O day of joy and wonder

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O day of joy and wonder

Author: Violet Buchanan
Published in 4 hymnals

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Piano/Organ
	REFLECTIONS ON THE NATIVITY

Instrumental
	Preludes for Flute and Organ

Handbells
	Hymns for Handbells, Vol. 1

Author: Violet Buchanan

Buchanan, Violet Nita (Critchett) - hymn writer Born: 16 Mar 1896 St. Marylebone, London, England Died: 26 Jul 1975 Westminster, London, England --musicsack.com/… Go to person page >

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First Line:	O day of joy and wonder
Author:	Violet Buchanan

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Tune

DIES DOMINICA

JONATHAN’S TUNE

ES IST EIN ROS (5556553)

First published with the text in the Cologne Gesangbuch of 1599 (see above), ES IST EIN ROS is a rounded bar form tune (AABA). The tune has characteristics of a Renaissance madrigal; it invites performance by an unaccompanied choir so that all the fine part writing and subtle rhythms can be clearly…

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