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.”

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