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In 1862, during the US Civil War, General Daniel Butterfield wanted a
new melody for "lights out" And so, without any musical training, he composed one in his head.
Years later, the general wrote, "I called in someone who could write music, and practiced a change in the call of "Taps' until I had it suit
my ear, and then... got it to my taste without being able to write
music or knowing the technical name of any note, but simply by ear, arranged it." General Butterfield gave the music to the brigade
bugler, and the rest is history.
While there are no offical lyrics to the hauntingly familiar strains of "Taps," here is a commonly accepted version of one verse;
"Day is done, gone the sun,
From the hills, from the lake, from the sky;
All is well, safely rest, God is nigh."
What a comforting lyric as faithful members of the military are laid to rest! And what hope in the acknowledgment that God is NEAR, even-especially-in death!
At a time when death and evil reigned, the Prophet Isaiah anticipated a day when death itself would die, "Your sun shall no longer go down," he wrote to Israel, "for the Lord will be Your everlasting light." (Isiah 60:20)
For those who follow Jesus, thestrains of "Taps" are not a funeral
dirge but a song of hope. "The days of your mourning shall be ended" (Isaiah 60:20) All is well, God is nigh." - Tim Gustafson
From Our Daily Bread Bread
"Sunset in one land is sunrise in another."
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-Rev. Michael E. Washburn
Newborn wrote to All <=-
In 1862, during the US Civil War, General Daniel Butterfield wanted a new melody for "lights out" And so, without any musical training, he composed one in his head.
Years later, the general wrote, "I called in someone who could write music, and practiced a change in the call of "Taps' until I had it suit my ear, and then... got it to my taste without being able to write music or knowing the technical name of any note, but simply by ear, arranged it." General Butterfield gave the music to the brigade bugler, and the rest is history.
While there are no offical lyrics to the hauntingly familiar strains of "Taps," here is a commonly accepted version of one verse;
"Day is done, gone the sun,
From the hills, from the lake, from the sky;
All is well, safely rest, God is nigh."
What a comforting lyric as faithful members of the military are laid to rest! And what hope in the acknowledgment that God is NEAR, even-especially-in death!
At a time when death and evil reigned, the Prophet Isaiah anticipated a day when death itself would die, "Your sun shall no longer go down," he wrote to Israel, "for the Lord will be Your everlasting light." (Isiah 60:20)
For those who follow Jesus, thestrains of "Taps" are not a funeral dirge but a song of hope. "The days of your mourning shall be ended" (Isaiah 60:20) All is well, God is nigh." - Tim Gustafson
From Our Daily Bread Bread
"Sunset in one land is sunrise in another."
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Re: Re: Gone The Sun
By: Spiffwiggler to Newborn on Tue May 27 2008 06:30 am
We need MORE of this in the world :-)
Thanks to both of you!
I'd like to add a page to my website similar to this forum.
Would either of you be interested in contributing material?
Thanks again :-)
Re: Re: Gone The Sun
By: Ralph Smole to Spiffwiggler on Tue May 27 2008 21:28:00
Re: Re: Gone The Sun
By: Spiffwiggler to Newborn on Tue May 27 2008 06:30 am
We need MORE of this in the world :-)
Thanks to both of you!
I'd like to add a page to my website similar to this forum.
Would either of you be interested in contributing material?
Thanks again :-)
I would contribute :-)
-Rev. Michael E. Washburn
I'd like to add a page to my website similar to this forum.
Would either of you be interested in contributing material?
Re: Re: Gone The Sun
By: Spiffwiggler to Newborn on Tue May 27 2008 06:30 am
We need MORE of this in the world :-)
Thanks to both of you!
I'd like to add a page to my website similar to this forum.
Would either of you be interested in contributing material?
Thanks again :-)
Re: Re: Gone The Sun
By: Ralph Smole to Spiffwiggler on Tue May 27 2008 10:28 pm
Re: Re: Gone The Sun
By: Spiffwiggler to Newborn on Tue May 27 2008 06:30 am
We need MORE of this in the world :-)
Thanks to both of you!
I'd like to add a page to my website similar to this forum.
Would either of you be interested in contributing material?
Thanks again :-)
Glad to (as my health permits) :-). May the Lord guide and encoureage y
Newborn
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