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(Posted 2004-05-20) CPDL #07036: PDF and MIDI files

Editor: Edward L. Stauff (submitted 2004-05-20). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 51 kB Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: based on tune 'Morning Star'

General Information

Title: Brightest and Best
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)
Lyricist: Reginald Heber

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

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1811 Heber originally wrote this hymn for the Feast of the Epiphany. It was first published in the Christian Observer in 1811, but did not appear in hymnals until after Heber’s death
Description:

External websites:

Cyber Hymnal™ entry for Brightest and Best:
http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/b/r/brightes.htm

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Brightest and best of the sons of the morning.

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 ==General Information==
-'''Title:''' ''Brightest and Best''<br>
+{{Title|''Brightest and Best''}}
 {{Composer|Traditional}}
+{{Lyricist|Reginald Heber}}
-{{Voicing|4|SATB}}<br>
+{{Voicing|4|SATB}}
-'''Genre:''' {{pcat|Sacred| music}}, [[Carols]] <br>
+{{Genre|Sacred|Carols}}
 {{Language|English}}
-'''Instruments:''' {{acap}}<br>
+{{Instruments|A cappella}}
-'''Published:'''  Heber originally wrote this hymn for the Feast of the Epiphany. It was first published in the Christian Observer in 1811, but did not appear in hymnals until after Heber’s death. <br>
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+{{Descr| }}
-'''Description:'''
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-'''External websites:'''
 Cyber Hymnal&trade; entry for Brightest and Best:
-:http://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/b/r/brightes.htm
+:{{website|cyberhymnal}}/htm/b/r/brightes.htm}}
 ==Original text and translations==
+{{LinkText|Brightest and best of the sons of the morning}}
-{{Text|English}}
-::::''1.''
-:Brightest and best of the sons of the morning,
-:Dawn on our darkness and lend us Thine aid;
-:Star of the East, the horizon adorning,
-:Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
-::::''2.''
-:Cold on His cradle the dewdrops are shining;
-:Low lies His head with the beasts of the stall;
-:Angels adore Him in slumber reclining,
-:Maker and Monarch and Savior of all!
-::::''3.''
-:Say, shall we yield Him, in costly devotion,
-:Odors of Edom and offerings divine?
-:Gems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean,
-:Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine?
-::::''4.''
-:Vainly we offer each ample oblation,
-:Vainly with gifts would His favor secure;
-:Richer by far is the heart’s adoration,
-:Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor.
-Lyrics: ''' Reginald Heber, 1811. '''
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