Glory to God ‎#142

142. ’Twas in the Moon of Wintertime

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Text Information

• First Line: 'Twas in the moon of wintertime
• Title: ’Twas in the Moon of Wintertime
• Translator: Jesse Edgar Middleton (1926, alt.)
• Author: Jean de Brébeuf (1641 c.)
• Refrain First Line: Jesus, your king, is born
• Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8 with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Matthew 2:9-11
  ;
  Luke 2:6-20
• Topic: Christian Year: Nativity/Christmas; Christian Year: Epiphany; Jesus Christ: Birth

Tune Information

• Name: UNE JEUNE PUCELLE
• Arranger: H. Barrie Cabena (1970)
• Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.8 with refrain
• Key: g minor
• Source: French folk melody
• Copyright: Arr. © 1971 H. Barrie Cabena (admin. Augsburg Fortress)
• Notes: Guitar chords do not correspond with keyboard harmony.

Text Information:

This English text preserves the earliest known Canadian hymn, originally written in the Huron language by a missionary, later translated into French, and eventually paraphrased in English. It is set to a French noël tune old enough to have been used for the original version.