There was silence in Bethlehem's fields (John Stainer)
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- (Posted 2016-12-20) CPDL #42347:
- Editor: James Gibb (submitted 2016-12-20). Score information: A4, 6 pages, 100 kB Copyright: CPDL
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General Information
Title: There was silence in Bethlehem's fields
Composer: John Stainer
Lyricist: William Chatterton Dix
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol
Language: English
Instruments: Keyboard
First published:
Description: Transcribed from the Novello edition, Musical Times no.622
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Original text and translations
English text
1 There was silence in Bethlehem's fields that night, |
2 How dreary the ages of strife pass'd away, |
3 Then suddenly came to this angel most bright, |