In the early morning,
Ere the darkness clears,
Lo, a star most radiant,
High in heaven appears;
And their eyes behold it,
Glowing like a gem,
As the sages journey
Forth to Bethlehem.
Tune Title: BORROWFirst Line: Now the green blade rises from the buried grainComposer: W. BorrowMeter: 11.11.11.11Incipit: 33551 33332 12335Key: G MajorSource: Carols Old and Carols New, by Charles L. Hutchins (Boston, Massachusetts: Parish Choir, 1916), number 10
Tune Title: BORROWFirst Line: Slowly fall the snowflakes, clothing earth in whiteComposer: W. BorrowMeter: 11.11.11.11Incipit: 33551 33332 12335Key: G MajorSource: Carols Old and Carols New, by Charles L. Hutchins (Boston, Massachusetts: Parish Choir, 1916), number 10
Tune Title: BORROWFirst Line: In the early morning, ere the darkness clearsComposer: William Henry BorrowMeter: 11.11.11.11Key: G MajorSource: Carols Old and Carols New, by Charles L. Hutchins (Boston: Parish Choir, 1916)