by Francis Joseph McNiff, Father, S. J. (1865 - 1944)
Evening Hymn
Language: English
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Now the livelong day is done, Ave Maria! And the stars gleam one by one, Ave Maria! Now from out the old church tower Tolls the restful evening hour -- Save us from the darkness' power, Ave Maria! So my life will speed away, Ave Maria! So will fade my little day, Ave Maria! Mother, when my passing-hour Tolls from out the old church-tower, Save me by thy gracious power, Ave Maria!
Confirmed with The Pilgrim [of Our Lady of Martyrs], Little Messenger of the Sacred Heart, tenth year, New York: the Apostleship of Prayer, League of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 1894, page 97. Appears in issue no. 4, April 1894.
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- by Francis Joseph McNiff, Father, S. J. (1865 - 1944), "Evening Hymn " [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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