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As darker, darker fall around
Staff Notation • Sacred, Hymns
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As darker, darker fall around by Charles Steggall — Lyrics
As darker, darker, fall around
The shadows of the night,
We gather here with hymn and prayer,
To seek the eternal light.
Father in Heaven, to Thee are known
Our many hopes and fears,
Our heavy weight of mortal toil,
Our bitterness of tears.
We pray Thee for our absent ones,
Who have been with us here:
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About As darker, darker fall around
Charles Steggall's As darker, darker fall around is a sacred anthem for SATB choir, written in English. The text is a prayer sung as night falls, seeking comfort and divine light during times of fear and sorrow. It speaks of our hopes and fears, our mortal toil and tears, and remembers absent loved ones. The choir is asked to pray for the weary, the sick, the poor, the fallen, and all those who have strayed, ultimately placing these burdens before a loving God who will hear their pleas. The music aims to convey the solemnity and earnestness of this devotional text.
