Singing the Living Tradition ‎#249

249. On This Day Everywhere

1 On this day everywhere
children’s songs fill the air,
greet the child, new and fair,
Christmas gift so holy,
born in stable lowly.

Refrain:
Ideo-o-o. Ideo-o-o.
Ideo gloria in excelsis Deo!

2 Sweet the babe, strange his bed,
manger hay round his head,
cattle there in the shed;
Mary, Joseph by him,
shepherds drawing nigh him. [Refrain]

3 Magi three find their way
by a star’s shining ray
to the child in the hay;
give their wondrous presents,
gold and myrrh and incense. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: On this day everywhere
• Title: On This Day Everywhere
• Refrain First Line: Ideo. Ideo
• Meter: 6.6.6.6.6. with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Jewish and Christian Teachings: Christmas
• Source: Composite 1958, based on Theodoric Petri's Piae Cantiones, 1582

Tune Information

• Name: PERSONENT HODIE
• Arranger: Gustav Theodore Holst, 1874-1934
• Meter: 6.6.6.6.6. with refrain
• Key: d minor or modal
• Source: Theodoric Petri's Piae Cantiones, 1582