This melody was written by English organist, church musician and music editor, William Henry Monk, and originally titled, Eventide. Monk’s three-year-old daughter had just passed away when he wrote the tune, and she is said to have been his inspiration for the melody. ...
For it is written: And David slew them from the 'neshef' to the evening 'ereb of the next day,14 and does not this mean, from the 'morning dawn' to the evening? — No. [It means:] from the [one] eventide to the [next] eventide. If so, let him write: From neshef to nes...