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![]() | THE MANGER THRONEComposer: Charles Steggall (1867)Published in 2 hymnals |
| Composer: | Charles Steggall (1867) |
| Meter: | Irregular |
| Incipit: | 15653 32312 36517 |
Like silver lamps in a distant shrine,
The stars are sparkling bright;
The bells of the city of God ring out,
For the Son of Mary is born tonight.
The gloom is past,
And the morn at last
Is coming with orient light.Go to text page >
| Instances (2) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Book of Common Praise, being the Hymn Book of The Church of England in Canada (revised 1938) #740 | Like silver lamps in a distant shrine | William Chatterton Dix | Charles Steggall | Irregular | THE MANGER THRONE | D Flat Major | 1939 | ||||||||||
| The Hymnal: as authorized and approved by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1916 #548 | Like silver lamps in a distant shrine | Like silver lamps in a distant shrine | William C. Dix | Charles Steggall | 10.10.10.10.10.10 | THE MANGER THRONE | 156533231236517 | 1916 |
