Resonet in laudibus (Ralph Vaughan Williams)

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• CPDL #15509:      NWC Sibelius4

Editor: John Henry Fowler (added 2007-11-23).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 28 kbytes       Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Edition from CyberHymnal - File Sizes: PDF: 25 KB, 2nd PDF: 25 KB, MIDI: 2 KB, NWC: 2 KB, Sib4: 31 KB.

General Information

Title: Resonet in laudibus
Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams

Number of voices: 4vv  Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymns     Meter:   77. 88 with refrain
Language: English
Instruments: piano/organ
Published: Tune: Resonet in Laudibus, 14th Cen­tury Ger­man car­ol; har­mo­ny by Ralph Vaugh­an Will­iams, 1906; Lyrics: Originally sung as a lul­la­by by the Vir­gin Ma­ry in 16th Cen­tu­ry “mys­te­ry” plays in Leip­zig, Ger­ma­ny.

Description:

External websites:

Cyber Hymnal entry for hymn tune "Resonet in laudibus":

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/j/o/josephde.htm

Original text and translations

English text

1.

“Joseph dearest, Joseph mine,

Help me cradle the Child divine;

God reward thee and all that’s thine

In paradise,” so prays the mother Mary.

Refrain:

He came among us at Christmastide,

At Christmastide, in Bethlehem;

Men shall bring Him from far and wide

Love’s diadem: Jesus, Jesus,

Lo, He comes, and loves, and saves, and frees us!

2.

“Gladly, dear one, lady mine,

Help I cradle this child of thine;

God’s own light on us both shall shine

In paradise, as prays the mother Mary.”

Refrain.

Lyrics: Originally sung as a lul­la­by by the Vir­gin Ma­ry in 16th Cen­tu­ry “mys­te­ry” plays in Leip­zig, Ger­ma­ny. </b>