On This Day Earth Shall Ring (Traditional)
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- Editor: Edward L. Stauff (added 2004-05-20). Score information: Letter, 1 pages, kbytes Copyright: Personal
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General Information
Title: On This Day Earth Shall Ring
Composer: Traditional
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carols
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:
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Original text and translations
English text
- 1.
- On this day earth shall ring
- with the song children sing
- to the Lord, Christ our King,
- born on earth to save us;
- him the Father gave us.
- Refrain:
- Id-e-o-o-o, id-e-o-o-o,
- Id-e-o gloria in excelsis Deo!
- 2.
- His the doom, ours the mirth;
- when he came down to earth,
- Bethlehem saw his birth;
- ox and ass beside him
- from the cold would hide him.
- Refrain
- 3.
- God's bright star, o'er his head,
- Wise Men three to him led;
- kneel they low by his bed,
- lay their gifts before him,
- praise him and adore him.
- Refrain
- 4.
- On this day angels sing;
- with their song earth shall ring,
- praising Christ, heaven's King,
- born on earth to save us;
- peace and love he gave us.
- Refrain
