When the crimson sun has set

Author: G. P. Grantham

Born: Circa 1833, London, Middlesex, England. Christened: February 24, 1833, St. John the Baptist Church, Shoreditch, London. As of 1881, Grantham was Vicar of Llanbaddock, Wales. Some of his work appeared in Carols for Use in Church, by Richard Chope (London: William Clowes & Sons, 1894). --www.hymntime.com/tch/ Go to person page >

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Text Information

First Line: When the crimson sun has set
Author: G. P. Grantham
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Gloria in excelsis Deo
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Tune

GLORIA (French)

GLORIA is the French noel tune traditionally associated with this text. The popularity of this carol stems from its refrain–all those cascading phrases in which human beings imitate the angels' chorus. Try using the refrain by itself as a short choral introit during the Christmas season, perhaps w…

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Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #187

Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #187
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Songs of Praise #142

Songs of Praise #142
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