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From far away we come to you
Appears in 12 hymnals Lyrics: 1 From far away we come to you;
The snow under foot and the moon in the sky,
To tell of great tidings, strange and true,
Christian men all, salvation is nigh! Salvation is nigh.
From far away we come to you;
To tell of great tidings, strange and true;
From far away we come to you,
To tell of great tidings strange and true.
2 Out on a field where the night was deep,
The snow under foot &c.
There lay three shepherds tending their sheep,
Christian men all, salvation is nigh! Salvation is nigh.
From far away we come to you;
To tell of great tidings, strange and true;
From far away we come to you,
To tell of great tidings strange and true.
3 "O ye shepherds what did you see?
The snow under foot, &c.
To make you so full of joy and glee?"
Christian men all, salvation is nigh! Salvation is nigh.
From far away we come to you;
To tell of great tidings, strange and true;
From far away we come to you,
To tell of great tidings strange and true.
4 "In an oxstall this night we saw,
The snow under foot, &c.
A Babe in a manger, laid on straw,
Christian men all, salvation is nigh! Salvation is nigh.
From far away we come to you;
To tell of great tidings, strange and true;
From far away we come to you,
To tell of great tidings strange and true.
5 And as we gazed this sight upon,
The snow under foot, &c.
The angels called Him, the Holy ONE,
Christian men all, salvation is nigh! Salvation is nigh.
From far away we come to you;
To tell of great tidings, strange and true;
From far away we come to you,
To tell of great tidings strange and true.
6 And a marvellous song we straight heard then,
The snow under foot, &c.
Of Peace on Earth, Good will towards men,"
Christian men all, salvation is nigh! Salvation is nigh.
From far away we come to you;
To tell of great tidings, strange and true;
From far away we come to you,
To tell of great tidings strange and true.
7 New of a fair and marvellous thing!
The snow under foot, &c.
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, we sing!
Christian men all, salvation is nigh! Salvation is nigh.
From far away we come to you;
To tell of great tidings, strange and true;
From far away we come to you,
To tell of great tidings strange and true.
Topics: Christmas Used With Tune: [From far away we come to you]
From far away we come to you
[From far away we come to you]
Appears in 10 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876 Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 55132 17655 11177 Used With Text: From Far Away (The Snow in the Street)
[From far away we come to you]
[From far away we come to you]
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: W. W. Gilchrist Incipit: 16756 45313 21523 Used With Text: From Far Away
[From far away we come to you]
From far away we come to you
Hymnal: Voices of Praise #341 (1883) Lyrics: 1 From far away we come to you;
The snow under foot and the moon in the sky,
To tell of great tidings, strange and true,
Christian men all, salvation is nigh! Salvation is nigh.
From far away we come to you;
To tell of great tidings, strange and true;
From far away we come to you,
To tell of great tidings strange and true.
2 Out on a field where the night was deep,
The snow under foot &c.
There lay three shepherds tending their sheep,
Christian men all, salvation is nigh! Salvation is nigh.
From far away we come to you;
To tell of great tidings, strange and true;
From far away we come to you,
To tell of great tidings strange and true.
3 "O ye shepherds what did you see?
The snow under foot, &c.
To make you so full of joy and glee?"
Christian men all, salvation is nigh! Salvation is nigh.
From far away we come to you;
To tell of great tidings, strange and true;
From far away we come to you,
To tell of great tidings strange and true.
4 "In an oxstall this night we saw,
The snow under foot, &c.
A Babe in a manger, laid on straw,
Christian men all, salvation is nigh! Salvation is nigh.
From far away we come to you;
To tell of great tidings, strange and true;
From far away we come to you,
To tell of great tidings strange and true.
5 And as we gazed this sight upon,
The snow under foot, &c.
The angels called Him, the Holy ONE,
Christian men all, salvation is nigh! Salvation is nigh.
From far away we come to you;
To tell of great tidings, strange and true;
From far away we come to you,
To tell of great tidings strange and true.
6 And a marvellous song we straight heard then,
The snow under foot, &c.
Of Peace on Earth, Good will towards men,"
Christian men all, salvation is nigh! Salvation is nigh.
From far away we come to you;
To tell of great tidings, strange and true;
From far away we come to you,
To tell of great tidings strange and true.
7 New of a fair and marvellous thing!
The snow under foot, &c.
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, we sing!
Christian men all, salvation is nigh! Salvation is nigh.
From far away we come to you;
To tell of great tidings, strange and true;
From far away we come to you,
To tell of great tidings strange and true.
Topics: Christmas Languages: English Tune Title: [From far away we come to you]
From far away we come to you
From Far Away (The Snow in the Street)
Author: William Morris, 1834-1898 Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #10048 First Line: From far away we come to you Refrain First Line: Minstrels and maids stand forth on the floor Lyrics: 1 From far away we come to you,
The snow in the street, and the wind on the door,
To tell of great tidings strange and true,
Chorus:
Minstrels and maids stand forth on the floor,
Stand forth on the floor,
From far away we come to you,
To tell of great tidings strange and true,
From far away we come to you,
To tell of great tidings strange and true.
2 For as we wandered far and wide,
The snow in the street, and the wind on the door,
What hap do you deem there should us betide? [Chorus]
3 Under a bent when the night was deep,
The snow in the street, and the wind on the door,
There lay three shepherds tending their sheep, [Chorus]
4 O ye shepherds, what have ye seen?
The snow in the street, and the wind on the door,
To stay your sorrow and heal your teen? [Chorus]
5 In an ox stall this night we saw,
The snow in the street, and the wind on the door,
A Babe and a maiden without a flaw: [Chorus]
6 There was an old man there beside,
The snow in the street, and the wind on the door,
His hair was white, and his hood was wide, [Chorus]
7 And as we gazed this thing upon,
The snow in the street, and the wind on the door,
Those twain knelt down to the little One. [Chorus]
8 And a marvelous song we straight did hear,
The snow in the street, and the wind on the door,
That slew our sorrow and healed our care. [Chorus]
9 News of a fair and marvelous thing
The snow in the street, and the wind on the door,
Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! we sing. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [From far away we come to you]
From Far Away (The Snow in the Street)
From Far Away We Come to You
Hymnal: Forms and Hymns for Christmas #36 (1906) Languages: English Tune Title: [From far away we come to you]
From Far Away We Come to You
John Bacchus Dykes
1823 - 1876 Person Name: John Bacchus Dykes, 1823-1876 Composer of "[From far away we come to you]" in The Cyber Hymnal As a young child John Bacchus Dykes (b. Kingston-upon-Hull' England, 1823; d. Ticehurst, Sussex, England, 1876) took violin and piano lessons. At the age of ten he became the organist of St. John's in Hull, where his grandfather was vicar. After receiving a classics degree from St. Catherine College, Cambridge, England, he was ordained in the Church of England in 1847. In 1849 he became the precentor and choir director at Durham Cathedral, where he introduced reforms in the choir by insisting on consistent attendance, increasing rehearsals, and initiating music festivals. He served the parish of St. Oswald in Durham from 1862 until the year of his death. To the chagrin of his bishop, Dykes favored the high church practices associated with the Oxford Movement (choir robes, incense, and the like). A number of his three hundred hymn tunes are still respected as durable examples of Victorian hymnody. Most of his tunes were first published in Chope's Congregational Hymn and Tune Book (1857) and in early editions of the famous British hymnal, Hymns Ancient and Modern.
Bert Polman
John Bacchus Dykes
William W. Gilchrist
1846 - 1916 Person Name: W. W. Gilchrist Composer of "[From far away we come to you]" in The New Hosanna Born: January 8, 1846, Jersey City, New Jersey.
Died: December 20, 1916, Easton, Pennsylvania.
Buried: Saint Thomas’ Episcopal Church, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.
Gilchrist’s family moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when William was nine years old. He attended school there until the outbreak of the American civil war, when his father’s business failed and William had to seek other work. Having a good voice, he sang in choirs and choruses, first as a soprano, and later a smooth, flexible baritone. He began singing some of the principal parts in the Handel and Haydn Society, where his first real musical life began.
At age 19, Gilchrist began studying organ and voice with Professor H. A. Clarke, gradually concentrating on theory. At age 25, he spent a year in Cincinnati, Ohio, as organist and teacher, returning to Philadelphia to take post of choir master at St. Clement’s Protestant Episcopal Church. He later became conductor of the Mendelssohn Club, Tuesday Club of Wilmington, and Philadelphia Symphony Society.
Gilchrist was best known as a composer. His first success was in 1878, winning two prizes from the Abt Society of Philadelphia for best choruses for male voices. In 1881, he won three similar prizes from the Mendelssohn Glee Club of New York. In 1884, he took a $1,000 prize from the Cincinnati Festival Association; the judges included Saint-Saëns, Reinecke, and Theodore Thomas. This work was an elaborate setting of the Forty-Sixth Psalm, and was enthusiastically received. Gilchrist afterwards modified it and brought it out at the Philadelphia Festival in 1885.
Gilchrist also served as editor of the 1895 Presbyterian hymnal, as musical editor of The Magnificat in 1910, and wrote symphonies, chamber and choral music. His works include:
An Easter Idyll
Psalm 46 (New York: 1882)
One Hundred and Third Psalm
Ninetieth Psalm
Fifth Psalm
Prayer and Praise
De Profundis
The Rose (New York: 1887)
Ode to the Sun
A Christmas Idyll (Boston, Massachusetts: 1898)
The Lamb of God (New York: 1909)
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William W. Gilchrist
