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Midnight Stars Make Bright the Sky (Ming-xing can-lan ye wei yang)

Author: Jing-qiu Yang; Mildred A. Wiant Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Ming-xing can-lan ye wei yang (Midnight stars make bright the skies)

Meter: 7.7.7.7 D with refrain Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Qi-Fang Liang, b. 1934 Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 53232 16512 32565 Used With Text: Midnight Stars Make Bright the Skies

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Midnight Stars Make Bright the Sky (Ming-xing can-lan ye wei yang)

Author: Jing-qiu Yang; Mildrid A. Wiant Hymnal: Sound the Bamboo #135 (2000) First Line: Ming-xing can-lan ye wei yang (Midnight stars make bright the skies) Topics: Biblical Narrative; The Christian Year Christmas; Dedication of Life; Forgiveness; Incarnation Scripture: Matthew 2:9 Languages: English; Mandarin Tune Title: HUAN-SHA-XI

Midnight Stars Make Bright the Skies

Author: Jing-qiu Yang, 1912-1966; Mildred A. Wiant, 1898-2001 Hymnal: Evangelical Lutheran Worship #280 (2006) Meter: 7.7.7.7 D with refrain First Line: Mingxing canlan ye wei yang (Midnight stars make bright the skies) Refrain First Line: Zhigao ronguao gui Shangzhu (Glory be to God on high) Topics: Christmas; Christmas; Epiphany, Time After Epiphany Languages: Chinese, English; English Tune Title: HUAN-SHA-XI

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Bliss Wiant

1895 - 1975 Harmonizer of "HUAN-SHA-XI" in Sound the Bamboo Bliss Wiant (1895-1975) was educated at Wittenberg College and Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A. 1920), Boston University (M.A. 1936), and Peabody College (Ph.D. 1946). He also studied at Harvard University and Union Theological Seminary, New York City After ordination (1923), Wiant became head of the music department at Yenching University, Peking (1923-1951). He was pastor of St. Paul’s Church, Delaware, Ohio (1953-1955), then minister of music at Mahoning Methodist Church, Youngstown, Ohio. After serving with the Methodist Board of Education, he became director of music at Scarritt College. --The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993 =============================== Letter from Mildred Bliss to Mary Louise VanDyke (8 January 1987) outlining activity in the 1960s and 1970s is available in the DNAH Archives.

Mildred A. Wiant

1898 - 1998 Person Name: Mildrid A. Wiant Translator (English) of "Midnight Stars Make Bright the Sky (Ming-xing can-lan ye wei yang)" in Sound the Bamboo Mildred Kathryn Artz was born in Lancaster, Ohio, in 1898 and attended Ohio Wesleyan University (B.A. 1920). She married Bliss Wiant (2933) and went to Boston. In 1923 the Wiants moved to Peking, China, where Mildred became associate professor of voice at Yenching University. She was instructor of vocal music at Scarritt College (1942-1946; 1951-1962) and at Chung Chi College, Chinese University of Hong Kong (1963-1965). Many of her translations appeared in the National Council of Churches booklet of 1969. ----The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion, 1993 ============================ Letter from Mildred Bliss to Mary Louise VanDyke (8 January 1987) outlining activity in the 1960s and 1970s is available in the DNAH Archives.