Noël (Charles Gounod)
CPDL #33656:
- Editor: Manfred Hößl (submitted 2014-12-11). Score information: A4, 16 pages, 211 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: organ/piano version at http://www.mhoessl.de/html/4-stimmig.html#Orgel
General Information
Title: Noel
Composer: Charles Gounod
Lyricist: Benjamin Webb
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB/SASolo
Genre: Sacred, Motet
Language: English
Instruments: Orchestra
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Original text and translations
English text
O sing to God your hymns of gladness,
ye loving hearts your tribute pay;
your Lord is born this happy day.
Then pierce the sky with songs of gladness,
disperse the shades of gloom and sadness;
O sing to God your hymns of gladness.
Mark how the Mother lulls to slumber
her new born Babe with tenderest love,
and guards her treasure from above!
O blessed Child with her who bore Thee,
we, too, will kneel in faith before Thee.
O God Incarnate, we adore Thee!
O Word of God for us incarnate,
by faith we hear Thine angels sing,
their hymns of praise to Thee their King.
We join with them in adoration,
we pour to Thee our supplication,
that Thou wouldst grant us, Lord, salvation.