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[The winds were wailing o'er the wold]

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Anonymous Tune Key: F Major or modal Incipit: 33456 54333 21233

Author: Sabine Baring-Gould Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: The winds were wailing o’er the wold Refrain First Line: Noël! Noël! the Babe is born Lyrics: 1 The winds were wailing o’er the wold, The frosted earth lay white; The stars were sparkling keen and cold All in the wintry night; When lo! the heavens blazed as gold, And all was radiant light. Refrain: Noël! Noël! the Babe is born In Bethlehem this day. 2 The shepherds were crouching o’er the fire On pipes of straw did play; When lo! broke forth the angel choir, And night was turned to day. The heav’ns rejoice! Let earth admire The tidings they did say. [Refrain] 3 For unto us a child is born, A king of David’s race, With peace to every hearth and home, And men in every place; For Satan’s cruel reign is done, Begun the reign of grace. [Refrain] 4 United, ye Christian people all, In hymns of holy mirth; Bring voice of praise, and suppliant call Emmanuel on earth! Behold the manger, prostrate fall, And hail the heav’nly birth. [Refrain] Used With Tune: LESNEVEN Text Sources: Carols Old and Carols New by Charles L. Hutchins (Boston: Parish Choir, 1916)

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The winds were wailing o'er the wold

Author: Baring-Gould Hymnal: Carols Old and Carols New #288 (1916) Topics: Christmas Languages: English Tune Title: [The winds were wailing o'er the wold]

The Winds Were Wailing

Author: Sabine Baring-Gould Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #12298 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D First Line: The winds were wailing o’er the wold Refrain First Line: Noël! Noël! the Babe is born Lyrics: 1 The winds were wailing o’er the wold, The frosted earth lay white; The stars were sparkling keen and cold All in the wintry night; When lo! the heavens blazed as gold, And all was radiant light. Refrain: Noël! Noël! the Babe is born In Bethlehem this day. 2 The shepherds were crouching o’er the fire On pipes of straw did play; When lo! broke forth the angel choir, And night was turned to day. The heav’ns rejoice! Let earth admire The tidings they did say. [Refrain] 3 For unto us a child is born, A king of David’s race, With peace to every hearth and home, And men in every place; For Satan’s cruel reign is done, Begun the reign of grace. [Refrain] 4 United, ye Christian people all, In hymns of holy mirth; Bring voice of praise, and suppliant call Emmanuel on earth! Behold the manger, prostrate fall, And hail the heav’nly birth. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: LESNEVEN

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S. Baring-Gould

1834 - 1924 Person Name: Sabine Baring-Gould Author of "The Winds Were Wailing" in The Cyber Hymnal Baring-Gould, Sabine, M.A., eldest son of Mr. Edward Baring-Gould, of Lew Trenchard, Devon, b. at Exeter, Jan. 28, 1834, and educated at Clare College, Cambridge, B.A. 1857, M.A. 1860. Taking Holy Orders in 1864, he held the curacy of Horbury, near Wakefield, until 1867, when he was preferred to the incumbency of Dalton, Yorks. In 1871 he became rector of East Mersea, Essex, and in 1881 rector of Lew Trenchard, Devon. His works are numerous, the most important of which are, Lives of the Saints, 15 vols., 1872-77; Curious Myths of the Middle Ages, 2 series, 1866-68; The Origin and Development of Religious Belief, 2 vols., 1869-1870; and various volumes of sermons. His hymns, original and translated, appeared in the Church Times; Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1868 and 1875; The People's Hymnal, 1867, and other collections, the most popular being "Onward, Christian soldiers," "Daily, daily sing the praises," the translation "Through the night of doubt and sorrow," and the exquisite Easter hymn, "On the Resurrection Morning." His latest effort in hymnology is the publication of original Church Songs, 1884, of which two series have been already issued. In the Sacristy for Nov. 1871, he also contributed nine carols to an article on "The Noels and Carols of French Flanders.” These have been partially transferred to Chope's and Staniforth's Carol Books, and also to his Church Songs. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ================== Baring-Gould, S., p. 114, i. Other hymns in common use are:— 1. Forward! said the Prophet. Processional. Appeared in the New Mitre Hymnal, 1874. 2. My Lord, in glory reigning. Christ in Glory. In Mrs. Brock's Children's Hymn Book, 1881. 3. Now severed is Jordan. Processional. Appeared in the S. Mary, Aberdeen, Hymnal, 1866, the People's Hymnal, 1867, &c. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

Anonymous

Composer of "LESNEVEN" in The Cyber Hymnal 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.