Best Advent/Christmas hymns in PBEH
  • orourkebr
    Posts: 57
    What are they? I'm not very familiar with most of them, so which ones would you guys consider Advent of Christmas hymns? Thanks!
  • Maureen
    Posts: 675
    This is just me going through and characterizing them. I'm not making any votes.

    Christmas:
    Angels from the Realms of Glory
    Angels We Have Heard on High
    As with Gladness Men of Old
    Away in a Manger
    Beside the Manger
    Bethlehem, of Noblest Cities
    Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light
    Earth Has Many a Noble City
    Joy to the World
    Lo How a Rose E'er Blooming
    O Come All Ye Faithful
    Of the Father's Love Begotten
    Once in Royal David's City
    See Amid the Winter's Snow
    Silent Night
    Sleep, Holy Babe
    Virgin-Born, We Kneel Before Thee


    Advent:
    Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
    Creator of the Stars of Night
    Like the Dawning of the Morning [Christmas also]
    O Come, Divine Messiah
    The God Whom Earth and Sea and Sky [Christmas also]
  • Michael O'Connor
    Posts: 1,637
    In the Bleak Midwinter
    Silent Night (overdone, but there's a reason)
    Est ist ein Ros entsprungen
    Wexford Carol
    Hark the Herald Angels Sing
  • Donnaswan
    Posts: 585
    Relieve my ignorance- what is PBEH? My mind is going, I'm sure.
    Donna
  • Maureen
    Posts: 675
    Parish Book of English Hymns.

    It's not out yet -- we're looking at the list of potentials.
  • Chrism
    Posts: 868
    Here's my swag at it. Probably incomplete.

    ADVENT
    Come Thou Long-Expected
    Creator of the Starry Night
    Hark! A Herald Voice is Calling
    Like the Dawning of the Morning
    Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates (versatile)
    On Jordan's Bank (versatile)
    Saviour of the Nations, Come (Luther)
    Wake, Awake for Night is Flying

    CHRISTMAS
    Angels From the Realms of Glory
    Angels We Have Heard
    Away in a Manger
    Beside the Manger
    Bethlehem, Of Noblest Cities
    Good Christians All, Rejoice (is this a typo?)
    Good Christian Men, Rejoice and Sing
    Joy to the World
    Lo! How a Rose
    O Come, All Ye Faithful
    Of the Father's Love Begotten
    Once in Royal David's City
    Silent Night
    Sleep, Holy Babe
    Virgin-Born, We Kneel Before Thee

    VERSATILE
    Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

    SECOND ADVENT (partial list)
    Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
    Lo, He Comes
  • vincentuher
    Posts: 134
    In the category of shameless self-promotion:

    Advent IV Year C
    Lo, How She Brings Life With Her A -tune by Noel Jones
    Lo, How She Brings Life With Her B - tune: Far Off Lands
    Lo, How She Brings Life With Her C - tune: Wie lieblich ist der Maien

    Advent IV, Christmas
    Sing of Mary, Blest is She tune: Good King Wenceslas TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM
  • Chrism
    Posts: 868
    Maureen: O Come, Divine Messiah

    I didn't see that on the web page. I'm not trying to nitpick, I'm just wondering if you have a better list.
  • noel jones, aagonoel jones, aago
    Posts: 6,605
    While it is not published yet, all the music may be downloaded now.
  • Maureen
    Posts: 675
    Re: "O Come, Divine Messiah"

    Oops. That was my head typing, not my eyes.

    I'm kinda weirded out that there aren't more Advent songs. I did a whole homebrew album of Advent songs for my family Christmas present last year. (Went over like a ton of bricks, mind you, but the songs are out there.)
  • Chrism
    Posts: 868
    Other English Advent hymns on my list (not in PBEH):

    The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns (early Advent)
    The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came
    O Come, O Come Emmanuel
    Comfort, Comfort O My People
    People Look East
    The Advent of Our King
    The Coming of Our God
  • orourkebr
    Posts: 57
    Would any of these work for the "Adoro Te Devote" melody?
  • Donnaswan
    Posts: 585
    Sussex Carol
    The Snow lay on the ground venite adoremus
    O little town of Bethlehem (Forest Green)
    While shepherds watched their flocks by night
    My personal fav- Song of the Nuns of Chester ( the Oxford book of Carols)

    Donna
  • noel jones, aagonoel jones, aago
    Posts: 6,605
    People, put them into Finale and submit them. It's a cooperative project.
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