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Meter: 9.9.8 D Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Van Duyse Tune Sources: Dutch traditional melody; Harmonized by Van Duyse in Die melodie van het Nederlandische lied, 1902 Tune Key: d minor Incipit: 51133 45654 32234 Used With Text: O Christmas Night!

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O Christmas Night!

Author: Joost van den Vondel; Howard Murphy Meter: 9.9.8 D Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: O Christmas night! Day's light transcending Lyrics: 1. O Christmas night! Day’s light transcending, Who no beginning had or end Till He a man became, was God. Then He who ne’er before was human Was born in Bethlehem of woman, When nips the frost the verdant sod. 2. This richest Babe comes poor in being, More pearled within than to the seeing With diadem and royal power; He takes no heed of greater places, But that small spot alone embraces, Where light illumes the midnight hour. 3. This Prince, do they desire to find Him? They’re worn out swaddling clothes that bind Him. A manger, spread with hay’s His bed. His throne is higher than the highest, Yet He among the cattle lieth; What Him to such a lot has led? 4. Now seeks He God with chaste affection Who takes before such crib direction, Are better than this Bethlehem, Which Christ no resting place shall give; For they, the after life, shall live With Him, in Jerusalem. Used With Tune: KERSNACHT Text Sources: In his play Gijsbrecht van Aemstel (after Act 3), 1637

O Kerstnacht

Author: Joost van den Vondel Meter: 9.9.8 D Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: O Kerstnacht, schooner dan de dagen Lyrics: 1 O Kerstnacht, schooner dan de dagen, Hoe kan Herodes ’t licht verdragen, Dat in uw duisternisse blinkt, En wordt gevierd en aangebeden! Zijn hoogmoed luistert naar geen reden, Hoe schel die in zijn ooren klinkt. 2 Hij poogt d’onnoozle te vernielen, Door ’t moorden van onnoozle zielen. En wekt een stad en land geschrei In Bethlehem en op den akker. En maakt de geest van Rachel wakker, Die waren gaat door beemd en wei. 3 Bedrukte Rachel, schort dit waren: Uw kin-dren sterven martelaren. En eerstelingen van het zaad, Dat uit uw bloed begint te groeien, En heerlijk tot Gods eer zal bloeien, En door geen wreedheid en vergaat. Used With Tune: KERSNACHT Text Sources: Gijsbrecht van Aemstel

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O Christmas Night!

Author: Joost van den Vondel; Howard Murphy Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #5541 Meter: 9.9.8 D First Line: O Christmas night! Day's light transcending Lyrics: 1. O Christmas night! Day’s light transcending, Who no beginning had or end Till He a man became, was God. Then He who ne’er before was human Was born in Bethlehem of woman, When nips the frost the verdant sod. 2. This richest Babe comes poor in being, More pearled within than to the seeing With diadem and royal power; He takes no heed of greater places, But that small spot alone embraces, Where light illumes the midnight hour. 3. This Prince, do they desire to find Him? They’re worn out swaddling clothes that bind Him. A manger, spread with hay’s His bed. His throne is higher than the highest, Yet He among the cattle lieth; What Him to such a lot has led? 4. Now seeks He God with chaste affection Who takes before such crib direction, Are better than this Bethlehem, Which Christ no resting place shall give; For they, the after life, shall live With Him, in Jerusalem. Languages: English Tune Title: KERSNACHT

O Kerstnacht

Author: Joost van den Vondel Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #15090 Meter: 9.9.8 D First Line: O Kerstnacht, schooner dan de dagen Lyrics: 1 O Kerstnacht, schooner dan de dagen, Hoe kan Herodes ’t licht verdragen, Dat in uw duisternisse blinkt, En wordt gevierd en aangebeden! Zijn hoogmoed luistert naar geen reden, Hoe schel die in zijn ooren klinkt. 2 Hij poogt d’onnoozle te vernielen, Door ’t moorden van onnoozle zielen. En wekt een stad en land geschrei In Bethlehem en op den akker. En maakt de geest van Rachel wakker, Die waren gaat door beemd en wei. 3 Bedrukte Rachel, schort dit waren: Uw kin-dren sterven martelaren. En eerstelingen van het zaad, Dat uit uw bloed begint te groeien, En heerlijk tot Gods eer zal bloeien, En door geen wreedheid en vergaat. Languages: Dutch Tune Title: KERSNACHT

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Howard Murphy

Translator (from Dutch) of "O Christmas Night!" in The Cyber Hymnal

Joost van den Vondel

1587 - 1679 Author of "O Christmas Night!" in The Cyber Hymnal Born: November 17, 1587, Cologne, Germany. Died: February 5, 1679, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Buried: New Church, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Van den Vondel is sometimes called the Prince of Dutch poets.