Help! Looking for an Advent song I used to sing

ElizabethS

When I was at college, we sang this lovely song during Advent called (to the best of my memory) "O Christ, Day of our Lightness." I have not been able to find it anywhere. Could anyone direct me to some sheet music for this, or perhaps tell me if there is a hymnal or other song book in which it can be found?

Thank you so much for any help!!

noel jones, aago

http://www.worldcat.org/title/music-of-the-polish-renaissance-a-selection-of-works-from-the-xvith-and-the-beginning-of-the-xviith-century/oclc/2086882

It's Polish.

This gives the composer's name: = he was composer to the king.

http://books.google.com/books?id=EY87ImIUFOAC&pg=PA177&lpg=PA177&dq="Day+of+our+Lightness"&source=bl&ots=sccVTVj0Qg&sig=j0FsVk5_Pg66VJd95EcFzQnQF3c&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Ckh_ULBSpPjSAbbGgLgH&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q="Day of our Lightness"&f=false

There appears to be an online version in Ann Arbor, but being copyright it is not accessible for viewing the music.

Liam

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacław_of_Szamotuły

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E4cW77qhow

ElizabethS

Thanks! The Wikipedia article I found (with the help of your info) said it was a Lenten compline hymn. So maybe I was mistaken about which season we sang it in... I guess I'll still try to get a hold of it somehow and see for myself.

Gavin

Is it a paraphrase of "Christe, qui lux es et dies"?

canadash

Mr. Jones knows EVERYTHING! :)

melofluent

Ah, cdash, you haven't met Mrs. Jones yet!

canadash

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