Product Description
Introduce your choir and audience to a fresh, uplifting Christmas carol with A Child is Born Upon This Night, an English-language choral arrangement based on the Swedish carol Ett barn är fött på denna dag itself adapted from Martin Luthers timeless hymn Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her.
Available in SATB, SAB, SSA, and TTB choir with piano or string orchestra, this setting blends the joyful Swedish melody with newly written English lyrics inspired by both the Swedish and German texts. The result is a vibrant and reverent celebration of the Christmas season, perfect for concert programs seeking something unique yet grounded in sacred tradition. With music and text unfamiliar to most English-speaking audiences, A Child is Born Upon This Night offers a beautiful opportunity to showcase something new and meaningful during the holiday season.
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LYRICS:
A child is born upon this night beneath a star so bright,
from heaven above to earth has come, the dark to save us from.
This newborn babe of lowly birth brings light to all the earth.
The God who once created all rests in a manger small.
Now let us all with gladsome cheer go with the shepherds near
to see the crib marked by a star with Wise Men from afar.
Were earth a thousand times as far, crowned with gold and jewels rare,
she yet were far too poor to be a cradle, Lord, for Thee.
My heart for very joy doth leap; I cannot silence keep!
With angel choirs I sing along the ancient cradle song
of peace on earth, good will to men, until He comes again
to fill the world with truth and light; a Child is born this night!
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