Eastergate (John Ireland)

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Editor: John Henry Fowler (added 2007-11-15).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 20 kbytes       Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: SATB version in English from CyberHymnal - File Sizes: PDF: 20 KB, MIDI: 2 KB, NWC: 1 KB

General Information

Title: Eastergate
Composer: John Ireland

Number of voices: 4vv  Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymns     Meter:  58. 53
Language: English
Instruments: piano/organ
Published: Tune: Eastergate, John N. Ire­land, 1906; Lyrics: Isa­bel­la S. Ste­phen­son, 1869. She wrote this hymn after his brother was sent to South Africa for health reasons. It was sung on the HMS Bac­chante, and pub­lished in the Man­u­al of Com­mon Pray­er at Sea, 1886.

Description:

External websites:

Cyber Hymnal entry for Eastergate:

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/h/f/hftmercy.htm

Original text and translations

English text

1.

Holy Father, in Thy mercy,

Hear our anxious prayer.

Keep our loved ones, now far distant,

’Neath Thy care.

2.

Jesus, Savior, let Thy presence

Be their light and guide;

Keep, oh, keep them, in their weakness,

At Thy side.

3.

When in sorrow, when in danger,

When in loneliness,

In Thy love look down and comfort

Their distress.

4.

May the joy of Thy salvation

Be their strength and stay;

May they love and may they praise Thee

Day by day.

5.

Holy Spirit, let Thy teaching

Sanctify their life;

Send Thy grace, that they may conquer

In the strife.

6.

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,

God the One in Three,

Bless them, guide them, save them, keep them

Near to Thee.

Lyrics: Isa­bel­la S. Ste­phen­son, 1869. Man­u­al of Com­mon Pray­er at Sea, 1886.