mercy-seat
Let prayer ascend like incense sweet.

4 When mid-day's burning heat we feel,
When daily cares our hearts would steal,
O, then to heaven we look away,
And find in prayer our surest stay.

Text Information

• First Line: When softly falls the twilight hour
• Author: F. E. Belden
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Christian Experience: Meditation and Prayer

Tune Information

• Name: BRADBURY
• Composer: F. E. Belden
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #624, 301, or 431.