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==General Information== | ==General Information== | ||
{{Title|''O Long and Darksome was the Night''}} | |||
{{Composer|George Whitefield Chadwick}} | {{Composer|George Whitefield Chadwick}} | ||
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{{Voicing|1|A}} | {{Voicing|1|A}} | ||
{{Genre|Sacred|Lieder}} | {{Genre|Sacred|Lieder}} | ||
{{Language|English}} | {{Language|English}} | ||
{{Instruments|Piano}} | {{Instruments|Piano}} | ||
{{Pub|1|}} | |||
{{Descr|Christmas Songs from Noël}} | |||
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==Original text and translations== | ==Original text and translations== | ||
{{Text|English| | {{Text|English| | ||
O long and darksome was the night | O long and darksome was the night | ||
That in dull watches wore away, | That in dull watches wore away, | ||
With moon and stars alone to light | With moon and stars alone to light | ||
A world bewildering and astray. | A world bewildering and astray. | ||
While oft thick shade and murky cloud | While oft thick shade and murky cloud | ||
Pale moon and stars did deep enshroud; | Pale moon and stars did deep enshroud; | ||
And nations looked, and hoped in vain | And nations looked, and hoped in vain | ||
That over earth, of guilt and sorrow, | That over earth, of guilt and sorrow, | ||
Of sin and hate, the sad domain. | Of sin and hate, the sad domain. | ||
Might dawn a bright and cheerful morrow, | Might dawn a bright and cheerful morrow, | ||
When Thou, O Christ! of flesh wast born, | When Thou, O Christ! of flesh wast born, | ||
To greet Thee in Thy humble bed, | To greet Thee in Thy humble bed, | ||
Though earth Thy lowliness should scorn, | Though earth Thy lowliness should scorn, | ||
Celestial bands with rapture sped; | Celestial bands with rapture sped; | ||
At midnight on the silent air | At midnight on the silent air | ||
Thy birth their floating strains declare: | Thy birth their floating strains declare: | ||
The shepherds catch the thrilling lay, | The shepherds catch the thrilling lay, | ||
In harmony their senses steeping; | In harmony their senses steeping; | ||
Then to Thy manger take their way, | Then to Thy manger take their way, | ||
And gaze on Thee, an infant sleeping!}} | And gaze on Thee, an infant sleeping!}} | ||
[[Category:Sheet music]] | [[Category:Sheet music]] | ||
[[Category:Romantic music]] | [[Category:Romantic music]] | ||
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- (Posted 2023-03-06) CPDL #72939:
- Editor: Claude Tallet (submitted 2023-03-06). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 606 kB Copyright: CPDL
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- (Posted 2015-11-23) CPDL #37637:
- Contributor: Paolo Pandolfo (submitted 2015-11-23). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 1.38 MB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Scanned score from IMSLP.
General Information
Title: O Long and Darksome was the Night
Composer: George Whitefield Chadwick
Lyricist:
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: A
Genre: Sacred, Lied
Language: English
Instruments: Piano
First published:
Description: Christmas Songs from Noël
External websites:
Original text and translations
English text
O long and darksome was the night
That in dull watches wore away,
With moon and stars alone to light
A world bewildering and astray.
While oft thick shade and murky cloud
Pale moon and stars did deep enshroud;
And nations looked, and hoped in vain
That over earth, of guilt and sorrow,
Of sin and hate, the sad domain.
Might dawn a bright and cheerful morrow,
When Thou, O Christ! of flesh wast born,
To greet Thee in Thy humble bed,
Though earth Thy lowliness should scorn,
Celestial bands with rapture sped;
At midnight on the silent air
Thy birth their floating strains declare:
The shepherds catch the thrilling lay,
In harmony their senses steeping;
Then to Thy manger take their way,
And gaze on Thee, an infant sleeping!