Yuletide bless us (Sophia Green)
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- (Posted 2021-07-31) CPDL #65334:
- Editor: Sophia Green (submitted 2021-07-31). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 597 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: "Yuletide Bless 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. This carol is sung to the melody of the anonymously composed Latin hymn O Sanctissima (Traditional), which is popularly known in German speaking countries as O du fröhliche (Christoph Lahme) with lyrics by Johannes Daniel Falk.
General Information
Title: Yuletide bless us
Composer: Sophia Green
Lyricist: Sophia Green
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol, Motet
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 2020
Description: "Yuletide Bless 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. This carol is sung to the melody of the anonymously composed Latin hymn O Sanctissima (Traditional), which is popularly known in German speaking countries as O du fröhliche (Christoph Lahme) with lyrics by Johannes Daniel Falk.
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Original text and translations
English text
1 Dark night turn to morning, night to day transforming.
Yuletide, bless us with light and joy!
Darkness take the wintry world,‘til the Sun his light unfurl.
Courage find you, Peace pursue, o Humankind!
2 Dark night turn to morning, night to day transforming.
Yuletide, bless us with light and joy!
Human sin our Earth reveals, Grace for her to us appeals.
Courage find you, Peace pursue, o Humankind!
3 Dark night turn to morning, night to day transforming.
Yuletide, bless us with light and joy!
Love's consideration for all of Earth's Creation!
Courage find you, Peace pursue, o Humankind!
4 Dark night turn to morning, night to day transforming.
Yuletide, bless us with light and joy!
Earth cries out her soul to save, we rise up our lives to brave.
Courage find you, Peace pursue, o Humankind!
5 Dark night turn to morning, night to day transforming.
Yuletide, bless us with light and joy!
Winter’s cold receding, light of Life redeeming.
Courage find you, Peace pursue, o Humankind!