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Meter: 10.10.10.10 with refrain Appears in 47 hymnals First Line: The snow lay on the ground, The stars shone bright Refrain First Line: Venite adoremus Dominum Text Sources: Unknown source, 19th cent.; Anglo-Irish carol

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VENITE ADOREMUS

Meter: 10.10.10.10 with refrain Appears in 20 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Leo Sowerby Tune Sources: Italian folk melody; Children’s Praise, 1871 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 53217 14322 17671 Used With Text: The Snow Lay on the Ground

[The snow lay on the ground, the stars shone bright]

Appears in 1 hymnal Tune Sources: Tune of the Pifferari Incipit: 33343 22123 55432 Used With Text: The snow lay on the ground, the stars shone bright

[The snow lay on the ground]

Appears in 3 hymnals Tune Sources: From "Cantica Sacra," by special permission Tune Key: G Major or modal Incipit: 23432 32343 21232 Used With Text: The snow lay on the ground

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The snow lay on the ground

Hymnal: Laudis Corona #29 (1880) Lyrics: 1 The snow lay on the ground, The stars shone bright, When Christ our Lord was born, On Christmas night, When Christ our Lord was born, On Christmas night. 2 'Twas Mary, daughter pure Of holy Ann, That brought into this world Our God made Man, That brought into this world Our God made Man. 3 She laid him in a stall, At Bethlehem; The ass and oxen shared The roof with them. 4 St. Joseph, too, was by, To tend the Child, To guard Him, and protect His Mother mild. 5 The Angels hovered, round, And sang this song: Venite adore-- mus Dominum. Languages: English Tune Title: [The snow lay on the ground]

The Snow lay on the ground

Hymnal: In Excelsis Gloria #4 (1885) Refrain First Line: O come, then, let us join Languages: English Tune Title: [The snow lay on the ground]

The Snow Lay on the Ground

Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #6165 Refrain First Line: Venite adoremus Dominum Lyrics: 1 The snow lay on the ground, The stars shone bright, When Christ our Lord was born On Christmas night. Venite adoremus Dominum; Venite adoremus Dominum. Refrain Venite adoremus Dominum; Venite adoremus Dominum; 2 'Twas Mary, daughter pure Of holy Anne, That brought into this world The God made man. She laid Him in a stall At Bethlehem; The ass and oxen shared The roof with them. [Refrain] 3 Saint Joseph, too, was by To tend the Child; To guard him, and protect His mother mild; The angels hovered round, And sung this song, Venite adoremus Dominum. [Refrain] 4 And thus that manger poor Became a throne; For He whom Mary bore Was God the Son. O come, then, let us join The heav'nly host, To praise the Father, Son, And Holy Ghost. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [The snow lay on the ground]

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Anonymous

Person Name: Anon. Author of "The Snow Lay on the Ground" in Journeysongs (2nd ed.) In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

Winfred Douglas

1867 - 1944 Person Name: C. Winfred Douglas Adapter of "VENITE ADOREMUS" in The Presbyterian Hymnal Charles Winfred Douglas (b. Oswego, NY, 1867; d. Santa Rosa, CA, 1944), an influential leader in Episcopalian liturgical and musical life. Educated at Syracuse University and St. Andrews Divinity School, Syracuse, New York, he moved to Colorado for his health. There he studied at St. Matthew's Hall, Denver, and founded the Mission of the Transfiguration in Evergreen (1897). Ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church in 1899, he also studied in France, Germany and England, where he spent time with the Benedictines of Solesmes on the Island of Wight from 1903 to 1906. For much of his life, Douglas served as director of music at the Community of St. Mary in Peekskill, New York, and had associations with cathedrals in Denver, Colorado, and Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. He promoted chanting and plainsong in the Episcopal Church through workshops and publications such as The American Psalter (1929), the Plainsong Psalter (1932), and the Monastic Diurnal (1932). His writings include program notes for the Denver Symphony Orchestra, various hymn preludes; organ, as well as the book, Church Music in History and Practice (1937). He was editor of both the Hymnal 1916 and its significant successor, Hymnal 1940, of the Episcopal Church. Douglas's other achievements include a thorough knowledge of the life and culture of Hopi and Navajo natives, among whom he lived for a number of years. Bert Polman

Arthur Henry Brown

1830 - 1926 Person Name: Arthur H. Brown Composer of "[The snow lay on the ground]" in In Excelsis Gloria Born: July 24, 1830, Brentwood, Essex, England. Died: February 15, 1926, Brentwood, Essex, England. Almost completely self taught, Brown began playing the organ at the age 10. He was organist of the Brentwood Parish Church, Essex (1842-53); St. Edward’s, Romford (1853-58); Brentwood Parish Church (1858-88); St. Peter’s Church, South Weald (from 1889); and Sir Anthony Browne’s School (to 1926). A member of the London Gregorian Association, he helped assemble the Service Book for the annual festival in St. Paul’s Cathedral. He supported the Oxford Movement, and pioneered the restoration of plainchant and Gregorian music in Anglican worship. Brown edited various publications, including the Altar Hymnal. His other works include settings of the Canticles and the Holy Communion Service, a Children’s Festival Service, anthems, songs, part songs, and over 800 hymn tunes and carols. Music: Alleluia! Sing the Triumph Arthur Dale Abbey Fields of Gold Are Glowing Gerran Holy Church Holy Rood If Angels Sang Our Savior’s Birth Lammas O, Sing We a Carol Purleigh Redemptor Mundi Ring On, Ye Joyous Christmas Bells Saffron Walden St. Anatolius St. Austell St. John Damascene St. Mabyn St. Sophronius Story of the Cross Sweet Child Divine --www.hymntime.com/tch

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