LIGHT ONE CANDLE TO WATCH FOR THE MESSIAH

Wayne L. Wold, b. 1954, © 1984 Fortress Press
(from With One Voice, no. 630)

1. Light one candle to watch for Messiah: let the light banish darkness.
   He shall bring salvation to Israel, God fulfills the promise.
2. Light two candles to watch for Messiah: let the light banish darkness.
   He shall feed the flock like a shepherd, gently lead them homeward.
3. Light three candles to watch for Messiah: let the light banish darkness.
   Lift your heads and lift high the gateway for the King of glory.
4. Light four candles to watch for Messiah: let the light banish darkness.
   He is coming, tell the glad tidings. Let your light be shining.

Here's the MID2txt (the tune is a Yiddish folksong):

MIDI file: TifInVel.mid

Timebase: 192

Name: Tif in veldele
Text: By Jida popolkanto
Copyright: anonima
Tempo: 090 (666666 microsec/crotchet)
TimeSig: 6/8 24 8
Start
0000 1 64 110 0160 0 64 000 0032 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 68 110 0094 0 68 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 65 110 0048 0 65 000 0000 1 64 110 0046 0 64 000 0002 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 68 110 0160 0 68 000 0032 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 71 110 0094 0 71 000 0002 1 68 110 0094 0 68 000 0002 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 69 110 0192 0 69 000 0000 1 71 110 0048 0 71 000 0000 1 69 110 0046 0 69 000 0002 1 68 110 0256 0 68 000 0032 1 72 110 0096 0 72 000 0000 1 71 110 0094 0 71 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 68 110 0160 0 68 000 0032 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 68 110 0094 0 68 000 0002 1 69 110 0094 0 69 000 0002 1 65 110 0046 0 65 000 0002 1 64 110 0046 0 64 000 0002 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 62 110 0160 0 62 000 0032 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 65 110 0096 0 65 000 0000 1 64 110 0094 0 64 000 0002 1 62 110 0094 0 62 000 0002 1 64 110 0256 0 64 000 0032 1 64 110 0256 0 64 000
End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

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ABC format:

X:1
T:Tif in veldele
M:6/8
Q:1/4=90
K:C
E2EEEE|A^GAF/2E/2D2|^G2AB^GE|A2B/2A/2^G3|
cBA^G2E|A^GAF/2E/2D2|D2DFED|E3E21/8||

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