Hymne du soir | Maintenant que le soleil a voilé sa lumière

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by William Fuller, Dr., Lord-Bishop of Lincoln (1608 - 1675)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Now that the sun hath veil'd his light

Language: English

Our translations: FIN FRE GER ITA SPA

Now that the sun hath veil'd his light
And bid the world goodnight;
To the soft bed my body I dispose,
But where shall my soul repose?

Dear, dear God, even in Thy arms,
And can there be any so sweet security!
Then to thy rest, O my soul!
And singing, praise the mercy
That prolongs thy days.

Hallelujah!

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Text Authorship:

by William Fuller, Dr., Lord-Bishop of Lincoln (1608 - 1675) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "An evening hymn", note: this is a realization of a Purcell song. [sung text checked 1 time]
by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Evening hymn", 1947 [ voice and piano ], a realization of the Purcell song. Confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "An evening hymn", alternate title: "An evening hymn on a ground", Z. 193, from Harmonia Sacra [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Hymne du soir", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Ein Abendlied", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Adriana Ferrando) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 10
Word count: 59

Hymne du soir

Language: French (Français) after the English

Maintenant que le soleil a voilé sa lumière
Et souhaité bonne nuit au monde,
Sur le doux lit je déploie mon corps,
Mais où mon âme se reposera-t-elle ?
Cher, cher Dieu, dans tes bras mêmes,
Et peut-il y avoir de sécurité aussi douce ?
Alors à ton repos, ô mon âme !
Et en chantant, loue la miséricorde
Qui prolonge tes jours.

Alléluia !

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Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in English by William Fuller, Dr., Lord-Bishop of Lincoln (1608 - 1675)
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This text was added to the website: 2010-02-09
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Word count: 61