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Born in the Night, Mary's Child

Author: Geoffrey Ainger Meter: 7.6.7.6 Appears in 16 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project

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MARY'S CHILD

Meter: 7.6.7.6 Appears in 14 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Geoffrey Ainger; Richard D. Wetzel Hymnal Title: The Presbyterian Hymnal Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 32133 21235 31323 Used With Text: Born in the Night, Mary's Child

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Born in the night, Mary's child

Author: Geoffrey Ainger Hymnal: Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) #81 (2008) Hymnal Title: Anglican Hymns Old and New (Rev. and Enl.) Languages: English Tune Title: [Born in the night, Mary's child]

Born in the night, Mary’s child

Hymnal: Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #150 (2000) Hymnal Title: Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition
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Born in the Night, Mary's Child

Author: Geoffrey Ainger (1925-) Hymnal: Common Praise (1998) #130 (1998) Meter: 4.3.6 D Hymnal Title: Common Praise (1998) Lyrics: 1 Born in the night, Mary's child, a long way from your home: coming in need, Mary's child, born in a borrowed room. 2 Clear shining light, Mary's child, your face lights up our way; light of the world, Mary's child, dawn on our darkened day. 3 Truth of our life, Mary's child, you tell us God is good; prove it is true, Mary's child. Go to your cross of wood. 4 Hope of the world, Mary's child, you're coming soon to reign; king of the earth, Mary's child, walk in our streets again. Topics: Christmas; Mary; Epiphany Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25 Languages: English Tune Title: MARY'S CHILD

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Geoffrey Ainger

1925 - 2013 Hymnal Title: The Presbyterian Hymnal Author of "Born in the Night, Mary's Child" in The Presbyterian Hymnal

Richard D. Wetzel

b. 1935 Hymnal Title: The Presbyterian Hymnal Harmonizer of "MARY'S CHILD" in The Presbyterian Hymnal Richard D. Wetzel (b. 1935) received the Ph.D. in Musicology from the University of Pittsburgh, studying under D�nes Bartha, Theodore Finney, and Robert Snow. He joined the faculty of Ohio University in 1970. Dr. Wetzel's area of emphasis is American Music, and he is published in The New Grove Dictionary of American Music and American National Biography. His book, Frontier Musicians, is a definitive work on German-American music of the 18th and 19th centuries. Wetzel is also a composer and hymnologist, and his liturgical music is found in numerous denominational hymnals, including those published by the Episcopal and Presbyterian churches and the United Church of Christ. Professor Wetzel was the recipient of Ohio University's Outstanding University Professor Award and is currently Chair of Graduate Studies in the School of Music. His arrangement of Geoffrey Ainger's tune, MARY'S CHILD, can be found in the Worship & Rejoice hymnal. http://www.hopepublishing.com