Now the Dreary Night is Gone

Now the dreary night is done

Author: C. F. Alexander
Published in 16 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Now the dreary night is done,
Comes again the glorious sun;
Crimson clouds and silver white
Wait upon his breaking light.

2 Child of Mary, Thou dost know
What of danger, joy, or woe
Shall to-day my portion be--
Let me meet it all in Thee.

3 Thou wast meek and undefiled--
Make me holy too, and mild:
Thou didst foil the tempter's power;
Help me in temptation's hour.

4 Thou didst love Thy mother here-
Make me gentle, kind, and dear;
Thou wast subject to her word--
Teach me to obey, O Lord.

5 Fretful feelings, passion, pride
Never did with Thee abide:
Make me watch myself to-day,
That they lead me not astray.

Amen.

Source: Voices of Praise: for school and church and home #3

Author: C. F. Alexander

As a small girl, Cecil Frances Humphries (b. Redcross, County Wicklow, Ireland, 1818; Londonderry, Ireland, 1895) wrote poetry in her school's journal. In 1850 she married Rev. William Alexander, who later became the Anglican primate (chief bishop) of Ireland. She showed her concern for disadvantaged people by traveling many miles each day to visit the sick and the poor, providing food, warm clothes, and medical supplies. She and her sister also founded a school for the deaf. Alexander was strongly influenced by the Oxford Movement and by John Keble's Christian Year. Her first book of poetry, Verses for Seasons, was a "Christian Year" for children. She wrote hymns based on the Apostles' Creed, baptism, the Lord's Supper, the Ten Commandment… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Now the dreary night is done
Title: Now the Dreary Night is Gone
Author: C. F. Alexander
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A New Hymnal for Sunday Schools #80

Early Flowers #d5

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Hymns and Chants #202

Hymns and Poetry for the Young #d89

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Hymns for Children (2nd ed.) #iii

Hymns for Children. 3rd ed. #d20

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Hymns for Little Children #1

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Hymns for Little Children #1

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The Children's Hymnal #123

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The Church Porch #5

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The Church Porch #5

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The Church Porch #5

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The Sunday-School Hymnal and Service Book (Ed. A) #173

The Trinity Hymnal, with Offices of Devotion #d48

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Voices of Praise #3

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