The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16443

16443. The Night Was Dark And Stormy

1 The night was dark and stor­my,
It was the win­ter wild;
But in a hum­ble sta­ble
There lay a ho­ly child.
And wise men from afar
Came jour­ney­ing to wor­ship
Led by a won­drous star.

2 And in the fields the shep­herds
Were watch­ing thro’ the night,
When sud­den­ly around them
There shone a ra­di­ance bright
As though it were the dawn;
And an­gels sang to­ge­ther
That Je­sus Christ was born.

3 And Je­sus brought glad tid­ings
To all the sons of men—
"In ev­ery child for­ev­er
God’s love is born again."
So on this Christ­mas morn
In ev­ery heart that loves Him
The dear Christ child is born.

Text Information

• First Line: The night was dark and stor­my
• Title: The Night Was Dark And Stormy
• Author: Frederick M. Eliot
• Language: English
• Source: The Beacon Hymnal by Florence Buck (Boston: Beacon Press, 1924)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ROSA MYSTICA
• Harmonizer: Michael Praetorius (1609)
• Meter: 76.76.676
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Medieval Folksong
• Copyright: Public Domain