The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-25
|CHRISTMAS CAROLSi

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d Carols were driglhnll y accompanied with
Astlthce, and this carol dancing Is part Of
the rlytiifiiic movement of the Obcrafn-3
na,igau play, as we'll fas of the dances Of
the Shakers OF Lebanon ny New York
Stntes III, 81 WI n n q II
,iiie first Christmas carol In history = \
the Gloria III 15xGelsl W. found In the I
Roman iass,Fnfid in the Episcopal Book
Of Common prayer j { 40 Il aiscrlbed 10 4
bishop Of Rome, about lie 4
yeaf,A. u. 1870, and is common In both tic
eastern md western churches. is s,;
old English carol b gins WI tn tho
Notable words. X "a a
lS Behold d simple, tender bale {, 33jf 55
III freezing winter night N !lg
In 8homely Manager trembling Hes, u ltl5
NJ Vi Alas,sa pitcous sight. ~ Il .b,ll h.
4 Tho hlgEersc ri tlcs'. have, wondered how
tic shepherds could watch their nocks Ny
night, 4cvenSin winter In Judea, but tl,lsI
presented no dlft1cnlty to d Robert SOUTH
well, the author OF this Quaint caro-. who
as u Jesuit WIS Imprisoned In tho Tower
of London, and, az ter enduring the tor
lures Of the rack, was executed In 1851. gss3
sAsr,op,ilnr carol among tho Germans Isl
tic son Hans. It begins:4 4 s
Form the highest heaven II come to tell #5$
The gla Oldest news which e er efell k 554 4e
3a Avery sad story Is told In connection
with this carol. In order to give It real
tistic effect In a certain lutheran church
IT used to be sung by ] q boy let 4 down
from the roof OF the church dressed IA
an angel. S But one 4 day the rope broke,
and the boy was killed. I. This put an
end to a very beautiful but dangerous
Christmas cust on,.s IL s,g u 81
5a At time when the liturglcal ana
Biblical plays were popular the Cht:lst-}
mas carol was an important feature. In
Italy II, tho time OF st. Francis Of Assist.
In order to instruct the people. the vii:
layers came to the church iS carryi ing
lighted torches, and there they saw the
scene OF the manger filled with hay,
and 5 theNox and Ii ass standing in their!
places near the Virgin and Child. Then
at wa Y t that st. Francis and his frlars
stood by the nlanger8 all night long, b vv--5
ing God thanks that by this mcansl!the5
hearts ofGthe5 people had been touched
$g 81 Rare old Ben Jonson,'' in the day. Of
the Good Queen Bess, 4 wrote \ q n carol
which begins IT sing the, Birth was I born
tonight. And d bout thai time 2appeare.d
4 d very popular carol which Sis sung N
Merle England even to i the present
day, the first line Of which is God rest s
YOU rnerrie gentlemen. !, Some old Christ
mas ca rolls have como own to us In half
Latin ana ana half Eng lish.aS5 Among them
& Is a carol which ppcars In the scol Ie q
5tion@ for Grace Church, New = ork 4 City,
this season: nag s55S SEa IL .
ss when Christ was born OF pure Marie ii;
I'M Bethlehem. that fair Il cite ais Vi
st5 Angels sang with &mirth land glee
In Excelcis Gloria, ,ilsS
& In$ III = Ira ce coll Hon there is y g
carol commencing over the worltl L on
Christ h orr, 2, by Dr.. ackay srni Il, now
bishop CO al tutor Of Pennsy nia. u s
e The uncuutl carol OF the SIX teenth cen
fury has given place to the popular =
Christmas hymn Of lat err sday NV herey il
the English LAM uage IS Il snoken Sha (!ss
3yYcsley's hymn s' Hark he Herald angels
sInr,,S finds q 4 place In the sanctuary II
Is also II translated into the languag es q. &
india, China, and Japan. Its author was as
the brother OF the found der q Met hodtism1
IIe was a true poet and g perfe cttshYtnn
writer. His masterpiece Is the beautiful
hymn ~ estla, Lover Of MY Soul; ptsiIr'hiscs1
was sun by tie Princess a lice nt ne he
dea th-bed of the prime cons oft9 81 Eng En-
land aIheItea h1sbaa Spf Queen
Victoria. th - s v, I. !, NJ. W
come Ali We Faithful Isl the sAdeste
deles, &c the Latin, and came gina i
glvl from the pen OF Aurelius Clcmen Prll-
dentius. a native OF Spain. " no flo gu I.
ished about the latter hal Of the fourth
century. There$is anothe hylnn5$s ne
same Latin author which gins with
s"Off the FATHERS love beg ot te !. 8
we have two well -lsn own II Chris tina
carols n.y. American writ ersL Little
Town Of Bethlehem wa 8vyri tten = the me
popular Boston divine Phil HIPS y. Erooks \
i.shout the Glad T idngs, slsxtllttn Fly sing
IN vas composed by 4 Dr, M hlenbSurg TIC
founder 81 the Church Of the Holy COM
mnnion. ST. I.uke's Hospital, and other,
charities In N eW 7 ork q 4 >. M WI
els From tile Realms $of Glory IS
Inv he great hymn wr ter, James Mont Mt
sro,nery. who for thirty years o ed ted g
Shef.,eld newspaper In & I'm ala nd ..5f 8 -
OFTEN COMPOUNDED with Robert Monitor
e,y! VIII q was ridlculcd and den ounced $$by
Nfacaulay. s :,
.'sing a Song This sBl essed Morn was
}wlittcn5by Bishop Christ p, %ords.
worth the great Eng llsn !, p g.
and father OF the present Bish POT sa lis.
bury, Or. Word sworth wa III N ster5, ofs
Harrow Canon Of WeYstninst rs and a5r
ss9,sWhile Shepherds Watched Their # locks
~ NiEht"pis by Nahum Tate; oct, lalre-3
ute. associated with the ana ma tracy
version OF the Psalms. Iiesded whei, ~
prison for d ebt.5 NJ .iS II sssl .
The pulars lynn, Chris ttans Awake
isnluteSthe FIappy NJ ORR, Z was writ ten1hy
/ john Byron, a. Iancnsl lire ma 7, who was
+ as TENED a good scholar and poet In his
day He was born In anohester in,l69
4sssfs The two eminent sweet sin gers OF ,sne
church, j ohm Ileble and Re ginald Tleber,
Bishop5of Calcutta, have written. Christ
mas hymns. but they aclS those elements
5of popular song which cons t1tute the
Christmas carol. Keble sweetly sin IS; Y
Like circles widening round Ell 5s
Upon a cletlr blue river
Orb after orb, the wondrous sound So nd
4 Is echoed on forever, St3s VI
Glory to God on high, on earth be peace
Tho lines Of the gentle Z 7l che r have
their lesson IN these days Of commercial mn
unrest ss ~ q. f5 N s
5}8 If gaylyi clothed and proudly fed.
s4 81 IN dangerous wealth we dwell 8s
ISL Remind lis OF thy manager bed u K.
And lowly cottage cell . 4. 58.;
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