158. Born in the Night, Mary’s Child
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Text Information |
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First Line: |
Born in the night, Mary's Child |
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Title: |
Born in the Night, Mary’s Child |
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Author: |
Geoffrey Ainger (1964, alt.) |
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Meter: |
7.6.7.6 |
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Language: |
English |
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Publication Date: |
2013 |
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Scripture: |
; ; ; |
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Topic: |
Christian Year: Nativity/Christmas; Christian Year: Baptism of Jesus; Christian Year: Transfiguration; Christ's Return and Judgment; Hope; Jesus Christ: Life; Light; Truth (5 more...) |
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Copyright: |
© 1964 Stainer & Bell, Ltd. (admin. Hope Publishing Company) |
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Tune Information |
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Name: |
MARY’S CHILD |
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Composer: |
Geoffrey Ainger (1964) |
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Harmonizer: |
Richard D. Wetzel (1972) |
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Meter: |
7.6.7.6 |
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Key: |
G Major |
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Copyright: |
© 1964 Stainer & Bell, Ltd. (admin. Hope Publishing Company) |
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Notes: |
Guitar chords do not correspond with keyboard harmony. |
Text Information:Carried by a blues-like tune, this text of clustered phrases centers on the core words “Mary’s Child,” initially linking images that suggest a Nativity hymn, but by the third stanza widening to the full arc of the Incarnation: birth, life, death, resurrection, ascension, return.