452 THE METHODIST HYMN-BOOK ILLUSTRATED
Hymn 884. Now the day is over.
S. BARING-GOULD (455)-
Printed in Church Times, 1865, and in Appendix to Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1868. The second verse of the original was-
Now the darkness gathers,
Stars begin to peep, Birds, and beasts, and flowers
Soon will be asleep.
It was written as an evening hymn for the scholars at Horboiy Bridge, and founded on Prov. iii. 24 : When thou lust down thou shalt not be afraid; yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
Hymn 885. Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me.
MARY DUNCAN.
Mrs. Duncan (1814-40) was the daughter of Rev Robert Lundie, parish minister of Kelso. She married Rev. William Wallace Duncan, parish minister at Cleish in July, 836. A severe chill brought on a fever which caused her early death. Her hymns were chiefly written for her children, between July and December, 1839- They appeared in **">" by her mother, 1841, and in Rhymes for my Children, 1842, to the number of twenty-three.
Hymn 886. O Lord of all, we bring to Thee our
sacrifice of praise. ELLA SOPHIA ARMITAGE.
Mrs. Armitage was born in Liverpool in 1841, and is the daughter of Mr. S. M. Bulley, granddaughter of Rev. Dr Raffles, of Liverpool. She is the author of The ChMhood of the English Nation; The Connexion of England and Scotland ; An Introduction to English Antiquities, This hymn was written for a service of song. Mrs. Armitage now lives a Rawdon, near Leeds, and is the wife of a Congregational minister.
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