Amid the silence (Anonymous)
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- Editor: Rod Mather (submitted 2009-01-20). Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 71 kB Copyright: Public Domain
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- Editor: Christopher R. Baker (submitted 2000-11-27). Copyright: CC BY 1.0
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General Information
Title: Amid the Silence
Composer: Anonymous
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Christmas and New Year Songs (1922)
Description: English version of traditional Polish carol, "Wsrod nocnej ciszy".
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Original text and translations
English text translation from Polish by Angela Morgan
- 1.
- Amid the silence of the solemn night,
- Sound the glad summons,
- "Lo the king of Light!
- Rouse, O shepherds, haste with singing
- Christ has come, salvation bringing,
- Born at Bethlehem."
- 2.
- Gladly the herdsmen sough the Holy Son,
- Found in a manger
- Christ the sinless one,
- Worshipped him with exultation,
- "God has brought us full salvation!
- Him we shall adore!"
- 3.
- Lord, we have hailed thee, many thousand years.
- Now through our darkness
- Lo, thy star appears.
- King and prophets long have named thee,
- Priests and martyrs all proclaimed thee,
- "Saviour of mankind."