84. Creator of the Stars of Night
Text Information |
First Line: |
Creator of the stars of night |
Title: |
Creator of the Stars of Night |
Translator: |
John Mason Neale (1851) |
Meter: |
LM |
Language: |
English |
Publication Date: |
2013 |
Scripture: |
; ; |
Topic: |
Jesus Christ: Ascension and Reign; Prayer; Sovereignty of God; The Triune God; Jesus Christ: Advent (2 more...) |
Source: |
Latin hymn, 9th cent.; Trans. as in The Hymnal 1940, alt. |
Copyright: |
© 1940 Church Pension Fund |
Tune Information |
Name: |
CONDITOR ALME SIDERUM |
Harmonizer: |
Alfred V. Fedak (2011) |
Meter: |
LM |
Key: |
E♭ Major |
Source: |
Sarum plainsong, Mode IV, 9th cent. |
Copyright: |
Harm. © 2011 Alfred V. Fedak |
Notes: |
(alternate tune: PUER NOBIS NASCITUR) |
Text Information:The Latin original of this text for Advent dates from at least the 9th century, and the English version was created a millennium later as part of the 19th-century recovery of early Christian hymns. It is provided here with its traditional plainchant setting.