| 140 | Glory to God#141 | 142 |
| Text: | On This Day Earth Shall Ring |
| Translator: | Jane Marion Joseph |
| Tune: | PERSONENT HODIE |
| Arranger: | Gustav Holst |
| Media: | Audio recording |
1 On this day earth shall ring
with the song children sing
to the Lord, Christ our King,
born on earth to save us;
him the Father gave us.
Refrain:
Ideooo, ideooo,
ideo gloria in excelsis Deo!
2 His the doom, ours the mirth;
when he came down to earth
Bethlehem saw his birth;
ox and ass beside him
from the cold would hide him. [Refrain]
3 God's bright star, o'er his head,
wise men three to him led;
kneel they low by his bed,
lay their gifts before him,
praise him and adore him. [Refrain]
4 On this day angels sing;
with their song earth shall ring,
praising Christ, heaven’s King,
born on earth to save us;
peace and love he gave us. [Refrain]
| Text Information | |
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| First Line: | On this day earth shall ring |
| Title: | On This Day Earth Shall Ring |
| Translator: | Jane Marion Joseph (1917 c.) |
| Refrain First Line: | Ideooo, ideooo |
| Meter: | 6.6.6.6.6 with refrain |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Scripture: | ; |
| Topic: | Christian Year: Nativity/Christmas; Christian Year: Epiphany; Christian Year: Reign of Christ (1 more...) |
| Source: | Piae Cantiones, 1582 |
| Copyright: | © 1924, ren. J. Curwen & Sons Ltd. |
| Notes: | Now Public Domain. *Therefore, glory to God in the highest. |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | PERSONENT HODIE |
| Arranger: | Gustav Holst (1917 c.) |
| Meter: | 6.6.6.6.6 with refrain |
| Key: | C Major |
| Source: | Piae Cantiones, 1582 |
| Copyright: | Arr. © 1924, ren. J. Curwen & Sons Ltd. |
| Notes: | Now Public Domain. Guitar chords do not correspond with keyboard harmony. |
Although this Latin carol for Christmas may have roots several centuries older than its 16th-century emergence, the text was all in one language until its 20th-century translator chose to adopt the original last two lines of the fourth stanza as a unifying refrain in all stanzas.
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