O Little Town of Bethlehem (Tune: Forest Green) — Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
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Uploaded by 1finch2finch on Dec 5, 2011
The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, under the direction of Richard Marlow, perform the 'Forest Green' setting of the popular Christmas carol 'O Little Town of Bethlehem'. This setting of the carol takes its text from a poem by American Episcopal priest Philip Brooks and its tune from a folk melody adapted by Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Vaughan Williams' tune, often known as 'Forest Green', is perhaps the most commonly heard musical setting of the carol in the UK and in certain American Episcopal churches. Though more recognisable than the 'American setting', both Ralph Vaughan Williams' 'Forest Green' and Sir Henry Walford Davies' 'Wengen' or 'Christmas Carol' tunes came after Lewis Redner's 'St Louis' as settings for Brooks' text. 'St Louis' is a more recognisable setting of 'O Little Town of Bethlehem' in the United States.
For an enjoyable comparison, I have made the other settings available:
'St Louis' by the All-American Boys Chorus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y733wHRI7CM
'Wengen/Christmas Carol' by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba4J18wOgUE
[ Text: ]
O little town of Bethlehem,
How still we see thee lie!
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by;
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting Light;
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee to-night.
How silently, how silently,
The wondrous gift is given!
So God imparts to human hearts
The blessings of His heaven.
No ear may hear His coming,
But in this world of sin,
Where meek souls will receive Him still,
The dear Christ enters in.
O holy Child of Bethlehem!
Descend to us, we pray;
Cast out our sin, and enter in,
Be born in us to-day.
We hear the Christmas angels
The great glad tidings tell;
Oh, come to us, abide with us,
Our Lord Emmanuel!
[ Recording available on the disk 'Carols from Trinity' (Conifer Records, 1995). ]
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@IwshIcldstrtover You're very welcome. I'm glad that you enjoyed it, and a very merry Christmas to you, as well.
1finch2finch 2 months ago
Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing and posting this. Merry Christmas.
IwshIcldstrtover 2 months ago