by Richard Lawson Gales (1862 - 1927)
In Praespio
Language: English
In stable straw the Infant lay, Turned from the hostelry away, There was no room its doors within, For Him Who is the whole world's Inn. Creation sang, no longer dumb, Because her great Desire was come; The sad earth in His joy had part, Who bore her sorrow in His Heart. The Angels danced, the Shepherds piped, Because earth's tears away were wiped; The Ox and Ass adoring saw The Infant lying in the straw.
Authorship:
- by Richard Lawson Gales (1862 - 1927) [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 Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "In Praespio", subtitle: "A Christmas Chorale", op. 56 [SATB chorus], Schmidt [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Abigail Imhof
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 77