by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)
Christmas Eve
Language: English
Christmas hath a darkness
Brighter than the blazing noon,
Christmas hath a chillness
Warmer than the heat of June,
Christmas hath a beauty
Lovelier than the world can show:
For Christmas bringeth Jesus,
Brought for us so low.
Earth, strike up your music,
Birds that sing and bells that ring;
Heaven hath answering music
For all Angels soon to sing:
Earth, put on your whitest
Bridal robe of spotless snow:
For Christmas bringeth Jesus,
Brought for us so low.
Text Authorship:
- by Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894), "Christmas Eve" [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 Juliana Hall (b. 1958), "Christmas Eve", 2014 [ soprano and organ ] [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2014-08-22
Line count: 16
Word count: 79