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Oxford Book of Carols

Publication Date: 1928 Publisher: Oxford University Press Publication Place: London et al. Editors: Ralph Vaughan Williams; Percy Dearmer; Martin Shaw

The Angel Gabriel

Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: The Angel Gabriel from God Refrain First Line: Then sing we all, both great and small Used With Tune: [The Angel Gabriel from God]

Appears in 27 hymnals First Line: A child this day is born Refrain First Line: Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, sing all we may Lyrics: 1 A child this day is born, A child of high renown, Most worthy of a sceptre, A sceptre and a crown. Chorus: Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, sing all we may, Because the King of all kings Was born this blessed day. 2 These tidings shepherds heard In field watching their fold; ’Twas by an angel unto them, That night reveal'd and told: (Chorus) 3 To whom the angel spoke, Saying, ‘Be not afraid; Be glad, poor silly shepherds— Why are you so dismayed? (Chorus) 4 ‘For lo! I bring you tidings Of gladness and of mirth. Which cometh to all peoples by This holy infant's birth’: (Chorus) 5 Then was there with the angel An host incontinent Of heavenly bright soldiers Which from the Highest was sent: (Chorus) 6 Lauding the Lord our God And his celestial King; All glory be in Paradise, This heavenly host did sing: (Chorus) 7 And as the angel told them, So to them did appear; They found the young child, Jesus Christ, With Mary, his mother dear: (Chorus) Used With Tune: [A child this day is born] Text Sources: Words and tune from William Sandys, Christmas Carols, 1833 (West of England)

Dark the Night

Author: Rev. W. Lloyd; Canon Owen Jones Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Dark the night lay, wild and dreary Used With Tune: [Dark the night lay, wild and dreary] Text Sources: The tune and original Welsh words first appeared in Carolan Nadolig by Canon Owen Jones.

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Tunes

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[Dark the night lay, wild and dreary]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Canon Owen Jones Tune Sources: The tune and original Welsh words first appeared in Carolan Nadolig by Canon Owen Jones. Incipit: 67133 21176 71232 Used With Text: Dark the Night

[God rest you merry gentlemen]

Appears in 81 hymnals Incipit: 11554 32171 23451 Used With Text: God Rest You Merry (London)

[Good people all, this Christmas-time]

Appears in 4 hymnals Used With Text: Wexford Carol

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Instances

Published text-tune combinations (hymns) from specific hymnals

A Virgin Most Pure

Hymnal: OBC1928 #A1 (1928) First Line: [A Virgin most pure]

On Christmas Night (Sussex Carol)

Hymnal: OBC1928 #A2 (1928) First Line: [On Christmas night all Christians sing] Tune Title: [On Christmas night all Christians sing]

The Moon Shines Bright

Hymnal: OBC1928 #A3a (1928) First Line: [The moon shines bright, and the stars give a light]

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People

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Percy Dearmer

1867 - 1936 By of "" in Oxford Book of Carols Dearmer, Percy, M.A., son of Thomas Dearmer, was born in London, Feb. 27, 1867, and educated at Westminster School and at Christ Church, Oxford (B.A. 1890, M.A. 1896). He was ordained D. 1891, P. 1892, and has been since 1901 Vicar of S. Mary the Virgin, Primrose Hill, London. He has been Secretary of the London Branch of the Christian Social Union since 1891, and is the author of The Parson's Handbook, 1st edition, 1899, and other works. He was one of the compilers of the English Hymnal, 1906, acting as Secretary and Editor, and contributed to it ten translations (38, 95, 150, 160, 165, 180, 215, 237, 352, 628) and portions of two others (242, 329), with the following originals:— 1. A brighter dawn is breaking. Easter. Suggested by the Aurora lucis, p. 95, but practically original. 2. Father, Who on man dost shower. Temperance. 3. God, we thank Thee, not in vain. Burial. 4. Holy God, we offer here. Holy Communion. 5. Jesu, good above all other. For Children. 6. Lord, the wind and sea obey Thee. For those at Sea. 7. The winter's sleep was long and deep. St. Philip and St. James. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Ralph Vaughan Williams

1872 - 1958 Person Name: R. V. W. Hymnal Number: 7 Arranger of "[Come all you faithful Christians]" in Oxford Book of Carols Through his composing, conducting, collecting, editing, and teaching, Ralph Vaughan Williams (b. Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England, October 12, 1872; d. Westminster, London, England, August 26, 1958) became the chief figure in the realm of English music and church music in the first half of the twentieth century. His education included instruction at the Royal College of Music in London and Trinity College, Cambridge, as well as additional studies in Berlin and Paris. During World War I he served in the army medical corps in France. Vaughan Williams taught music at the Royal College of Music (1920-1940), conducted the Bach Choir in London (1920-1927), and directed the Leith Hill Music Festival in Dorking (1905-1953). A major influence in his life was the English folk song. A knowledgeable collector of folk songs, he was also a member of the Folksong Society and a supporter of the English Folk Dance Society. Vaughan Williams wrote various articles and books, including National Music (1935), and composed numerous arrangements of folk songs; many of his compositions show the impact of folk rhythms and melodic modes. His original compositions cover nearly all musical genres, from orchestral symphonies and concertos to choral works, from songs to operas, and from chamber music to music for films. Vaughan Williams's church music includes anthems; choral-orchestral works, such as Magnificat (1932), Dona Nobis Pacem (1936), and Hodie (1953); and hymn tune settings for organ. But most important to the history of hymnody, he was music editor of the most influential British hymnal at the beginning of the twentieth century, The English Hymnal (1906), and coeditor (with Martin Shaw) of Songs of Praise (1925, 1931) and the Oxford Book of Carols (1928). Bert Polman

Owen Jones

Person Name: Canon Owen Jones Hymnal Number: 9 Compiler of original source of "Dark the Night" in Oxford Book of Carols

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