Text: | The snow lay on the ground |
Tune: | VENITE ADOREMUS |
Adapter: | C. Winfred Douglas, 1867-1944 |
Harmonizer: | Leo Sowerby, 1895-1968 |
1 The snow lay on the ground, the stars shone bright,
When Christ the Lord was born on Christmas night.
Venite adoremus Dominum.
Venite adoremus Dominum.
Refrain:
Venite adoremus Dominum.
Venite adoremus Dominum.
2 'Twas gentle Mary maid, so young and strong,
who welcomed here the Christ-child with a song.
She laid him in a stall at Bethlehem;
the ass and oxen shared the roof with them. [Refrain]
3 And Joseph too was there to tend the Child,
to guard him, and protect his mother mild.
The angels hovered round and sang this song:
Venite adoremus Dominum. [Refrain]
4 And thus that manger poor became a throne,
for he whom Mary bore was God the Son.
Oh come, then, let us join the heavenly host,
to praise the Father, Son and Holy Ghost. [Refrain]
Text Information | |
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First Line: | The snow lay on the ground, the stars shone bright |
Title: | The snow lay on the ground |
Refrain First Line: | Venite adoremus Dominum |
Meter: | 10 10 10 10 with refrain (10 10) |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1997 |
Topic: | Church Year: Christmas |
Source: | Anglo-Irish carol; alt. |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | VENITE ADOREMUS |
Adapter: | C. Winfred Douglas, 1867-1944 |
Harmonizer: | Leo Sowerby, 1895-1968 |
Meter: | 10 10 10 10 with refrain (10 10) |
Key: | G Major |
Source: | English Melody |
Copyright: | © H. W. Gray Companey, Inc. |