387. The year is swiftly waning
William W. How, 1823-97
A hymn for the autumn season. Like [No. 386], it was written for the author’s Church Hymns, 1871.
For comments on W. W. How see [Hymn 144].
MUSIC. WAS KANN ES SCHÖN’RES GEBEN is from the Gesangbuch mit Noten where it appears anonymously, set to a hymn by Philipp Spitta, “Was kann es schön’res geben.”