Hail! Babe of God the very Son

( Hail! Babe of God the very Son ; From wonderland Thou camest Child ; Gold are the curls upon Thy head ; Thy limbs of ivory, snow-white ; Lo, hyacinths are in Thine hand ; The Godhead doth Thy bosom fire )

Adaptor of the text: Woodward, George Ratcliffe (1848-1934) [Great Britain]

Edition

Published by Mercury Music [USA] , 1945 ; in Ten Christmas Carols (16 p.)

Ref. : 352-00059 (2 p.)

Editor or author of the restitution: White, Ernest

Type of material: Full score

Description

Text in: English

Epoque: 20th century

Genre-Style-Form: Sacred ; Anthem ; Christmas carol

Type of Choir: SATB (4 mixed voices )

Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 2

Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): B

Tonality: G minor

Duration: 3.0 min.

Liturgical Use: Christmas

Number of verses: 6

Musicological Sources: Melody from Kölnisches Gesangbuch, 1625

Source of text: Words from Kölnisches Gesangbuch, 1625

Princeton, USA

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Hail! Babe of God the very Son

( Hail! Babe of God the very Son ; From wonderland Thou camest Child ; Gold are the curls upon Thy head ; Thy limbs of ivory, snow-white ; Lo, hyacinths are in Thine hand ; The Godhead doth Thy bosom fire )

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