1731 | The Cyber Hymnal#1732 | 1733 |
Text: | Gentle Savior, Day and Night |
Translator: | Sabine Baring-Gould |
Tune: | [Gentle Savior, day and night] |
Composer: | Anonymous |
Media: | MIDI file |
1. Gentle Savior, day and night,
Ride three princes great in might,
Over mountain, over plain,
Thee a-seeking, Thee a-seeking,
Over mountain, over plain,
Thee a-seeking, gentle Child.
2. Gaspar, Melchior, Bálthăzár,
Those three princes from afar,
Gold and myrrh, and incense bear
For an offering, for an offering,
To the sweet and gentle Child,
To the sweet and gentle Child.
3. Gentle Savior in the cold,
In the dark with gifts of gold,
Those three princes at the door
Stand a-knocking, stand a-knocking,
Thee to worship, gentle Child,
Thee to worship, gentle Child.
4. Enter princes, from the night!
Here, within, is warmth and light,
Jesus smiles, His hands outspreads
For the offerings, for the offerings,
Praise to Him, the gentle Child,
Praise to Him, the gentle Child.
5. Joseph, sweep the stable clean,
Strew the straw, though all is mean.
Here the temple, here the throne,
Here the altar, here the altar,
Of our King, this gentle Child,
Of our King, this gentle Child.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Gentle Savior, day and night |
Title: | Gentle Savior, Day and Night |
Translator: | Sabine Baring-Gould (19th Century) |
Language: | English |
Source: | Origin Unknown; Carols for Use in Church, by Richard R. Chope (London: William Clowes & Sons, 1894), number 120 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [Gentle Savior, day and night] |
Composer: | Anonymous |
Incipit: | 56543 45511 23212 |
Key: | C Major |
Source: | French Flanders tune |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Media | |
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Adobe Acrobat image: | Adobe Acrobat image (Cyber Hymnal) |
MIDI file: | MIDI File (Cyber Hymnal) |
Noteworthy Composer score: | Noteworthy Composer score (Cyber Hymnal) |
XML score: | XML score |