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Midnight Stars Make Bright the Sky

Author: Mildred A. Wiant; Ching-chiu Yang Meter: 7.7.7.7 D with refrain Appears in 3 hymnals Text Sources: Chinese hymn

HUAN-SHA-CH'I

Meter: 7.7.7.7 D with refrain Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chi-fang Liang; Bliss Wiant Incipit: 53232 16512 32565 Used With Text: Midnight Stars Make Bright the Sky

Instances

Published text-tune combinations (hymns) from specific hymnals

Midnight Stars Make Bright the Sky

Author: Ching-chiu Yang; Mildred A. Wiant Hymnal: Hymns from the Four Winds #42 (1983) First Line: Midnight stars make bright the skies Topics: The Church Advent and Christmas; Responses to God Commitment; Jesus Christ Advent, Christmas, Incarnation; The Christian Life Guidance Scripture: Matthew 2:9 Languages: English Tune Title: HUAN-SHA-CH'I

Midnight Stars Make Bright the Sky

Author: Ching-chiu Yang; Mildred A. Wiant Hymnal: The Presbyterian Hymnal #65 (1990) Meter: 7.7.7.7 D with refrain Scripture: Matthew 2:1-11 Languages: English Tune Title: HUAN-SHA-CH'I

Midnight Stars Make Bright the Skies

Author: Ching-chiu Yang; Mildred A. Wiant; Christopher Cheung Hymnal: Voices United #85 (1996) Meter: 7.7.7.7 D with refrain First Line: Midnight stars make bright the skies (ming xing can lan ye wei yang) Refrain First Line: Glory be to God on high (zhi gao rong yao gui shang zhu!) Topics: Biblical Characters Shepherds; Biblical Places Bethlehem; Choruses and Refrains; Christian Year Epiphany Languages: Chinese; English Tune Title: HUAN-SHA-CH'I

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Bliss Wiant

1895 - 1975 Harmonizer of "HUAN-SHA-CH'I" in The Presbyterian Hymnal Bliss Wiant (1895-1975) was educated at Wittenberg College and Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A. 1920), Boston University (M.A. 1936), and Peabody College (Ph.D. 1946). He also studied at Harvard University and Union Theological Seminary, New York City After ordination (1923), Wiant became head of the music department at Yenching University, Peking (1923-1951). He was pastor of St. Paul’s Church, Delaware, Ohio (1953-1955), then minister of music at Mahoning Methodist Church, Youngstown, Ohio. After serving with the Methodist Board of Education, he became director of music at Scarritt College. --The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993 =============================== Letter from Mildred Bliss to Mary Louise VanDyke (8 January 1987) outlining activity in the 1960s and 1970s is available in the DNAH Archives.

Chi-fang Liang

Composer of "HUAN-SHA-CH'I" in The Presbyterian Hymnal

Mildred A. Wiant

1898 - 1998 Translator of "Midnight Stars Make Bright the Sky" in The Presbyterian Hymnal Mildred Kathryn Artz was born in Lancaster, Ohio, in 1898 and attended Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A. 1920). She married Bliss Wiant (2933) and went to Boston. In 1923 the Wiants moved to Peking, China, where Mildred became associate professor of voice at Yenching University. She was instructor of vocal music at Scarritt College (1942-1946; 1951-1962) and at Chung Chi College, Chinese University of Hong Kong (1963-1965). Many of her translations appeared in the National Council of Churches booklet of 1969. ----The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993 ============================ Letter from Mildred Bliss to Mary Louise VanDyke (8 January 1987) outlining activity in the 1960s and 1970s is available in the DNAH Archives.