Evening (George J. Bennett)
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- Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-09-21). Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 389 kB Copyright: Personal
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General Information
Title: Evening
Composer: George John Bennett
Lyricist: Edward Oxenford
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1890 Novello, Ewer, and Co.
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Original text and translations
English text
As woven shades of evening fall,
And stars out-peep above,
’Tis sweet to hear the vesper bells
Resound o’er hill and grove;
They seem to charm from out the heart
The cares that fill the day,
To comfort all the sorrowful,
And troubles clear away.