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| Text: | The Snow Lay on the Ground |
| Tune: | VENITE ADOREMUS |
| Adapter: | Charles Winfred Douglas |
| Harmonizer: | Leo Sowerby |
1 The snow lay on the ground, the stars shone bright,
when Christ our Lord was born on Christmas night.
Venite adoremus Dominum.*
Venite adoremus Dominum.
Refrain:
Venite adoremus Dominum.
Venite adoremus Dominum.
2 'Twas Mary, daughter pure of holy Anne,
that brought into this world the God made man.
She laid him in a stall at Bethlehem;
the ass and oxen shared the roof with them. [Refrain]
3 And thus that manger poor became a throne;
for he whom Mary bore was God the Son.
O come, then, let us join the heavenly host;
to praise the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. [Refrain]
* Venite adoremus Dominum = Veh-nee-teh ah-doe-reh-moos Doe-mee-noom
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | The snow lay on the ground, the stars shone bright |
| Title: | The Snow Lay on the Ground |
| Meter: | 10.10.10.10 with refrain |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2001 |
| Scripture: | |
| Topic: | The Grace of Jesus Christ: Christ's Birth and Baptism |
| Source: | Anglo-English carol |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | VENITE ADOREMUS |
| Adapter: | Charles Winfred Douglas |
| Harmonizer: | Leo Sowerby |
| Meter: | 10.10.10.10 with refrain |
| Key: | G Major |
| Copyright: | Harm. © 1941 Leo Sowerby |
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