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[It was the very noon of night: the stars above the fold]

Appears in 6 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. Barnby Incipit: 55534 56554 34455 Used With Text: It was the very noon of night: the stars above the fold

It was the very noon of night: the stars above the fold

Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Christmas Used With Tune: [It was the very noon of night: the stars above the fold]

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It was the very noon of night

Hymnal: Hymn Tunes #232 (1897) Languages: English Tune Title: [It was the very noon of night]

It was the very noon of night: the stars above the fold

Hymnal: Carols Old and Carols New #706 (1916) Topics: Christmas Languages: English Tune Title: [It was the very noon of night: the stars above the fold]

Hymnal: Christmas Carols New and Old #36 (1871) First Line: It was the very noon of night: the stars above the fold Refrain First Line: O, who hath heard what I have heard, or seen what I have seen Lyrics: 1 It was the very noon of night: the stars above the fold, More sure than clock of chiming bell, the hour of midnight told: When from the heavens there came a voice, and forms were seen to shine, Still bright’ning as the music rose with light and love divine. With love divine the song began; there shone a light serene: O, who hath heard what I have heard, or seen what I have seen? 2 O ne'er could nightingale at dawn salute the rising day With sweetness like that bird of song in his immortal lay: O ne'er were wood-notes heard at eve by banks with poplar shade So thrilling as the concert sweet by heavenly harpings made; For love divine was in each chord, and fill'd each pause between: O, who hath heard what I have heard, or seen what I have seen? 3 I roused me at the piercing strain, but shrunk as from the ray Of summer lightning; all around so bright the splendour lay. For oh, it mastered sight and sense, to see that glory shine, To hear that minstrel in the clouds, who sang of Love Divine, To see that form with birdlike wings, of more than mortal mien: O, who hath heard what I have heard, or seen what I have seen? 4 When once the rapturous trance was past, that so my sense could bind, I left my sheep to Him whose care breathed in the western wind; I left them, for instead of snow, I trod on blade and flower, And ice dissolved in starry rays at morning's gracious hour, Revealing where on earth the steps of Love Divine had been; O, who hath heard what I have heard, or seen what I have seen? 5 I hasted to a low-roofed shed, for so the Angel bade; And bowed before the lowly rack where Love Divine was Iaid: A newborn Babe, like tender Lamb, with Lion's strength there smiled; For Lion's strength, immortal might, was in that new-born Child; That Love Divine in childlike form had God for ever been: O, who hath heard what I have heard, or seen what I have seen? Tune Title: [It was the very noon of night: The stars above the fold]

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Joseph Barnby

1838 - 1896 Composer of "[It was the very noon of night: The stars above the fold]" in Christmas Carols New and Old Joseph Barnby (b. York, England, 1838; d. London, England, 1896) An accomplished and popular choral director in England, Barnby showed his musical genius early: he was an organist and choirmaster at the age of twelve. He became organist at St. Andrews, Wells Street, London, where he developed an outstanding choral program (at times nicknamed "the Sunday Opera"). Barnby introduced annual performances of J. S. Bach's St. John Passion in St. Anne's, Soho, and directed the first performance in an English church of the St. Matthew Passion. He was also active in regional music festivals, conducted the Royal Choral Society, and composed and edited music (mainly for Novello and Company). In 1892 he was knighted by Queen Victoria. His compositions include many anthems and service music for the Anglican liturgy, as well as 246 hymn tunes (published posthumously in 1897). He edited four hymnals, including The Hymnary (1872) and The Congregational Sunday School Hymnal (1891), and coedited The Cathedral Psalter (1873). Bert Polman

Edward Churton

1800 - 1874 Translator of "Story Of The Shepherd" in The Cyber Hymnal Churton, Edward, D.D., son of the Ven. Ralph Churton, sometime Archdeacon of St. David's and Hector of Middleton Cheney, Northampton, was born in 1800, and educated at the Charterhouse and Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated in honours, in 1821. He was for some time one of the Masters at Charterhouse. He took Holy Orders in 1826; was the first Head Master of the Hackney Church of England School, 1830; Rector of Crayke, 1835; Prebendary in York Cathedral, 1841; and Archdeacon of Cleveland, 1846. He died July 4, 1874. Archdeacon Churton's works include: (1) The Early English Church, 1840. (2) Memoir of Bishop Pearson, 1844. (3) Lays of Faith and Royalty, 18-15. (4) Memoir of Joshua Watson, 1861. He also edited several works, including Lays of Faith and Royalty, 1845, &c. He is known to hymnology through his work, The Book of Psalms in English Verse, 1854. This is commonly known as the Cleveland Psalter. The Preface is of more than usual interest and value. Of his renderings of the Psalms, some of which are of great excellence a few have come into common use, the best known being, “God of grace, O let Thy light." The following, mainly in Kennedy, 1863, are from the Cleveland Psalter:— 1. Come, arise and let us go. Ps. cxxxii. 2. Earth with all thy thousand voices. Ps. lxvi. 3. For ever, Lord, Thy faithful word. Ps. cxix. . 4. God of truth, all faithful Lord. Ps. cxliii. 5. God my hope, my strength, my King. Ps. cxlv. 6. God rules in realms of light. Ps. xciii. 7. How shall I render to my God. Ps. cxvi. 8. I lift mine heart to Thee. Ps. xxv. 9. If our God had not befriended. Ps. cxxiv. 10. In Thee, O Lord, I trust. Ps. xxxi. 11. Lord, hear me, grant my sorrows boon. Ps. lv. 12. Lord, hear my suppliant prayer. Ps. cxxx. 13. Lord, hear the voice of my complaint. Ps. v. 14. Lord, I have called on Thee; for Thou. Ps. xvii. 15. Lord, my heart is with the lowly. Ps.cxxxi. 16. Lord, my Rock, to Thee I cry. Ps. xxviii. 17. Lord, to my sad voice attending. Ps. lxi. 18. O happy state on earth to see. Ps. cxxxiii. 19. O praise the Lord, for He is love. Ps. cxxxvi. 20. O stand in awe, and fear to sin. Ps. iv. 21. Raise the psalm to God all glorious. Ps. xcviii. 22. 'Tis the day all days excelling. Ps. cxviii. 23. To Thee our guilty deeds. Ps. xc. 24. Whene'er to Thee I make my prayer. Ps. lvi. Archdeacon Churton's translations from the Latin, Spanish, and Anglo-Saxon, were included in his Poetical Remains, Lond., 1876. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ================= Churton, Edward, p. 233, ii. From his Cleveland Psalter the following are also in common use:— 1. High raised upon the holy hills. Ps. lxxxvii. It begins in some collections with stanza ii., "O Zion, glorious things to come." 2. Lord, keep me for I trust in Thee, Be Thou. Ps. xvi, Cistercian Breviary, p. 179, i. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)