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Waken, Christian children
Appears in 42 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Waken, Christian children,
Up, and let us sing,
With glad hearts and voices,
Of our newborn King.
Up! 'tis meet to welcome
With a joyous lay
Christ, the King of Glory,
Born for us today.
2 In a manger lowly
Sleeps the heavenly Child,
O'er Him fondly bendeth
Mary, Mother mild.
Far above that stable,
Up in heaven so high,
Once bright star outshineth,
Watching silently.
3 Fear not, then, to enter,
Though we cannot bring
Gold, or myrrh, or incense,
Fitting for a King.
Gifts He asketh richer,
Offerings costlier still,
Yet may Christian children
Bring them if they will.
4 Brighter than all jewels
Shines the modest eye;
Best of gifts, He loveth
Infant purity.
Haste we, then, to welcome
With a joyous lay
Christ, the King of Glory.
Born of us to-day.
Topics: Christmas Used With Tune: [Waken, Christian children]
Waken, Christian children
[Waken, Christian children]
Appears in 11 hymnals Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 56543 34543 25654 Used With Text: Waken, Christian children
[Waken, Christian children]
[Waken, Christian children]
Appears in 12 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Sir George J. Elvey Incipit: 13321 56712 33234 Used With Text: Waken, Christian children
[Waken, Christian children]
CHRISTMAS CAROL
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Benjamin Shepard Incipit: 34516 53123 421 Used With Text: Waken, Christian children
CHRISTMAS CAROL
Waken, Christian children
Author: L. C. Hamerton Hymnal: The Church Hymnal #651 (1920) First Line: Waken, Christian children! Lyrics: 1 Waken, Christian children!
Up and let us sing
With glad voice, the praises
Of our newborn King.
Up! 'tis meet to welcome
With a joyous lay
Christ, the King of Glory,
Born for us to-day.
Come, nor fear to seek Him,
Children though we be;
Once He said of children,
"Let them come to me."
Waken, Christian children,
Up! and let us sing,
With glad voice, the praises
Of our newborn King.
2 In a manger lowly
Sleeps the heavenly Child;
O'er Him fondly bendeth
Mary, Mother mild.
Far above that stable,
Up in Heaven so high,
One bright star outshineth
Watching silently.
Fear not then to enter,
Though we cannot bring
Gold, or myrrh or incense
Fitting for a King.
Waken, etc.
3 Gifts He asketh richer,
Offerings costlier still;
Yet may Christian children
Bring them if they will.
Brighter than all jewels
Shines the modest eye;
Best of gifts, He loveth
Infant purity.
Haste we then to welcome
With a joyous lay
Christ, the King of Glory,
Born for us to-day.
Waken, etc.
Topics: Youth and School Life Carols Languages: English Tune Title: [Waken, Christian children!]
Waken, Christian children
Waken, Christian children
Hymnal: Voices of Praise #355 (1883) Lyrics: 1 Waken, Christian children,
Up, and let us sing,
With glad hearts and voices,
Of our newborn King.
Up! 'tis meet to welcome
With a joyous lay
Christ, the King of Glory,
Born for us today.
2 In a manger lowly
Sleeps the heavenly Child,
O'er Him fondly bendeth
Mary, Mother mild.
Far above that stable,
Up in heaven so high,
Once bright star outshineth,
Watching silently.
3 Fear not, then, to enter,
Though we cannot bring
Gold, or myrrh, or incense,
Fitting for a King.
Gifts He asketh richer,
Offerings costlier still,
Yet may Christian children
Bring them if they will.
4 Brighter than all jewels
Shines the modest eye;
Best of gifts, He loveth
Infant purity.
Haste we, then, to welcome
With a joyous lay
Christ, the King of Glory.
Born of us to-day.
Topics: Christmas Languages: English Tune Title: [Waken, Christian children]
Waken, Christian children
Waken! Christian Children
Author: Samuel C. Hamerton Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #7147 Meter: 6.5.6.5 Lyrics: 1. Waken! Christian children,
Up and let us sing,
With glad voice the praises
Of our newborn King.
2. Up! ’tis meet to welcome
With a joyous lay
Christ, the King of Glory,
Born for us today.
3. Come, nor fear to seek Him,
Children though we be;
Once He said of children,
Let them come to Me.
4. In a manger lowly
Sleeps the heav’nly Child;
O’er Him fondly bendeth
Mary, mother mild.
5. Far above that stable,
Up in Heav’n so high,
One bright star out-shineth,
Watching silently.
6. Fear not then to enter,
Though we cannot bring
Gold, or myrrh, or incense
Fitting for a King.
7. Gifts He asketh richer,
Offerings costlier still,
Yet may Christian children
Bring them if they will.
8. Brighter than all jewels
Shines the modest eye;
Best of gifts He loveth
Infant purity.
9. Haste we then to welcome
With a joyous lay
Christ, the King of Glory,
Born for us today. Languages: English Tune Title: [Waken! Christian children]
Waken! Christian Children
George J. Elvey
1816 - 1893 Person Name: Sir George J. Elvey Composer of "[Waken, Christian children]" in The New Children's Hymnal George Job Elvey (b. Canterbury, England, 1816; d. Windlesham, Surrey, England, 1893) As a young boy, Elvey was a chorister in Canterbury Cathedral. Living and studying with his brother Stephen, he was educated at Oxford and at the Royal Academy of Music. At age nineteen Elvey became organist and master of the boys' choir at St. George Chapel, Windsor, where he remained until his retirement in 1882. He was frequently called upon to provide music for royal ceremonies such as Princess Louise's wedding in 1871 (after which he was knighted). Elvey also composed hymn tunes, anthems, oratorios, and service music.
Bert Polman
George J. Elvey
Anonymous
Person Name: Anon. Composer of "[Waken, Christian children]" in Melodies for Little People In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
Anonymous
S. C. Hamerton
1833 - 1872 Author of "Waken, Christian children" in Plymouth Sunday-School Hymnal Hamerton, Samuel Collingwood, born in 1833, educated at University College, Oxford (B.A. 1856), Incumbent of St. Paul's, Warwick, from 1866, and died there Jan. 6, 1872. His hymn "Waken, Christian children" (Christmas Carol), is in Snepp's Songs of Grace & Glory, 1872; the Hymnal Companion, 1890, and others. It appeared as a Carol published by Masters, in 1861.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
S. C. Hamerton
