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All The Skies Tonight Sing O'er Us
Author: John O'Connor Meter: 8.6.6.8.6.6 Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: All the skies tonight sing o’er us! Lyrics: 1 All the skies tonight sing o’er us!
Sweet and far, star to star,
Maketh solemn chorus.
Time the midnight blest is telling
When our Lord, God the Word,
Made with us His dwelling.
2 Glory in the highest Heaven!
And again, unto men,
Their souls’ peace be given!
All our wrong by Him is righted
In whose birth Heav’n and earth
Stand for aye united.
3 Sons of men, let nothing grieve you!
Evermore Heaven’s door
Widens to receive you!
Brothers of the Babe eternal,
In His name come and claim
Grace and bliss supernal. Used With Tune: EBELING
All The Skies Tonight Sing O'er Us
All The Skies Tonight Sing O'er Us
Author: John O'Connor Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #8332 Meter: 8.6.6.8.6.6 First Line: All the skies tonight sing o’er us! Lyrics: 1 All the skies tonight sing o’er us!
Sweet and far, star to star,
Maketh solemn chorus.
Time the midnight blest is telling
When our Lord, God the Word,
Made with us His dwelling.
2 Glory in the highest Heaven!
And again, unto men,
Their souls’ peace be given!
All our wrong by Him is righted
In whose birth Heav’n and earth
Stand for aye united.
3 Sons of men, let nothing grieve you!
Evermore Heaven’s door
Widens to receive you!
Brothers of the Babe eternal,
In His name come and claim
Grace and bliss supernal. Languages: English Tune Title: EBELING
All The Skies Tonight Sing O'er Us
All the skies tonight sing o'er us
Author: Rev. J. O'Connor Hymnal: Carols Old and Carols New #468 (1916) Topics: Christmas Languages: English Tune Title: [All the skies tonight sing o'er us]
All the skies tonight sing o'er us
All the skies tonight sing o'er us
Hymnal: A Treasury of Catholic Song #13 (1915) Languages: English
All the skies tonight sing o'er us
Johann Georg Ebeling
1637 - 1676 Composer of "EBELING" in The Cyber Hymnal Johann George Ebeling Germany 1637-1676. Born at Luneburg, Germany, he studied theology at the University of Helmstedt. He was a composer, author, editor, and collector of music. In 1660 he became head of the Hamburg Collegium, and in 1662 cantor of St. Nicholas Church in Berlin. In 1667 he begam teaching music and Greek in Stettin. He wrote choruses, chorales, cantatas, instrumentals oratorios, requiems and music for over 100 lyrics of Paul Gerhardt. He also wrote about music history. 278 works. He died in Stettin.
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Johann Georg Ebeling
John O'Connor
1870 - 1952 Author of "All The Skies Tonight Sing O'er Us" in The Cyber Hymnal O'Connor, John, was b. Dec. 5, 1870, at Clonmel, Ireland. After completing his theological studies in the English College at Rome, he was ordained priest 1895, in St. John Lateran, Rome; and is now (1906) priest in charge at Heckmondwike, Yorks. He contributed to the Arundel Hymns, 1902, a number of translations (see Index of Authors, &c), and the following original hymns:—
1. Ah, Lady of high heaven! B. V. M.
2. All the skies to-night sing o'er us. Christmas.
3. Father of all those far-scattered sheep of Christ. St. Patrick.
4. Hail! O new Jerusalem. Heaven.
5. Jesu! none is like to Thee. The Love of Jesus.
6. Jesu! the dying day hath left us lonely. Evening.
7. Joseph gentle, husband mine. Christmas.
8. Let sweet aud holy sound. Christmas.
9. Our Life hangs dead upon Calvary's hill. Good Friday.
10. The Angelus sweetly rings Ave Maria. The Angelus.
11. The buried flowers keep heart of grace. School Holiday.
12. The hour of grace sublime. Holy Communion.
[Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
John O'Connor
