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Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn Meter: 8.6.8.6 with refrain Appears in 3 hymnals Refrain First Line: Sing glory, glory, gloria! Lyrics: One holy night in Bethlehemthe air was filled with song.Angelic voices sang on highand shepherds piped along:Sing glory, glory, gloria!God's love is given birth!Be not afraid, Sing gloria,and peace to all the earth!Their music echoed through the towninto the stable stall,where Mary sang a lullabyand rocked her baby small:Sing glory, glory, gloria!God's love is given birth!Be not afraid! Sing gloria,and peace to all the earth!As Joseph touched the lamb's soft wool,and fed the donkey hay,he whistled his own happy tuneand thanked God for this day:Sing glory, glory, gloria!God's love is given birth!Be not afraid! Sing gloria,and peace to all the earth!Be still, and you will hear tonightthese melodies of old.Then join your voice in harmonyuntil the tale is told:Sing glory, glory, gloria!God's love is given birth!Be not afraid! Sing gloria,and peace to all the earth! Text Sources: Time Now to Gather

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WHISTLER'S TUNE

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John D. Horman Tune Key: C Major Used With Text: One Holy Night in Bethlehem

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One Holy Night in Bethlehem

Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn Hymnal: Time Now to Gather #2 (1999) Meter: 8.6.8.6 with refrain Refrain First Line: Sing glory, glory, gloria! Lyrics: One holy night in Bethlehemthe air was filled with song.Angelic voices sang on highand shepherds piped along:Sing glory, glory, gloria!God's love is given birth!Be not afraid, Sing gloria,and peace to all the earth!Their music echoed through the towninto the stable stall,where Mary sang a lullabyand rocked her baby small:Sing glory, glory, gloria!God's love is given birth!Be not afraid! Sing gloria,and peace to all the earth!As Joseph touched the lamb's soft wool,and fed the donkey hay,he whistled his own happy tuneand thanked God for this day:Sing glory, glory, gloria!God's love is given birth!Be not afraid! Sing gloria,and peace to all the earth!Be still, and you will hear tonightthese melodies of old.Then join your voice in harmonyuntil the tale is told:Sing glory, glory, gloria!God's love is given birth!Be not afraid! Sing gloria,and peace to all the earth! Topics: Christmas Nativity from Luke; Women in the Bible Mary Scripture: Luke 2:1-20 Languages: English Tune Title: WHISTLER'S TUNE

One Holy Night in Bethlehem

Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn Hymnal: Sing the Faith #2097 (2003) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Refrain First Line: Sing glory, glory, gloria! Languages: English Tune Title: WHISTLER'S TUNE

One Holy Night in Bethlehem

Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn Hymnal: The Faith We Sing #2097 (2001) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Refrain First Line: Sing glory, glory, gloria! Topics: The Grace of Jesus Christ Christ's Birth and Baptism Scripture: Luke 2:8-20 Languages: English Tune Title: WHISTLER'S TUNE

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Mary Nelson Keithahn

b. 1934 Author of "One Holy Night in Bethlehem" in Time Now to Gather Mary Nelson Keithahn, a retired United Church of Christ ordained pastor and church educator, has been a curriculum writer-editor, journalist, and lyricist for musical dramas and anthems. She still works out of her home in Rapid City, South Dakota, as a free-lance writer. In 2016 she published Elfie: Adventures on the Midwest Frontier, a chapter book for children, and Embracing the Light: Reflectioins on God’s Holy Word, a collection of meditations for individual or small group use. Augsburg Fortress also published Sing the Stories of God’s NEW People, the third in a trilogy of Bible story-based collections of songs for young children, written with her longtime colleague, John D. Horman. The two have written over a hundred hymns together, some of which are included in these hymnals and supplements: Community of Christ Sings, God’s Mission, God’s Song, Hymns of Heritage and Hope, Lift Up Your Hearts, Sing Justice! Do Justice, Sing the Faith, Singing Our Savior’s Story, Singing the New Testament, The Faith We Sing, Upper Room Worshipbook, Voices Found, Voices United, and Worship and Song. They have also published four collections of their hymns: Come Away with Me and Time Now to Gather (Abingdon, 1998), The Song Lingers On (Zimbel, 2003), and Faith That Lets Us Sing (Wayne Leupold Editions, 2017). Mary is a Life Member and former board member of Choristers Guild and a Life Member of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada. She is also a member of ASCAP. In 2006 she received a Distinguished Achievement Award from her alma mater, Carleton College in Northfield, MN, in recognition of her work in composing text for religious music. Mary was married to the Rev. Richard K. Keithahn, a U.C.C. pastor, and widowed in 1986. She has three children, eight grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. --mnk