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Behold a Simple Tender babe
Author: Robert Southwell Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: Behold a simple, tender babe Refrain First Line: Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, sing we with mirth! Text Sources: From 'New Prince, New Pompe'
Behold a Simple Tender babe
THE CHRISTMASS HYMN
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Giovanni Palma Tune Sources: John Aitken's Compilation, 1791 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 53135 67155 6765 Used With Text: The Christmass Hymn
THE CHRISTMASS HYMN
[Behold a simple, tender Babe]
Appears in 2 hymnals Incipit: 34523 13454 23123 Used With Text: New Prince, new pomp
[Behold a simple, tender Babe]
[Behold a silly tender babe]
Appears in 15 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. P. Tune Sources: Tune from Corner's Geistliche Gesangbuch, 1625 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 33451 12123 12345 Used With Text: Behold a Silly Tender babe
[Behold a silly tender babe]
New Prince, New Pomp
Author: Robert Southwell, ca. 1561-1595 Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #8389 First Line: Behold a simple, tender Babe Lyrics: 1 Behold a simple, tender Babe,
In freezing winter night,
In homely manger trembling lies,
Alas! a piteous sight.
The inns are full; no man will yield
This little Pilgrim bed;
But forced is He with senseless beasts
In crib to shroud His head.
2 Despise Him not for lying here,
First what He is inquire;
An orient pearl is often found
In depth of dirty mire.
Weigh not His crib, His wooden dish,
Nor beasts that by Him press
Weigh not His mother’s poor attire,
Nor Joseph’s simple dress.
3 This stable is a Prince’s court,
The crib His chair of state;
The beasts attendants on His pomp,
The wooden dish His plate.
The persons in that poor attire
His royal liveries wear;
The Prince Himself is come from Heav’n,
This pomp is prizèd there.
4 With joy approach, O Christian soul,
Do homage to thy king;
And highly praise His humble pomp,
Which He from Heav’n doth bring. Languages: English Tune Title: [Behold a simple, tender Babe]
New Prince, New Pomp
New Prince, new pomp
Hymnal: Christmas Carols New and Old #47 (1878) First Line: Behold a simple, tender Babe Languages: English Tune Title: [Behold a simple, tender Babe]
New Prince, new pomp
New Prince, New Pomp
Author: Robert Southwell Hymnal: The Oxford Book of Carols #170 (1928) First Line: Behold a simple tender babe Refrain First Line: Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, sing we with mirth! Tune Title: [Behold a simple tender babe]
New Prince, New Pomp
John Ireland
1879 - 1962 Composer of "[Behold a simple tender babe]" in The Oxford Book of Carols John Ireland (1879-1962) studied at Durham University in England and became a church organist, choirmaster, editor, and lecturer, eventually teaching at the Royal College of Church Music. He was a gifted composer of music for voice, piano, organ, chamber music, and orchestra that were recognized for their excellence during his lifetime; LOVE UNKNOWN was his only hymn tune, found today in numerous hymnals.
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John Ireland
Robert Southwell
1561 - 1595 Person Name: Robert Southwell, ca. 1561-1595 Author of "New Prince, New Pomp" in The Cyber Hymnal Southwell, Robert, was b. at Horsham St. Faith, Norfolk, about 1561, educated at Paris and at Rome, and entered the Society of Jesus at Rome, Oct. 17, 1578. He spent part of his noviciate at Tournai in Belgium, but returned to Rome and completed his studies there. After being ordained priest in 1584, he returned to England in 1586. He was arrested in 1592 on the charge of high treason, committed to the Tower of London, formally tried at Westminster, Feb. 21, 1594-5, and executed the next day at Tyburn.
His Poetical Works were collected in 1856 by W. B. Turnbull, and re-edited in 1872 more completely and more carefully by Dr. A. B. Grosart, from the Add. manuscript 10422 in the British Museum, from a manuscript, perhaps autograph, at Stonyhurst College, Lanes., and from the printed editions of the individual works. One of his carols is noted at p. 210, ii., one of his translations at p. 663, ii., three additional are in the Arundel Hymns, 1902. They are all in Grosart's edition and are here cited as they are found in the Add. 10422, the spelling being preserved:—
1. As I in hoarie winters nyght. [Christmas]. At f. 10 b. This is the admirable poem entitled "The Burning Babe."
2. Behoulde a seelie tender Babe. [Christmas.] At f. 11. See p. 210, ii.
3. In Paschall fest, ye ende of auntient rite. [Holy Communion.] At f. 17 b.
4. Let folly prayse that phaney loues. [Christmas.] At f. 9. The Arundel reads "what fancy loves."
5. Prayse, 0 Syon, prayse, prayse thy Saviour. At f. 16. From the "Lauda Sion," p. 663, ii.
See also notices in the Month for Oct. 1894, and Feb. and March 1895, and in the Dublin Review, Oct. 1903. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
Robert Southwell
