While all things were in quiet silence
Language: English
While all things were in quiet silence, And that night was in the midst of her swift course, Thine Almighty Word, O Lord, Leaped down out of thy royal throne. Alleluia.
Authorship:
- by Bible or other Sacred Texts , from the Antiphon of Matins, Christmas I [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ned Rorem (1923 - 2022), "While all things were in quiet silence" [ mixed chorus ], from Seven Motets for the Church Year, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-09-25
Line count: 4
Word count: 31