O Come, Little Children

A favorite Christmas song sung by Hayley and Amanda, accompanied by Glenn with his Scandalli accordion. The words are by Christoph von Schmid (1768-1854), a Roman Catholic priest and German schoolteacher. One source claims that this is written in 1794, another says 1850. The music is composed by Johann A. P. Schulz (1747-1800). Schulz was a child prodigy at the age of 15. He studied under Johann Kirnberger, an organist who had been taught by J.S. Bach. Melanie Schulte (1885-1922) translated from the original German "Ihr Kinderlein kommet, o kommet doch all"...

Oh, come, little children, oh, come, one and all,
To Bethlehem's stable, in Bethlehem's stall.
And see with rejoicing this glorious sight,
Our Father in heaven has sent us this night.

Oh, see in the manger, in hallowed light
A star throws its beam on this holiest sight.
In clean swaddling clothes lies the heavenly Child,
More lovely than angels, this Baby so mild.

Oh, there lies the Christ Child, on hay and on straw;
The shepherds are kneeling before Him with awe.
And Mary and Joseph smile on Him with love,
While angels are singing sweet songs from above.

The text from "Wee Sing for Christmas" version:
(sung by Hayley and Amanda)

Oh, come, little children, O come, one and all,
O come to the manger in Bethlehem's stall,
And see the Lord Jesus asleep in the hay,
The little Lord Jesus was born Christmas Day.

He lies in the manger,
The hay is His bed,
The star, high in heaven,
Shines over His head,
And Mary and Joseph
Look down on the boy,
While shepherds and wise men
Kneel down in their joy.

Now "Glory to God!" comes
The song from on high,
And "Peace for all mankind!"
We sing in reply,
Then come, little children,
Be happy and gay,
For Jesus, the Christ Child,
Was born Christmas Day.

The original German:
Ihr Kinderlein kommet, o kommet doch all!
Zur Krippe herkommet in Bethlehems Stall,
und seht, was in dieser hochheiligen Nacht,
der Vater im Himmel fur Freude uns macht.

O seht in der Krippe im nachtlichen Stall,
seht hier bei des Lichtleins hellglanzendem Strahl
in reinlichen Windeln das himmlische Kind,
viel schoner und holder, als Engel es sind.

Da liegt es, das Kindlein, auf Heu und auf Stroh,
Maria und Josef betrachten es froh.
Die redlichen Hirten knien betend davor,
hoch oben schwebt jubelnd der Engelein Chor.

O beugt, wie die Hirten, anbetend die Knie,
erhebet die Handlein und danket wie sie!
Stimmt freudig, ihr Kinder, wer sollt sich nict freun,
stimmt freudig zum Jubel der Engel mit ein!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Accordion
• Akkordeon
• Fisarmonica
• Christmas
• songs
• Scandalli
• Children

[amarcordeon]

I enjoy this delicious tune well sung by girls

I appreciate also the accompaniment on accordion

Bravo to my friend Glenn and to the pretty girls

*****

Lillo

[FromHolbergsTime]

@amarcordeon

Thank you, Lillo, for your gracious words & thoughtful comments! Hayley & Amanda are thrilled that you like their singing, and I am honored as well.

Glenn

[grazamel]

Lovely, very good perfomance and with the girls singing**********

Greetings,Amelia:-)

[FromHolbergsTime]

@grazamel

Thank you, dear Amelia, for these very nice comments! Hayley & Amanda very much appreciate your good words!

Glenn

[AccordionLadyMi]

This is beautiful Glenn. I enjoyed hearing Hayley and Amanda sing this. They both have good voices and never missed a note! The accordion accompaniment is perfect with the singing. Very well done....A very nice idea to have singing accompaniment. Fran

[FromHolbergsTime]

@AccordionLadyMi

Thank you, dear Fran, for your lovely comments and kind words! The girls have been practicing and were glad to share their voices in this Holiday music.

Glenn

[FromHolbergsTime]

@accordiona

Thank you, dear Lorna, for your wonderful comments! Hayley and Amanda are thrilled to be on You Tube, and greatly appreciate your very kind words.

Glenn

[accordiona]

A lovely carol and so sweetly sung! Merry Christmas to you and Hayley and Amanda!

Lorna

[FromHolbergsTime]

@Pilarfay

Querida Pilar, gracias! Your kind words are greatly appreciated!

Glenn

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@Derbymuscian

Thanks for the good words, Garry! I really appreciate your nice comments.

Glenn