UNE JEUNE PUCELLE

Tune Information

Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 with refrain
Incipit: 51234 32171 1271
Key: b♭ minor/g minor
Source: French Canadian melody; French folksong, 16th century

Texts

Twas in the Moon of Wintertime

’Twas in the moon of wintertime,
When all the birds had fled,
That mighty Gitchi Manitou
Sent angel choirs instead;
Before their light the stars grew dim,
And wondering hunters heard the hymn:
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Instances

Instances (13)TextImageAudioScore
Songs for Life #139Text
The United Methodist Hymnal #244TextImage
Singing the New Testament #61
Presbyterian Hymnal #61TextImage
Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #114TextImage
Common Praise #146Text
The New Century Hymnal #151Image
Chalice Hymnal #166Text
Worship and Rejoice #213TextImage
Gather Comprehensive #361Text
Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition #342Text
Evangelical Lutheran Worship #284Image
Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada #71Text