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Jesus In The Manger

Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: Why, Most Highest, art Thou lying Refrain First Line: O what works of love stupendous Used With Tune: [Why, Most Highest, art Thou lying]

[Why, Most Highest, art Thou lying]

Appears in 5 hymnals Incipit: 55651 23453 21712 Used With Text: Jesus In The Manger

[Why, most Highest, art Thou lying]

Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Gerrit Smith, 1859-1912 Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 34234 53517 67154 Used With Text: Why, Most Highest, Art Thou Lying

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Why, Most Highest, Art Thou Lying

Author: Henry Ramsden Bramley, 1833-1917 Hymnal: AGO Founders Hymnal #62 (2009) Refrain First Line: O, what works of joy stupendous Languages: English Tune Title: [Why, most Highest, art Thou lying]

Jesus In The Manger

Hymnal: Christmas Carols New and Old #22 (1871) First Line: Why, Most Highest, art Thou lying Refrain First Line: O what works of love stupendous Lyrics: 1 Why, Most Highest, art Thou lying, In a manger poor and low? Thou, the fires of heav'n supplying, Come a stable's cold to know? Refrain: O what works of love stupendous Were salvation's price! Burning wert Thou to befriend us, Exiles from Paradise. 2 On a Mother's breast Thou sleepest, Mother, yet a Virgin still; Sad, with eyes bedimmed Thou weepest, Eyes, which Heaven with gladness fill. [Refrain] 3 Weak the Strong, of strength the Giver: Small, Whose arms creation span; Bound, Who only can deliver; Born is He Who ne'er began. [Refrain] Tune Title: [Why, Most Highest, art Thou lying]

Jesus In The Manger

Hymnal: Christmas Carols New and Old #22 (1878) First Line: Why, Most Highest, art Thou lying Refrain First Line: O what works of love stupendous Languages: English Tune Title: [Why, Most Highest, art Thou lying]

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Henry Ramsden Bramley

1833 - 1917 Person Name: Henry Ramsden Bramley, 1833-1917 Translator of "Why, Most Highest, Art Thou Lying" in AGO Founders Hymnal English clergyman, a high-church Anglican. Text editor of Christmas Carols New and Old, 1871 (John Stainer was the music editor), a seminal work in the second period of carol revival. The usual four-part setting of "The First Nowell" appeared in this book. Published a number of translations of hymns and carols from the Latin. ============================= Bramley, Henry Ramsden, M.A., was born June 4, 1833, at Addingham, near Otley, Yorks, matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford, 1852, Scholar of University College 1853, Fellow of Magdalen 1857 (B.A. 1856, M.A. 1859). He was ordained D. 1856, P. 1858, was from 1861 to 1889 Vicar of Horspath, Oxon, and from 1895 to 1901 Canon and Precentor of Lincoln. His hymns and translations appeared principally in his own Christmas Carols (p. 212, ii.) and in the different Lyras edition by Mr. Shipley, generally marked as by " H. R. B." Of these, "The great God of Heaven is come down to earth" (Christmas), p. 212, ii., is in the English Hymnal, 1906. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)