Amid the silence (Anonymous)

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• CPDL #18424:

Editor: Rod Mather (submitted 2009-01-20).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 71 kbytes   Copyright: Public Domain

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Editor: Christopher R. Baker (submitted 2000-11-27).   Copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 1.0

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General Information

Title: Amid the Silence
Composer: Anonymous

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published: Christmas and New Year Songs (1922)

Description: English version of traditional Polish carol, "Wsrod nocnej ciszy".

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Original text and translations

English text
translation from Polish by Angela Morgan

1.

Amid the silence of the solemn night,

Sound the glad summons,

"Lo the king of Light!

Rouse, O shepherds, haste with singing

Christ has come, salvation bringing,

Born at Bethlehem."

2.

Gladly the herdsmen sough the Holy Son,

Found in a manger

Christ the sinless one,

Worshipped him with exultation,

"God has brought us full salvation!

Him we shall adore!"

3.

Lord, we have hailed thee, many thousand years.

Now through our darkness

Lo, thy star appears.

King and prophets long have named thee,

Priests and martyrs all proclaimed thee,

"Saviour of mankind."