1793-1847
Henry F. Lyte (1793-1847)

June 1, 1793, Ed­nam (near Kel­so), Scot­land.

No­vem­ber 20, 1847, Nice, France.

Eng­lish Cem­e­tery, Nice, France.

Henry F. Lyte (1793-1847)

Orphaned at an early age, Lyte at­tend­ed Trin­i­ty Coll­ege in Dub­lin, Ire­land, dis­ting­uish­ing him­self in Eng­lish po­e­try. In 1815, he was or­dained, and served a num­ber of par­ish­es in Ire­land and west­ern Eng­land. How­e­ver, for most of his ca­reer, he was pas­tor at All Saints Church in Low­er Brix­ham, De­vons­hire, Eng­land. He wrote two books of re­li­gious po­e­try and hymns:

ERE THE NIGHT FALL

Why do I sigh to find
Life’s evening shadows gathering round my way,
The keen eye dimming, and the buoyant mind
Unhinging day by day?

I want not vulgar fame—
I seek not to survive in brass or stone!
Hearts may not kindle when they hear my name,
Nor tears my value own:

But might I leave be­hind
Some blessing for my fel­lows, some fair trust
To guide, to cheer, to elevate my kind,
When I am in the dust;

Might verse of mine inspire
One virtuous aim, one high resolve impart,
Light in one drooping soul a hallowed fire,
Or bind one broken heart;

Death would be sweeter then,
More calm my slumber ’neath the silent sod—
Might I thus live to bless my fel­low-men,
Or glorify my God!

O Thou whose touch can lend
Life to the dead, Thy quickening grace supply,
And grant me, swanlike, my last breath to spend
In song that may not die!

Henry F. Lyte

  1. Abide with Me
  2. Above Me Hangs the Si­lent Sky
  3. Again, O Lord, I Ope Mine Eyes
  4. Be Mer­ci­ful to Us, O God
  5. Blest Is the Man Who Knows the Lord
  6. Blest Is the Man Whose Spir­it Shares
  7. Church of God Be­low, The
  8. Far from My Hea­ven­ly Home
  9. From Depths of Woe to God I Cry
  10. Gently, Gent­ly Lay Thy Rod
  11. Glorious Shep­herd of the Sheep
  12. Glory and Praise to Je­ho­vah on High
  13. God in His Church Is Known
  14. God Is Our Re­fuge, Tried and Proved
  15. God of Mer­cy, God of Grace
  16. Great Source of All My Be­ing
  17. Hail to Ano­ther Year
  18. Hear, O Lord, Our Sup­pli­ca­tion
  19. How Blest the Man Who Fears the Lord
  20. How Good, How Faith­ful, Lord, Art Thou
  21. Humble, Lord, My Haughty Spir­it
  22. In Tears and Tri­als We Must Sow
  23. In This Wide, Wea­ry World of Care
  24. In Vain the Pow­ers of Dark­ness Try
  25. Jehovah Speaks, Let Man Be Awed
  26. Jesus, I My Cross Have Tak­en
    • Church of God, by Christ’s Sal­va­tion
    • Jesus, We Our Cross Have Tak­en
    • Know, My Soul, Thy Full Sal­va­tion
    • Lo! We Have Left All
    • Savior, I My Cross Have Tak­en
    • Take, My Soul, Thy Full Sal­va­tion
  27. Judge Me, O Lord, and Try My Heart
  28. Judge Me, O Lord, to Thee I Fly
  29. Leaves Around Me Fall­ing, The
  30. Lone Amidst the Dead and Dy­ing
  31. Long Did I Toil
  32. Lord God of My Sal­va­tion
  33. Lord Hath Build­ed for Him­self, The
  34. Lord, I Have Sinned, but O For­give
  35. Lord, I Look to Thee for All
  36. Lord, I Would Stand with Though­tful Eye
  37. Lord Is King, Let Earth Be Glad, The
  38. Lord Is on His Throne, The
  39. Lord Is Our Re­fuge, The
  40. Lord, My God, in Thee I Trust
  41. Lord of the Realms Above
  42. Lord Who Died on Earth for Men, The
  43. Mercies of My God and King, The
  44. My God, My King, Thy Praise I Sing
  45. My God, What Mon­u­ments I See
  46. My Rest Is in Hea­ven
  47. My Spir­it on Thy Care
  48. My Trust Is in the Lord
  49. Not un­to Us, Al­mighty Lord
  50. O God of Glo­ry, God of Grace
  51. O God of Love, How Blest Are They
  52. O God of Love, My God Thou Art
  53. O God of Truth and Grace
  54. O Had I, My Sav­ior, the Wings of a Dove
  55. O How Blest the Con­gre­g­ation
  56. O How Safe and Hap­py He
  57. O Lord, How In­fi­nite Thy Love
  58. O Plead My Cause, My Sav­ior Plead
  59. O Praise the Lord, ’Tis Sweet to Raise
  60. O Praise the Lord; Ye Na­tions, Pour
  61. O Praise Ye the Lord with Heart
  62. O That the Lord’s Salva­tion
  63. O Thou Whom Thought­less Men Con­demn
  64. Of Ev­ery Earth­ly Stay Be­reft
  65. Omniscient God, Thy Eye Di­vine
  66. Our Hearts Shall Praise Thee, God of Love
  67. Pilgrims Here on Earth, and Stran­gers
  68. Pleasant Are Thy Courts Above
  69. Praise for Thee, Lord, in Zi­on Waits
  70. Praise, My Soul, the King of Hea­ven
  71. Praise the Lord, God’s Glo­ries Show
  72. Praise to God on High Be Given
  73. Praise Ye the Lord, His Ser­vants, Raise
  74. Redeemed from Guilt, Re­deemed from Fears
  75. Save Me by Thy Glor­i­ous Name
  76. Shout, Ye People, Clap Your Hands
  77. Sing to the Lord Our Might
  78. Strangers and Pil­grims Here Be­low
  79. Sweet Is the Sol­emn Voice That Calls
  80. There Is a Safe and Se­cret Place
  81. Thy Prom­ise, Lord, Is Per­fect Peace
  82. ’Tis a Plea­sant Thing to See
  83. Unto Thee I Lift Mine Eyes
  84. Vain Were All Our Toil and La­bor
  85. When at Thy Foot­stool, Lord, I Bend
  86. When Earth­ly Joys Glide Swift Away
  87. Whom Shall We Love like Thee?
  88. Wilt Thou Re­turn to Me, O Lord
  89. With Joy We Hail the Sac­red Day