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{{Descr|"Come, Behold the Year Before Us" is a new spiritual and religious carol, appropriate for Christmas-time, Yuletide, or the end of the year, meant to address current spiritual need. The melody for this song was composed by ''[[Felix Mendelssohn]]'' as ''[[Vaterland, in deinen Gauen (Felix Mendelssohn)]]'' to lyrics by Adolf Eduard Prölß, as part of the larger opus, ''[[Festgesäng zum Gutenbergfest, WoO 9 (Felix Mendelssohn)]]''. English speakers recognize it as ''[[Hark! the herald angels sing (Felix Mendelssohn)]]''.}} | {{Descr|"Come, Behold the Year Before Us" is a new spiritual and religious carol, appropriate for Christmas-time, Yuletide, or the end of the year, meant to address current spiritual need. The melody for this song was composed by ''[[Felix Mendelssohn]]'' as ''[[Vaterland, in deinen Gauen (Felix Mendelssohn)]]'' to lyrics by Adolf Eduard Prölß, as part of the larger opus, ''[[Festgesäng zum Gutenbergfest, WoO 9 (Felix Mendelssohn)]]''. English speakers recognize it as ''[[Hark! the herald angels sing (Felix Mendelssohn)]]''.}} | ||
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- (Posted 2021-07-31) CPDL #65326:
- Editor: Sophia Green (submitted 2021-07-31). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 1.02 MB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: The melody for this carol was composed by Felix Mendelssohn as “Vaterland, in deinen Gauen” to lyrics by Adolf Eduard Prölß, as part of the larger opus, Festgesang. English speakers recognize it as "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing".
General Information
Title: Come, behold the year before us
Composer: Sophia Green
Lyricist: Sophia Green
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 2020
Description: "Come, Behold the Year Before Us" is a new spiritual and religious carol, appropriate for Christmas-time, Yuletide, or the end of the year, meant to address current spiritual need. The melody for this song was composed by Felix Mendelssohn as Vaterland, in deinen Gauen (Felix Mendelssohn) to lyrics by Adolf Eduard Prölß, as part of the larger opus, Festgesäng zum Gutenbergfest, WoO 9 (Felix Mendelssohn). English speakers recognize it as Hark! the herald angels sing (Felix Mendelssohn).
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Original text and translations
English text
1 Come, behold the year before us,
gathered here with neighbors good!
Sing we all in common chorus,
filled with love and gratitude!
Thankful for the Earth we rise,
for her soil, her seas, her skies,
creatures all with whom we dwell;
for All that Is, we love God well!
Hail the new year joyful sing!
God's love for all Creation bring!
2 Long the work we have before us,
short our time to meet Earth's need!
Faith and Courage shall restore us,
strengthen us in aim and deed!
For all life on Earth we fight,
sacrifice for what is right,
wasteful living, sloth and greed;
take but enough, and all else cede!
Hail the new year joyful sing!
God's love for all Creation bring!
3 Life and joy yet lie before us,
as do loss and grief and pain!
Light of Life shines in dark forest
when our hearts dare love again!
Open hearts and minds to see
one with Nature all are we,
human, beast, or flow'ring tree,
air, water, earth of God all be!
Hail the new year joyful sing!
God's love for all Creation bring!