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![]() | UNE JEUNE PUCELLEPublished in 18 hymnalsAudio files: MIDI | |
| 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 |
’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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| Tune Title | First Line | Instances (15) | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JESOUS AHATONHIA | 'Twas in the moon of wintertime | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada #71 | 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime | Jesus your King is born | Jesse Edgar Middleton; Jean de Brébeuf | H. Barrie Cabena | Irregular | b flat minor | English | 1996 | |||||||
| JESOUS AHATONHIA | 'Twas in the moon of wintertime | Songs for Life #139 | Huron Carol | Jesus your King is born | Jesse Edgar Middleton; Jean de Brebeuf | 8.6.8.6.8.6 with refrain | Luke 2:8-14 | g minor | English | 1995 | |||||||
| JESOUS AHATONHIA | 'Twas in the moon of wintertime | Chalice Hymnal #166 | 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime | Peace on earth, Christ is born | Jean de Brébeauf; Jesse E. Middleton | Frederick F. Jackisch | 8.6.8.6.8.8 with refrain | g minor | 1995 | ||||||||
| JESOUS ANATONHIA | 'Twas in the moon of wintertime | The United Methodist Hymnal #244 | 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime | Jesus your King is born | Jesse Edgar Middleton; Jean de Brebeuf | 8.6.8.6.8.6 with refrain | g minor | English | 1989 | ||||||||
| Jesu Ahatonia | Twas in the moon of winter time | Worship in Song: A Friends Hymnal #93 | Jesus, your king, is born | 1996 | |||||||||||||
| UNE JEUNE PUCELLE | What fabled names from Judah's past | Singing the New Testament #61 | What Fabled Names from Judah's Past | "You are the Christ! God's holy son | Thomas H. Troeger | 8.6.8.6.8.8 with refrain | Luke 9:18-20; Matthew 16:13-23; Mark 8:27-38 | g minor | English | 2008 | |||||||
| UNE JEUNE PUCELLE | 'Twas in the moon of wintertime | Presbyterian Hymnal #61 | Twas in the Moon of Wintertime | Jesus, your King, is born | Jean de Brébeuf; Jesse Edgar Middleton | 8.6.8.6.8.8 with refrain | g minor | English | 1990 | ||||||||
| UNE JEUNE PUCELLE | Restore us, Lord, and show your face | Sing! A New Creation #100 | Psalm 80 | Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel | Bert Polman, b. 1945 | g minor | English | 2002 | |||||||||
| UNE JEUNE PUCELLE | 'Twas in the moon of wintertime | Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #114 | Jesus your King is born | Jesse Edgar Middleton, 1872-1960 | Frederick Jackisch, b. 1922 | 8.6.8.6.8.8 with refrain | g minor | English | 1985 | ||||||||
| UNE JEUNE PUCELLE | 'Twas in the moon of wintertime | Common Praise #146 | 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime | Jesus your King is born | Jesse Edgar Middleton (1872-1960); Jean de Brébeuf (1593-1649) | Frederick F. Jackisch (1922-) | 8.6.8.6.8.8 with refrain | Matthew 2:1-12; Luke 2:1-20; Matthew 2:1-12; Luke 2:1-20 | g minor | 1998 | |||||||
| UNE JEUNE PUCELLE | Twas in the moon of wintertime | The New Century Hymnal #151 | Twas in the Moon of Wintertime | Jesus Emmanuel, Jesus is born | Jean de Brébeuf; Jesse Edgar Middleton | Jonathan McNair | 8.6.8.6.8.8 with refrain | Matthew 1:23; Luke 2:11 | g minor | 1995 | |||||||
| UNE JEUNE PUCELLE | 'Twas in the moon of wintertime | Worship and Rejoice #213 | 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime | "Jesus, you King is born | Jesse Edgar Middleton, 1872-1960; Jean de Brébeuf, 1593-1649 | 8.6.8.6.8.8 with refrain | Luke 2:1-20 | g minor | 2001 | ||||||||
| UNE JEUNE PUCELLE | Twas in the moon of wintertime | Evangelical Lutheran Worship #284 | Jesus you king is born! | Jesse E. Middleton, 1872-1960; Jean de Brébeuf, 1593-1649 | 8.6.8.6.8.8 | g minor | 2006 | ||||||||||
| UNE JEUNE PUCELLE | Says Jesus, 'Come and gather round' | Church Hymnary, Fourth Edition #342 | Leith Fisher (b. 1941) | Douglas Galbraith (b. 1940) | 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.6 | g minor | 2005 | ||||||||||
| UNE JEUNE PUCELLE | 'Twas in the moon of wintertime | Gather Comprehensive #361 | 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime | Jesus your king is born | Jean de Brebeuf, 1563-1649; Jesse E. Middleton, 1872-1960 | Marty Haugen, b. 1950 | 8.6.8.6.8.8 with refrain | Matthew 2:9-11; Luke 2:7-18 | g minor | English | 1994 |
