[How blest were they on Bethlehem's plain]

[How blest were they on Bethlehem's plain]

Arranger: Herbert Stephens Irons
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Arranger: Herbert Stephens Irons

Born: January 19, 1834, Canterbury, Kent, England. Died: June 29, 1905, Nottingham, England. Irons was a nephew of the brothers Stephen & George Elvey. He became a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral under T. E. Jones. After studying music under Stephen Elvey at Oxford, he was appointed organist at St. Columba’s College, a large public school at Rathfarnham, near Dublin, Ireland. He stayed there only a few months before being offered the position of organist at Southwell Minister. From Southwell, he went to Chester as assistant organist to Frederic Gunton. Three years later, he accepted an appointment at St. Andrew’s Church, Nottingham, where he remained until his death. --www.hymntime.com/tch  Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: [How blest were they on Bethlehem's plain]
Arranger: Herbert Stephens Irons
Incipit: 17714 31671 32176
Key: B♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

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How Blest Were They on Bethlehem's Plain

How blest were they on Bethlehem&#;s plain,
Beneath the midnight sky,
Who heard the angel&#;s joyful strain,
Who heard the angel&#;s joyful strain,
And felt that Heaven was nigh,
That Heaven was nigh.

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