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The night was dark and stormy

Author: Frederick M. Eliot Appears in 3 hymnals Used With Tune: ROSA MYSTICA

ROSA MYSTICA

Appears in 198 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Michael Praetorius Tune Sources: Mediaeval Folksong Incipit: 55565 53432 17155 Used With Text: The night was dark and stormy

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Author: Frederick M. Eliot Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #16443 First Line: The night was dark and stormy Lyrics: 1 The night was dark and stormy, It was the winter wild; But in a humble stable There lay a holy child. And wise men from afar Came journeying to worship Led by a wondrous star. 2 And in the fields the shepherds Were watching thro’ the night, When suddenly around them There shone a radiance bright As though it were the dawn; And angels sang together That Jesus Christ was born. 3 And Jesus brought glad tidings To all the sons of men— "In every child forever God’s love is born again." So on this Christmas morn In every heart that loves Him The dear Christ child is born. Languages: English Tune Title: ROSA MYSTICA

The night was dark and stormy

Author: Frederick M. Eliot Hymnal: The Beacon Hymnal #216 (1924) Languages: English Tune Title: ROSA MYSTICA

Your mother still prays for you Jack

Author: F. M. Eliot Hymnal: John and Lucy Bava Sing for Times Like These #d28 (1962) First Line: The night was dark and stormy Languages: English

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Michael Praetorius

1571 - 1621 Harmonizer of "ROSA MYSTICA" in The Beacon Hymnal Born into a staunchly Lutheran family, Michael Praetorius (b. Creuzburg, Germany, February 15, 1571; d. Wolfenbüttel, Germany, February 15, 1621) was educated at the University of Frankfort-an-der-Oder. In 1595 he began a long association with Duke Heinrich Julius of Brunswick, when he was appointed court organist and later music director and secretary. The duke resided in Wolfenbüttel, and Praetorius spent much of his time at the court there, eventually establishing his own residence in Wolfenbüttel as well. When the duke died, Praetorius officially retained his position, but he spent long periods of time engaged in various musical appointments in Dresden, Magdeburg, and Halle. Praetorius produced a prodigious amount of music and music theory. His church music consists of over one thousand titles, including the sixteen-volume Musae Sionae (1605-1612), which contains Lutheran hymns in settings ranging from two voices to multiple choirs. His Syntagma Musicum (1614-1619) is a veritable encyclopedia of music and includes valuable information about the musical instruments of his time. Bert Polman