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Angel hosts in bright array

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 8 hymnals Used With Tune: NEWPORT NEWS

[Angel hosts in bright array]

Appears in 7 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Rev. George P. Grantham Incipit: 54333 21712 3433 Used With Text: Ring the bells, and sound the horn!

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Hymnal: Voices of Praise #342 (1883) Refrain First Line: Ring the bells, and sound the horn! Lyrics: 1 Angel hosts in bright array, Stars their night-watch keeping, Earthward wend their silent way, While the world lies sleeping. Through the wintry clouds they gilde, On through portal hoary, Where, the ox and ass beside, Lies the Babe of Glory. Chorus: Ring the bells, and sound the horn! Shout with exultation! Christ the Lord today is born For the world's salvation! 2 All unseen by mortal eye, Reverent and lowly; Prostrate there, they laud on high Him, the Infant Holy; From their lips celestial rise Sounds, with joy o'erflowing, Strains upborne beyond the skies, Hymns with rapture glowing. [Chorus] 3 Hark the news the Angel tells; - Lo! an Infant Stranger, God's dear Son among you dwells, Born in Bethlehem's manger! Bursts a chorus from the sky, Loud from Heaven's portal: - Glory be to God on High, Peace, good will to mortal! [Chorus] 4 Angel spirits earthward led, With a hope endearing, First to worship, first to spread, News of Christ's Appearing! Trace we out your footfalls light, Praise we Christ in glory, Then waft ye the tidings bright Of the Gospel story! [Chorus] Tune Title: [Angel hosts in bright array]

Angel Hosts in Bright Array

Author: George Grantham Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #179 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D with refrain Refrain First Line: Ring the bells, and sound the horn! Lyrics: 1. Angel hosts in bright array— Stars their night-watch keeping— Earthward wend their silent way, While the world lies sleeping. Through the wintry clouds they glide, On through portal hoary, Where, the ox and ass beside, Lies the Babe of Glory. Refrain Ring the bells, and sound the horn! Shout with exultation! Christ the Lord today is born For the world’s salvation! 2. All unseen by mortal eye, Reverent and lowly; Prostrate there, they laud on high Him, the Infant holy. From their lips celestial rise Sounds, with joy o’erflowing, Strains upborne beyond the skies, Hymns with rapture glowing. [Refrain] 3. Raphäel, archangel bright! On thine errand wending, Forth again into the night Mount, the clouds ascending! Take of that, thy glittering train, Hosts of light, dear angel! Then descend where Bethlehem’s plain Waits thy longed evangel! [Refrain] 4. Hark the news the angel tells: Lo! An infant stranger, God’s dear Son among you dwells, Born in Bethlehem’s manger! Bursts a chorus from the sky, Loud from Heaven’s portal: Glory be to God on high, Peace, goodwill to mortal! [Refrain] 5. Angel spirits earthward led, With a hope endearing, First to worship, first to spread News of Christ’s appearing! Trace we out your footfalls light, Praise we Christ in glory, Then waft on the tidings bright Of the Gospel’s story! [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: NEWPORT NEWS

Ring the bells, and sound the horn!

Hymnal: Carols Old and Carols New #45 (1916) First Line: Angel hosts in bright array Topics: Christmas Languages: English Tune Title: [Angel hosts in bright array]

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Herbert Stephen Irons

1834 - 1905 Composer of "NEWPORT NEWS" in The Cyber Hymnal Born: January 19, 1834, Canterbury, Kent, England. Died: June 29, 1905, Nottingham, England. Irons was a nephew of the brothers Stephen & George Elvey. He became a chorister at Canterbury Cathedral under T. E. Jones. After studying music under Stephen Elvey at Oxford, he was appointed organist at St. Columba’s College, a large public school at Rathfarnham, near Dublin, Ireland. He stayed there only a few months before being offered the position of organist at Southwell Minister. From Southwell, he went to Chester as assistant organist to Frederic Gunton. Three years later, he accepted an appointment at St. Andrew’s Church, Nottingham, where he remained until his death. --www.hymntime.com/tch

G. P. Grantham

1833 - 1933 Person Name: George Grantham Author of "Angel Hosts in Bright Array" in The Cyber Hymnal Born: Circa 1833, London, Middlesex, England. Christened: February 24, 1833, St. John the Baptist Church, Shoreditch, London. As of 1881, Grantham was Vicar of Llanbaddock, Wales. Some of his work appeared in Carols for Use in Church, by Richard Chope (London: William Clowes & Sons, 1894). --www.hymntime.com/tch/