Advent song thread (Haruo, elsewhere)

Subject: Advent song thread (Haruo, elsewhere)
From: Haruo
Date: 17 Dec 13 - 05:00 PM

This Advent I have been posting a song text each day on my Facebook page, and also in a thread at BaptistLife.com. (I also suggest tunes, but generally don't actually give the music.) Now that we are in the last week before Christmas Eve, I have upped the frequency to three a day, namely one stanza of "O come, O come, Emmanuel" in Latin and English, following the progression of the Great "O" Antiphons; one Marian item (since the antiphons are intended for use with the Magnificat at Vespers), and one other song each day. Thus far, the list looks like this:

IA1        Arise, the kingdom is at hand        ELLACOMBE
IA2        The advent of our God        BETHLEHEM SHORT
IA3        Rock of Ages, let our song        MAOZ TSUR
IA4        Hail to the Lord's Anointed!        SHEFFIELD
IA5        Watchman, tell us of the night        WATCHMAN
IA6        See! see in the East a new glory ascends        SAMANTHRA
IA7        Subid a los montes, alzad la canción        ST. DENIO
IB1        Quoth the Fir-tree, orange and vine        MIRTH (Clark)
IB2        How splendid shines the morning star        MORNING STAR (Southern Harmony)
IB3        God from on high hath heard        ST. DENYS (Spinney)
IB4        Śliczna Panienka (Carol of the Hay)        ŚLICZNA PANIENKA
IB5a        Light the light, the fire of life        IL EST NÉ
IB5b        Light one candle to watch for Messiah        TIF IN VELDELE
IB5c        One Candle Is Lit        CRADLE SONG
IB6        The race that long in darkness pined        SHILOH (Billings)
IB7        The Prince of salvation is coming, Prepare        THE BLOOMING WILDERNESS
IC1        People, look east! The time is near        BESANÇON
IC2a        Some say love, it is a river        THE ROSE
IC2b        わが心　あまつ神を　尊み        MARY'S SONG (MacNair)
IC3a        The First Great "O" Antiphon of Advent        VENI EMMANUEL (stanza only)
IC3b        Mary, how lovely the light of your glory        STAR IN THE EAST
IC3c        Hail the blest morn! See the great Mediator        STAR IN THE EAST

I invite those who like this sort of seasonal music to follow along, singing where appropriate.

Subject: RE: Advent song thread (Haruo, elsewhere)
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 18 Dec 13 - 11:31 AM

Thank you, Haruo. I'll look into matching the words with the tunes so I can sing them.

Another beautiful song for your list is "The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns."

Subject: RE: Advent song thread (Haruo, elsewhere)
From: Haruo
Date: 19 Dec 13 - 04:26 AM

Leeneia (and anyone else interested) let me know if you can't find the music, I'll try to supply scanned scores or youtube links or something so you know how the tunes go.

Subject: RE: Advent song thread (Haruo, elsewhere)
From: Nigel Parsons
Date: 19 Dec 13 - 05:27 AM

I'll second leeneia's suggestion.
The hymn is also known by the first word of its refrain "Maranatha" (Aramaic = "Our Lord comes")

Interesting list. I'll investigate some of those for Advent next year.

Subject: The last two days
From: Haruo
Date: 19 Dec 13 - 12:18 PM

IC4a        The Second Great "O" Antiphon of Advent        VENI EMMANUEL (stanza only)
IC4b        The Seven Rejoices of Mary        SEVEN REJOICES
IC4c        All Poor Folk and Humble        OLWEN
IC5a        The Third Great "O" Antiphon of Advent        VENI EMMANUEL (stanza only)
IC5b        Who'd have thought the Lord Almighty...?        CHEATING GAME
IC5c        Out on the plains the brolgas are dancing        CAROL OF THE BIRDS (James)

Subject: RE: Advent song thread (Haruo, elsewhere)
From: Haruo
Date: 19 Dec 13 - 12:26 PM

The King Shall Come, or Maranatha, is certainly a good suggestion. In the US it is usually set, in recent hymnals anyhow, to MORNING SONG, and in older ones to ST. STEPHEN (Jones); what tune do you know it to? And BTW is there a St. Stephen's Day (i.e. Boxing Day) text that is sung to the latter tune?

Subject: RE: Advent song thread (Haruo, elsewhere)
From: Haruo
Date: 19 Dec 13 - 12:35 PM

See my new thread Boxing Day / St. Stephen songs, too.

Subject: RE: Advent song thread (Haruo, elsewhere)
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 19 Dec 13 - 03:24 PM

One you don't mention (though strictly speaking it's about the Annunciation) is the one by Baring-Gould that starts

The Angel Gabriel from heaven came
His wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame

Always makes the hairs on my neck stand up...

Subject: Christmas postings
From: Haruo
Date: 06 Jan 14 - 02:38 AM

I have continued the series through Christmas, but now that we've reached the Epiphany and Twelfth Night I'll probably give it a rest.

Here are the more recent items (I can't find a record of a second posting on Dec. 20, though there is a first and a third):

ADVENT cont'd

20        IC6a        The Fourth Great "O" Antiphon of Advent        VENI EMMANUEL (stanza only)
        IC6b        ?        
        IC6c        The Spirit of God like a fire is burning        PARACLETE
21        IC7a        The Fifth Great "O" Antiphon of Advent        VENI EMMANUEL (stanza only)
        IC7b        Hail, holy Queen enthroned above        SALVE REGINA
        IC7c        오소서 / Come now, O Prince of Peace        O-SO-SO
22        ID1a        The Sixth Great "O" Antiphon of Advent        VENI EMMANUEL (stanza only)
        ID1b        Hail, Queen of heaven, the Ocean Star        STELLA (English)
        ID1c        Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning        WESLEY (Mason)
23        ID2a        The Seventh Great "O" Antiphon of Advent        VENI EMMANUEL (stanza only)
        ID2b        Mary had a little Lamb        LITTLE LAMB
        ID2c        Heir of all the waiting ages        PICARDY
24        ID3a        O Come, O Come, Emmanuel        VENI EMMANUEL
(all seven verses in reverse order in Latin, English and Esperanto)
        ID3b        When He comes, when He comes        DAVID (Hooper)
        ID3c        Sleep, baby mine        CAROL OF THE MOTHER

CHRISTMAS

25        I1a        The Twelve Bugs of Christmas        THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
        I1b        My name is Francis Tolliver        CHRISTMAS IN THE TRENCHES
        I1c        Bright and joyful is the morn        EASTER HYMN
        I1d        When the crimson sun had set        GLORIA / IRIS
        I1e        Shepherds in the field abiding        GLORIA / IRIS
        I1f        When the sun had sunk to rest        GLORIA / IRIS
        I1g        O Shepherd O shepherd come leave off your piping        CHARIOTS (Kirkpatrick)
26        I2a        Children, Go Where I Send Thee        CHILDREN GO
        I2b        Paul and Silas bound in jail        HOLD ON
        I2c        Neath a tree by a river        TIT-WILLOW
        I2d        When Stephen, full of power and grace        SALVATION
        I2e        Who killed Davey Moore?        DAVEY MOORE
27        I3a        Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah        PRAISE JEHOVAH
        I3b        When Israel camped in Sinai        WEBB
        I3c        Saint Joseph was a quiet man        FORSTER
28        I4a        In Bethlem Town the Christ was born        CHEATING GAME
        I4b        Come, Zion's children        FELICITY
29        I5a        Tomorrow Christ is coming        CRAIGMILLAR
        I5b        When the present holds no promise        JOEL
        I5c        Deck us all with Boston Charlie        NOS GALAN
        I5d        Beecham's Pills        MENDELSSOHN
        I5e        O Lutefisk, O Lutefisk        O TANNENBAUM
30        I6a        Beautiful Star of Bethlehem        BEAUTIFUL STAR
31        I7a        Jerusalem, lift up thy voice        VOM HIMMEL HOCH
        I7b        Jesus came, the heavens adoring        CWM RHONDDA
        I7c        Across the sky the shades of night        ALLEIN GOTT
1        I8a        The Old Year now away is fled        GREENSLEEVES
        I8b        Ring out the old, ring in the new        WILD BELLS
        I8c        Good-bye, Old Booze        OLD BOOZE
        I8d        From glory unto glory        ALFORD
2        I9a        Orientis partibus / From the east the donkey came        ORIENTIS PARTIBUS
        I9b        Little grey donkey        LITTLE GREY DONKEY
3        I10a        There came three kings at break of day        LAND OF REST
4        I11a        The kings of the east are riding        WALLACE (Hamilton)
        I11b        Hosanna to the Son of David        MARZO
5        I12a        As Joseph was a-walking        CHERRY TREE CAROL
        I12b        Angels from the realms of glory        GRAFTON