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*<b>CPDL #7062:</b> [http://www.christmas-carol-music.org/Index_of_Titles.html http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/ | *<b>CPDL #7061 and #7062:</b> [http://www.christmas-carol-music.org/Index_of_Titles.html http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/d/d7/Network.png] PDF and MIDI files available. | ||
:<b>Editor:</b> [[User:Edward L. Stauff|Edward L. Stauff]] <i>(added 2004-05-20)</i>. <b>Score information: </b>Letter, 1 pages, kbytes <b>Copyright:</b> [[ChoralWiki:Personal|Personal]]<br> | :<b>Editor:</b> [[User:Edward L. Stauff|Edward L. Stauff]] <i>(added 2004-05-20)</i>. <b>Score information: </b>Letter, 1 pages, kbytes <b>Copyright:</b> [[ChoralWiki:Personal|Personal]]<br> | ||
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:<b>Edition notes:</b> | :<b>Edition notes:</b> "Forest Green" and "St. Louis" tunes available in two separate scores. | ||
*<b>CPDL #621:</b> [http://wso.williams.edu/cpdl/sheet/xmas-001.pdf http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/8/84/Icon_pdf.gif] .<br> | *<b>CPDL #621:</b> [http://wso.williams.edu/cpdl/sheet/xmas-001.pdf http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/8/84/Icon_pdf.gif] .<br> | ||
:<b>Editor:</b> [[User:Rafael Ornes|Rafael Ornes]] <i>(added 1999-12-07)</i>. <b>Score information: </b>20 kbytes <b>Copyright:</b> [[ChoralWiki:CPDL|CPDL]]<br> | :<b>Editor:</b> [[User:Rafael Ornes|Rafael Ornes]] <i>(added 1999-12-07)</i>. <b>Score information: </b>20 kbytes <b>Copyright:</b> [[ChoralWiki:CPDL|CPDL]]<br> | ||
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:<b>Edition notes:</b> | :<b>Edition notes:</b> tune: "Forest Green" | ||
==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
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<b>Published: </b><br> | <b>Published: </b><br> | ||
<b>Description:</b> <br> | <b>Description:</b> For obvious reasons, the final verse is traditionally only sung on Christmas Day.<br> | ||
<b>External websites: </b> | <b>External websites: </b> | ||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
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:O little town of Bethlehem how still we see thee lie! | :O little town of Bethlehem how still we see thee lie! | ||
:Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by | :Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by | ||
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:The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight. | :The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight. | ||
'''2.''' | |||
:O morning stars, together proclaim the holy birth, | :O morning stars, together proclaim the holy birth, | ||
:and praises sing to God the King and peace to men on earth; | :and praises sing to God the King and peace to men on earth; | ||
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:While mortals sleep, the angels keep their watch of wondring love'. | :While mortals sleep, the angels keep their watch of wondring love'. | ||
'''3.''' | |||
:How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is giv'n! | :How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is giv'n! | ||
:So God imparts to human hearts the blessings of his heav'n. | :So God imparts to human hearts the blessings of his heav'n. | ||
:No ear may hear his coming; but in this world of sin, | :No ear may hear his coming; but in this world of sin, | ||
:Where meek souls will receive him, | :Where meek souls will receive him, still the dear Christ enters in. | ||
'''4.''' | |||
:O holy child of Bethlehem, descend to us we pray, | |||
:Cast out our sin and enter in, be born in us today, | |||
:We hear the Christmas angels, the great glad tidings tell; | |||
:O come to us, abide with us, our Lord Emmanuel. | |||
{{Cleanup|This work is listed under "Traditional". Two scores say composer is L. H. Redner, tune: "St. Louis", also "Forest Green", traditional English harm. by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Please separate the editions and correct titles etc. [[User:Bobnotts|Bobnotts]] 17:41, 14 December 2006 (PST)}} | |||
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Revision as of 01:41, 15 December 2006
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- CPDL #7061 and #7062:
PDF and MIDI files available.
- Editor: Edward L. Stauff (added 2004-05-20). Score information: Letter, 1 pages, kbytes Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: "Forest Green" and "St. Louis" tunes available in two separate scores.
- CPDL #621:
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- Editor: Rafael Ornes (added 1999-12-07). Score information: 20 kbytes Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: tune: "Forest Green"
General Information
Title: O Little Town of Bethlehem
Composer: Traditional
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol
Language: English
Instruments: none, a cappella
Published:
Description: For obvious reasons, the final verse is traditionally only sung on Christmas Day.
External websites:
Original text and translations
English text
1.
- O little town of Bethlehem how still we see thee lie!
- Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by
- Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting light
- The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.
2.
- O morning stars, together proclaim the holy birth,
- and praises sing to God the King and peace to men on earth;
- For Christ is born of Mary; and, gathered all above,
- While mortals sleep, the angels keep their watch of wondring love'.
3.
- How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is giv'n!
- So God imparts to human hearts the blessings of his heav'n.
- No ear may hear his coming; but in this world of sin,
- Where meek souls will receive him, still the dear Christ enters in.
4.
- O holy child of Bethlehem, descend to us we pray,
- Cast out our sin and enter in, be born in us today,
- We hear the Christmas angels, the great glad tidings tell;
- O come to us, abide with us, our Lord Emmanuel.
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