Gather around the Christmas Tree (John Henry Hopkins, Jr.)
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Title: Gather Around the Christmas Tree
Composer: John Henry Hopkins, Jr.
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Source: John H. Hopkins, Jr., Carols, Hymns and Songs. New York: Church Book Depository, 1863.
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Original text and translations
English text
- 1.
- Gather around the Christmas Tree!
- Gather around the Christmas Tree!
- Ever-green
- Have its branches been,
- It is king of all the woodland scene;
- For Christ our King is born today!
- His reign shall never pass away.
- Refrain:
- Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest!
- Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest!
- 2.
- Gather around the Christmas Tree!
- Gather around the Christmas Tree!
- Once the pride
- Of the mountain side,
- Now cut down to grace our Christmas-tide;
- For Christ from heav'n to earth came down,
- To gain, through death, a nobler crown.
- Refrain
- 3.
- Gather around the Christmas Tree!
- Gather around the Christmas Tree!
- Ev'ry bough
- Has a burden now,
- They are gifts of love for us, we trow.
- For Christ is born, His love to show,
- And give good gifts to men below.
- Refrain
- 4.
- Gather around the Christmas Tree!
- Gather around the Christmas Tree!
- Tapors bright
- In the branches light,
- Till our eyes all shine at the goodly sight,
- For Christ, our Light, is born to-day,
- His glory ne'er shall fade away.
- Refrain.
- 5.
- Farewell to thee, O Christmas tree!
- Farewell to thee, O Christmas tree!
- Thy part is done,
- And thy gifts are gone,
- And thy lights are dying one by one:
- For earthly pleasures die to-day,
- But heavenly joys shall last alway.
- Refrain.
- 6.
- Farewell to thee, O Christmas tree!
- Farewell to thee, O Christmas tree!
- Twelve months o’er,
- We shall meet once more,
- Merry welcome singing, as of yore,
- For Christ now reigns, our Savior dear,
- And gives us Christmas every year!
- Hosanna, Hosanna,
- Hosanna in the highest!