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The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came

Author: S. Baring-Gould Meter: 10.10.12.10 Appears in 36 hymnals Text Sources: Basque carol

While shepherds watched their flocks by night

Author: N. Tate Appears in 1,117 hymnals Lyrics: 1 While shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around. 2 "Fear not," said he, for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind: "Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all ... Topics: Christmas Used With Tune: GABRIEL

There Came A Message From The Sky

Author: Thomas H. Kingo; Paul C. Paulsen Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.4.7 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1 There came a message from the sky: God has the earth befriended; His Son ... who dwells in Heaven high, By angel ... to Nazareth did come By Gabriel expounded; To Mary, in her ... Used With Tune: ESBJERG Text Sources: Tr.: Hymnal for Church and Home (Blair, Neb.: Danish Lutheran Publishing House, 1927)

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GABRIEL'S MESSAGE

Meter: 10.10.12.7.3 Appears in 38 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Charles Edgar Pettman, 1866-1943 Tune Sources: Basque traditional carol melody Tune Key: g minor Incipit: 51324 32125 51324 Used With Text: The angel Gabriel from heaven came

[Sweet and clear on my ear]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel Tune Key: D Flat Major Incipit: 56667 71213 76666 Used With Text: A Story of Love.

CHRISTMAS HYMN

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: S. W. Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 55351 51271 23171 Used With Text: Christmas hymn

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The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came

Author: Sabine Baring-Gould Hymnal: The Presbyterian Hymnal #16 (1990) Meter: 10.10.12.10 Lyrics: 1 The angel Gabriel from heaven came, His wings as drifted snow, ... , Gloria! 4 Of her, Emmanuel, the Christ, was born In Bethlehem ... morn, And Christian folk throughout the world will ever say: Most ... Topics: Annunciation Scripture: Luke 1:26-28 Languages: English Tune Title: GABRIEL'S MESSAGE

The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came

Author: Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #55 Meter: 10.10.12.10 Lyrics: 1. The angel Gabriel from Heaven came, His wings as drifted snow, ... , Gloria! 4. Of her, Emmanuel, the Christ, was born In Bethlehem ... morn, And Christian folk throughout the world will ever say— Most ... Languages: English Tune Title: GABRIEL'S MESSAGE

The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came

Author: Sabine Baring-Gould Hymnal: Worship in Song #57 (1996) Lyrics: 1 The angel Gabriel from heaven came, His wings as drifted snow, ... . Gloria! 4 Of her, Emmanuel, the Christ, was born In Bethlehem ... morn, And Christian folk throughout the world will ever say "Most ... Topics: Advent; Angels; Annunciation; Christmas; Story of Jesus; Nativity Scripture: Luke 1:26-34 Tune Title: GABRIEL'S MESSAGE

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Thomas Kingo

1634 - 1703 Author of "There Came A Message From The Sky" in Hymnal for Church and Home

Sedulius

400 - 499 Person Name: Caelius Sedulius Author of "From Lands That See the Sun Arise" in The Cyber Hymnal Sedulius, Coelius. The known facts concerning this poet, as contained in his two letters to Macedonius, are, that in early life, he devoted himself to heathen literature; that comparatively late in life he was converted to Christianity; and that amongst his friends were Gallieanus and Perpetua. The place of his birth is generally believed to have been Rome; and the date when he flourished 450. For this date the evidence is, that he referred to the Commentaries of Jerome, who died 420; is praised by Cassiodorus, who d. 575, and by Gelasius, who was pope from 492 to 496. His works were collected, after his death, by Asterius, who was consul in 494. They are (1) Carmen Paschale, a poem which treats of the whole Gospel story; (2) Opus Paschale, a prose rendering of the former; (3) Elegia, a poem, of 110 lines, on the same subject as the Carmen; (4) Veteris et Novi Testamenti Collatio; and (5) the hymn, "A solis ortus cardine". Areval(1794) quotes 16 manuscripts of Sedulius's work, ranging in date from the 7th to the 16th century. The best edition of his Opera is that by Dr. J. Huemer, pulished. at Vienna in 1885. Areval's text is printed in Migne's Patrology: Series Latina vol. xix. This Sedulius must not be confounded with the Irish, or with the Scottish Sedulius, as is sometimes done. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

Gottfried W. Fink

1783 - 1846 Person Name: G. W. Fink Composer of "GABRIEL" in The Church Hymnal Rv Gottfried Wilhelm Fink PhD Germany 1783-1846. Born at Sulza, Thuringa, Germany, he was a German composer, music theorist, poet, and a protestant clergyman. From 1804-1808 he studied at the University of Leipzig, where he joined the Corps Lusatia, where he made his first attempts at composition and poetry. In 1811 he was appointed Vicar in Leipzig for some years, where he also founded an educational institution, leading it until 1829. Around 1800 he worked for the “Allgemeine musikalische Zeitschrift” (General musical mazazine). In 1827 he became the magazine's editor-in-chief for 15 years. From 1838 he was a lecturer at the University of Leipzig. In 1841 he became a Privatdozent of musicology at the university. That year he became a member of the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin, and a year later was appointed university Music Director. He was highly esteemed throughout his life as a music theorist and composer, receiving numberous honors and awards, both at home and abroad. The Faculty of Philosophy at Leipzig University awarded him an honorary doctorate. He wrote mostly Songs and ballads and collected songs as well. He authored important words on music theory and history, but was best known as editor of the “Musikalischer Hausschatz der Deutschen”, a collection of about 1000 songs and chants, as well as the “Deutsche Liedertafel” (German song board), a collection of polyphonic songs sung by men. He died at Leipzig, Saxony. John Perry