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==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
{{Title|''What tho' my frail eyelids refuse''}} | |||
{{Composer|Benjamin Milgrove}} | {{Composer|Benjamin Milgrove}} | ||
{{Lyricist|Augustus Toplady}} | |||
{{Voicing|4|SATB}} | {{Voicing|4|SATB}} | ||
{{Genre|Sacred|Hymns}} | {{Genre|Sacred|Hymns}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|Organ}} | |||
{{Pub|1|1781|in ''{{NoCo|Twelve hymns, book 3}}''|no=2}} | |||
{{Descr| The general congregation (sometimes divided into men and women) should sing the Air.}} | |||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{Text|English | {{Text|English| | ||
What tho' my frail eyelids refuse | |||
What tho' my frail eyelids refuse | Continually watching to keep, | ||
Continually watching to keep, | And punctual as midnight renews | ||
And punctual as midnight renews | Demand the refreshment of sleep: | ||
Demand the refreshment of sleep: | A sov'reign protector I have, | ||
A sov'reign protector I have, | Unseen yet for ever at hand, | ||
Unseen yet for ever at hand, | Unchangeably faithful to save, | ||
Unchangeably faithful to save, | Almighty to rule and command. | ||
Almighty to rule and command. | |||
From evil secure, and its dread, | From evil secure, and its dread, | ||
I rest if my saviour is nigh; | I rest if my saviour is nigh; | ||
And songs his kind presence indeed | And songs his kind presence indeed | ||
Shall in the night season supply: | Shall in the night season supply: | ||
He smiles, and my comforts abound; | He smiles, and my comforts abound; | ||
His grace at the dew shall descend; | His grace at the dew shall descend; | ||
And walls of salvation surround | And walls of salvation surround | ||
The soul he delights to defend. | The soul he delights to defend. | ||
Kind author and ground of my hope, | Kind author and ground of my hope, | ||
Thee, Thee for my God I avow; | Thee, Thee for my God I avow; | ||
My glad Ebenezer, set up: | My glad Ebenezer, set up: | ||
And own, thou hast helped me till now. | And own, thou hast helped me till now. | ||
I muse on the years that are past, | I muse on the years that are past, | ||
Wherein my defence thou hast prov'd; | Wherein my defence thou hast prov'd; | ||
Nor wilt thou relinquish at last, | Nor wilt thou relinquish at last, | ||
A sinner so signally loved. | A sinner so signally loved. | ||
Inspirer and hearer of pray'r, | Inspirer and hearer of pray'r, | ||
Thou feeder and guardian of thine, | Thou feeder and guardian of thine, | ||
My all to thy covenant-care | My all to thy covenant-care | ||
I, sleeping and waking, resign; | I, sleeping and waking, resign; | ||
If thou art my shield and my sun, | If thou art my shield and my sun, | ||
The night is no darkness to me; | The night is no darkness to me; | ||
And, fast as my moments roll on, | And, fast as my moments roll on, | ||
They bring me but nearer to thee. | They bring me but nearer to thee. | ||
Thy minist'ring spirits descend, | Thy minist'ring spirits descend, | ||
To watch while thy saints are asleep; | To watch while thy saints are asleep; | ||
By day and by night they attend, | By day and by night they attend, | ||
The heirs of salvation to keep: | The heirs of salvation to keep: | ||
Bright seraphs, dispatch'd from the throne, | Bright seraphs, dispatch'd from the throne, | ||
repair to their stations assign'd; | repair to their stations assign'd; | ||
And angels elect are sent down, | And angels elect are sent down, | ||
To guard the elect of mankind. | To guard the elect of mankind. | ||
Thy worship no interval knows; | Thy worship no interval knows; | ||
Their fervour is still on the wing; | Their fervour is still on the wing; | ||
And, while they protect my repose, | And, while they protect my repose, | ||
They chaunt to the praise of my king; | They chaunt to the praise of my king; | ||
I too, as the season ordain'd, | I too, as the season ordain'd, | ||
Their chorus for ever shall join, | Their chorus for ever shall join, | ||
And love and adore, without end, | And love and adore, without end, | ||
Their faithful creator, and mine. | Their faithful creator, and mine.}} | ||
[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Classical music]] | [[Category:Classical music]] | ||
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- (Posted 2010-08-15) CPDL #22104:
- Editor: Christopher Shaw (submitted 2010-08-15). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 73 kB Copyright: CC BY SA
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General Information
Title: What tho' my frail eyelids refuse
Composer: Benjamin Milgrove
Lyricist: Augustus Toplady
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn
Language: English
Instruments: Organ
First published: 1781 in Twelve hymns, book 3, no. 2
Description: The general congregation (sometimes divided into men and women) should sing the Air.
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Original text and translations
English text
What tho' my frail eyelids refuse
Continually watching to keep,
And punctual as midnight renews
Demand the refreshment of sleep:
A sov'reign protector I have,
Unseen yet for ever at hand,
Unchangeably faithful to save,
Almighty to rule and command.
From evil secure, and its dread,
I rest if my saviour is nigh;
And songs his kind presence indeed
Shall in the night season supply:
He smiles, and my comforts abound;
His grace at the dew shall descend;
And walls of salvation surround
The soul he delights to defend.
Kind author and ground of my hope,
Thee, Thee for my God I avow;
My glad Ebenezer, set up:
And own, thou hast helped me till now.
I muse on the years that are past,
Wherein my defence thou hast prov'd;
Nor wilt thou relinquish at last,
A sinner so signally loved.
Inspirer and hearer of pray'r,
Thou feeder and guardian of thine,
My all to thy covenant-care
I, sleeping and waking, resign;
If thou art my shield and my sun,
The night is no darkness to me;
And, fast as my moments roll on,
They bring me but nearer to thee.
Thy minist'ring spirits descend,
To watch while thy saints are asleep;
By day and by night they attend,
The heirs of salvation to keep:
Bright seraphs, dispatch'd from the throne,
repair to their stations assign'd;
And angels elect are sent down,
To guard the elect of mankind.
Thy worship no interval knows;
Their fervour is still on the wing;
And, while they protect my repose,
They chaunt to the praise of my king;
I too, as the season ordain'd,
Their chorus for ever shall join,
And love and adore, without end,
Their faithful creator, and mine.