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Upon the snow-clad earth without,<br>
The stars are shining bright,<br>
As Heaven had hung out all her lamps<br>
To hail our festal night:<br>
For on this night, long years ago,<br>
The blessed Babe was born,<br>
The saints of old were wont to keep<br>
Their vigil until morn.<br>


'Twas in the days when far and wide<br>
:Upon the snow-clad earth without,
Men owned the Caesar's sway,<br>
:The stars are shining bright,
That his decree went forth that all<br>
:As Heaven had hung out all her lamps
A certain tax should pay.<br>
:To hail our festal night:
Then from their home in Nazareth's vale,<br>
:For on this night, long years ago,
Obedient to the same,<br>
:The blessed Babe was born,
With Mary, his espoused wife,<br>
:The saints of old were wont to keep
The saintly Joseph came.<br>
:Their vigil until morn.


A stable and a manger, where<br>
:'Twas in the days when far and wide
The oxen lowed around<br>
:Men owned the Caesar's sway,
Was all the shelter Bethlehem gave,<br>
:That his decree went forth that all
The welcome that they found!<br>
:A certain tax should pay.
Yet blessed among women was<br>
:Then from their home in Nazareth's vale,
That holy mother maid<br>
:Obedient to the same,
Who on that night her first-born Son<br>
:With Mary, his espoused wife,
There in the manger laid.
:The saintly Joseph came.


The King of kings, and Lord of lords,<br>
:A stable and a manger, where
E'en from His very birth,<br>
:The oxen lowed around
Had not a place to lay His head,<br>
:Was all the shelter Bethlehem gave,
An outcast in the earth:<br>
:The welcome that they found!
And yet we know that little Babe<br>
:Yet blessed among women was
Was tender to the touch,<br>
:That holy mother maid
And weak as other infants are;<br>
:Who on that night her first-born Son
He felt the cold as much!
:There in the manger laid.


In swaddling bands she wrapped Him round,<br>
:The King of kings, and Lord of lords,
And smoothed His couch of straw,<br>
:E'en from His very birth,
While unseen Angels watched beside,<br>
:Had not a place to lay His head,
In mute, adoring awe.<br>
:An outcast in the earth:
How softly did they fold their wings<br>
:And yet we know that little Babe
Beneath that star-lit shed,<br>
:Was tender to the touch,
While eastern sages from afar<br>
:And weak as other infants are;
The new-born radiance led!
:He felt the cold as much!


And thus it is, from age to age,<br>
:In swaddling bands she wrapped Him round,
That as this night comes round,<br>
:And smoothed His couch of straw,
So sweetly, underneath the moon,<br>
:While unseen Angels watched beside,
The Christmas carols sound.<br>
:In mute, adoring awe.
Because to us a Child is born,<br>
:How softly did they fold their wings
Our Brother and our King,<br>
:Beneath that star-lit shed,
Angels in Heaven, and we on earth,<br>
:While eastern sages from afar
Our joyful anthems sing.
:The new-born radiance led!


<!-- <b>Translation(s): </b> -->
:And thus it is, from age to age,
:That as this night comes round,
:So sweetly, underneath the moon,
:The Christmas carols sound.
:Because to us a Child is born,
:Our Brother and our King,
:Angels in Heaven, and we on earth,
:Our joyful anthems sing.


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Title: Upon the Snowclad Earth
Composer: Arthur Sullivan

Number of voices: 4vv  Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carols
Language: English
Instruments: none
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Original text and translations

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Upon the snow-clad earth without,
The stars are shining bright,
As Heaven had hung out all her lamps
To hail our festal night:
For on this night, long years ago,
The blessed Babe was born,
The saints of old were wont to keep
Their vigil until morn.
'Twas in the days when far and wide
Men owned the Caesar's sway,
That his decree went forth that all
A certain tax should pay.
Then from their home in Nazareth's vale,
Obedient to the same,
With Mary, his espoused wife,
The saintly Joseph came.
A stable and a manger, where
The oxen lowed around
Was all the shelter Bethlehem gave,
The welcome that they found!
Yet blessed among women was
That holy mother maid
Who on that night her first-born Son
There in the manger laid.
The King of kings, and Lord of lords,
E'en from His very birth,
Had not a place to lay His head,
An outcast in the earth:
And yet we know that little Babe
Was tender to the touch,
And weak as other infants are;
He felt the cold as much!
In swaddling bands she wrapped Him round,
And smoothed His couch of straw,
While unseen Angels watched beside,
In mute, adoring awe.
How softly did they fold their wings
Beneath that star-lit shed,
While eastern sages from afar
The new-born radiance led!
And thus it is, from age to age,
That as this night comes round,
So sweetly, underneath the moon,
The Christmas carols sound.
Because to us a Child is born,
Our Brother and our King,
Angels in Heaven, and we on earth,
Our joyful anthems sing.
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