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Appears in 6 hymnals Refrain First Line: O that blessed going out Lyrics: 1 Wake all music's magic powers, On this blissful morning, Born today, the Child is ours, Theme of Prophet's warning: Giant in the race He towers, Toil and danger scorning. Refrain: O that blessed going out Which salvation brought about. O that blessed going out, Which salvation brought about 2 Let this glorious holiday Find such holy spending That the simple-hearted may Joy without offending, And sweet charity may stay, With our concourse blending, [Refrain] 3 Give we glory to this Feast, For man's restoration; Now the guilty is released, Freed from condemnation; By the widow's son deceased, See Elisha's station! [Refrain] 4 O how bright is this day made, Day with radiance glowing, Which the Light of Light displayed, Light in darkness shewing; Chasing thus death's gloomy shade, Brightness o'er us throwing! [Refrain] 5 Risen today in spendour bright, Shining to all ages, Beams the Sun, whose distant light Touched the Prophet's pages; Now, to end the reign of night, Christ His power engages. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Wake all music's magic powers]

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[Wake all music's magic powers]

Appears in 5 hymnals Incipit: 33432 51345 765 Used With Text: Wake All Music's Magic Powers

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Wake All Music's Magic Powers

Hymnal: Christmas Carols New and Old #27 (1871) Refrain First Line: O that blessed going out Lyrics: 1 Wake all music's magic powers, On this blissful morning, Born today, the Child is ours, Theme of Prophet's warning: Giant in the race He towers, Toil and danger scorning. Refrain: O that blessed going out Which salvation brought about. O that blessed going out, Which salvation brought about 2 Let this glorious holiday Find such holy spending That the simple-hearted may Joy without offending, And sweet charity may stay, With our concourse blending, [Refrain] 3 Give we glory to this Feast, For man's restoration; Now the guilty is released, Freed from condemnation; By the widow's son deceased, See Elisha's station! [Refrain] 4 O how bright is this day made, Day with radiance glowing, Which the Light of Light displayed, Light in darkness shewing; Chasing thus death's gloomy shade, Brightness o'er us throwing! [Refrain] 5 Risen today in spendour bright, Shining to all ages, Beams the Sun, whose distant light Touched the Prophet's pages; Now, to end the reign of night, Christ His power engages. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Wake all music's magic powers]

Wake All Music's Magic Powers

Hymnal: Christmas Carols New and Old #27 (1878) Refrain First Line: O that blessed going out Languages: English Tune Title: [Wake all music's magic powers]

Wake All Music's Magic Pow'rs

Author: Henry R. Bramley Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #12956 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.7.7.7 First Line: Wake all music’s magic pow’rs Refrain First Line: O that blessed going out Lyrics: 1 Wake all music’s magic pow’rs, On this blissful morning; Born today, the Child is ours, Theme of prophet’s warning; Giant in the race He tow’rs, Toil and danger scorning. Refrain: O that blessed going out, Which salvation brought about, O that blessed going out, Which salvation brought about. 2 Let this glorious holiday Find such holy spending, That the simple hearted may Joy without offending, And sweet charity may stay, With our concourse blending. [Refrain] 3 Give we glory to this feast, For man’s restoration: Now the guilty is released, Freed from condemnation: By the widow’s son deceased, See Elisha’s station! [Refrain] 4 O how bright is this day made, Day with radiance glowing, Which the Light of light displayed, Light in darkness showing; Chasing thus death’s gloomy shade, Brightness o’er us throwing! [Refrain] 5 Risen today in splendor bright, Shining to all ages, Beams the Sun, whose distant light Touched the prophet’s pages; Now, to end the reign of night, Christ His power engages. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: INTERLAKEN

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John Stainer

1840 - 1901 Arranger of "INTERLAKEN" in The Cyber Hymnal

Henry Ramsden Bramley

1833 - 1917 Person Name: Henry R. Bramley Author of "Wake All Music's Magic Pow'rs" in The Cyber Hymnal English clergyman, a high-church Anglican. Text editor of Christmas Carols New and Old, 1871 (John Stainer was the music editor), a seminal work in the second period of carol revival. The usual four-part setting of "The First Nowell" appeared in this book. Published a number of translations of hymns and carols from the Latin. ============================= Bramley, Henry Ramsden, M.A., was born June 4, 1833, at Addingham, near Otley, Yorks, matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford, 1852, Scholar of University College 1853, Fellow of Magdalen 1857 (B.A. 1856, M.A. 1859). He was ordained D. 1856, P. 1858, was from 1861 to 1889 Vicar of Horspath, Oxon, and from 1895 to 1901 Canon and Precentor of Lincoln. His hymns and translations appeared principally in his own Christmas Carols (p. 212, ii.) and in the different Lyras edition by Mr. Shipley, generally marked as by " H. R. B." Of these, "The great God of Heaven is come down to earth" (Christmas), p. 212, ii., is in the English Hymnal, 1906. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)