by Bliss Carman (1861 - 1929)
Christmas Song
Language: English
Above the weary waiting world, Asleep in chill despair, There breaks a sound of joyous bells Upon the [frosted]1 air. And o'er the humblest rooftree, lo, A star is dancing on the snow. What makes the [yellow]2 star to dance Upon the brink of night? What makes the breaking dawn to glow So magically bright, — And all the earth to be renewed With infinite beatitude? The singing bells, the throbbing star, The sunbeams on the snow, And the awakening heart that leaps New ecstasy to know, — They all are dancing in the morn Because a little child is born.
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2 Smith: "golden"
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Confirmed with Bliss Carman, Later Poems
1 Smith: "frosty"2 Smith: "golden"
Authorship:
- by Bliss Carman (1861 - 1929), "Christmas Song" [author's text checked 1 time 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 Stephen Smith , "Christmas Song", 2007 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and organ ], revised 2022 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2023-09-10
Line count: 18
Word count: 101