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See Amid the Winter's Snow
Author: Edward Caswall Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 164 hymnals Refrain First Line: Hail that everblessed morn
See Amid the Winter's Snow
HUMILITY (OXFORD)
Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 83 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: John Goss (1800-1880) Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 12176 55124 33231 Used With Text: Hail, thou ever-blessed morn!
HUMILITY (OXFORD)
WINTER'S SNOW
Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 4 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Kevin Keil (ASCAP), b. 1956 Tune Key: e minor or modal Incipit: 32312 32212 71255 Used With Text: See Amid the Winter's Snow
WINTER'S SNOW
[See amid the winter's snow]
Appears in 3 hymnals Incipit: 32214 33213 67123 Used With Text: See amid the winter's snow
[See amid the winter's snow]
See! amid the winter's snow
Hymnal: Laudis Corona #15 (1880) Refrain First Line: Hail! thou ever blessed morn! Lyrics: 1 See! amid the winter's snow,
Born for us on earth below;
See! the tender Lamb appears,
Promised from eternal years.
Chorus:
Hail! thou ever blessed morn!
Hail! Redemption's happy dawn!
Sing through all Jerusalem,
Christ is born in Bethlehem.
2 Lo! within a manger lies,
He who built the starry skies;
He, who throned in height sublime,
Sits amid the cherubim. [Chorus]
3 "Say ye holy shepherds say,
What your joyful news today?
Wherefore have ye left your sheep,
On the lonely mountain steep?" [Chorus]
4 "As we watched at dead of night,
Lo! we saw a wond'rous light;
Angels singing, 'Peace on earth,'
Told us of the Saviours birth." [Chorus]
Topics: Christmas Languages: English Tune Title: [See! amid the winter's snow]
See! amid the winter's snow
See Amid the Winter's Snow
Hymnal: The Sunday School Chorister #a3 (1891) Refrain First Line: Hail, thou ever-blessed morn Languages: English Tune Title: [See amid the winter's snow]
See Amid the Winter's Snow
See Amid the Winter's Snow
Hymnal: The Children's Hymn Book #417 (1881) Refrain First Line: Hail, thou ever-blessed morn Languages: English Tune Title: [See amid the winter's snow]
See Amid the Winter's Snow
Edward Caswall
1814 - 1878 Author of "See, amid the Winter's Snow" in Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) Edward Caswall was born in 1814, at Yately, in Hampshire, where his father was a clergyman. In 1832, he went to Brasenose College, Oxford, and in 1836, took a second-class in classics. His humorous work, "The Art of Pluck," was published in 1835; it is still selling at Oxford, having passed through many editions. In 1838, he was ordained Deacon, and in 1839, Priest. He became perpetural Curate of Stratford-sub-Castle in 1840. In 1841, he resigned his incumbency and visited Ireland. In 1847, he joined the Church of Rome. In 1850, he was admitted into the Congregation of the Oratory at Birmingham, where he has since remained. He has published several works in prose and poetry.
--Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872
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Caswall, Edward, M.A., son of the Rev. R. C. Caswall, sometime Vicar of Yately, Hampshire, born at Yately, July 15, 1814, and educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, graduating in honours in 1836. Taking Holy Orders in 1838, he became in 1840 Incumbent of Stratford-sub-Castle, near Salisbury, and resigned the same in 1847. In 1850 (Mrs. Caswall having died in 1849) he was received into the Roman Catholic communion, and joined Dr. Newman at the Oratory, Edgbaston. His life thenceforth, although void of stirring incidents, was marked by earnest devotion to his clerical duties and a loving interest in the poor, the sick, and in little children. His original poems and hymns were mostly written at the Oratory. He died at Edgbaston, Jan. 2, 1878, and was buried on Jan. 7 at Redwall, near Bromsgrove, by his leader and friend Cardinal Newman. Caswall's translations of Latin hymns from the Roman Breviary and other sources have a wider circulation in modern hymnals than those of any other translator, Dr. Neale alone excepted. This is owing to his general faithfulness to the originals, and the purity of his rhythm, the latter feature specially adapting his hymns to music, and for congregational purposes. His original compositions, although marked by considerable poetical ability, are not extensive in their use, their doctrinal teaching being against their general adoption outside the Roman communion. His hymns appeared in:—
(1) Lyra Catholica, which contained 197 translations from the Roman Breviary, Missal, and other sources. First ed. London, James Burns, 1849. This was reprinted in New York in 1851, with several hymns from other sources added thereto. This edition is quoted in the indices to some American hymn-books as Lyra Cath., as in Beecher's Plymouth Collection, 1855, and others.
(2) Masque of Mary, and Other Poems, having in addition to the opening poem and a few miscellaneous pieces, 53 translations, and 51 hymns. 1st ed. Lon., Burns and Lambert, 1858.
(3) A May Pageant and Other Poems, including 10 original hymns. Lon., Burns and Lambert, 1865.
(4) Hymns and Poems, being the three preceding volumes embodied in one, with many of the hymns rewritten or revised, together with elaborate indices. 1st ed. Lon., Burns, Oates & Co., 1873. Of his original hymns about 20 are given in the Roman Catholic Crown of Jesus Hymn Book, N.D; there are also several in the Hymns for the Year, N.D., and other Roman Catholic collections.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Caswall, E. , p. 214, ii. Additional original hymns by Caswall are in the Arundel Hymns, 1902, and other collections. The following are from the Masque of Mary, &c, 1858:—
1. Christian soul, dost thou desire. After Holy Communion.
2. Come, let me for a moment cast. Holy Communion.
3. O Jesu Christ [Lord], remember. Holy Communion.
4. Oft, my soul, thyself remind. Man's Chief End.
5. Sleep, Holy Babe. Christmas. Appeared in the Rambler, June 1850, p. 528. Sometimes given as "Sleep, Jesus, sleep."
6. The glory of summer. Autumn.
7. This is the image of the queen. B. V. M.
His "See! amid the winter's snow,” p. 1037, i., was published in Easy Hymn Tunes, 1851, p. 36. In addition the following, mainly altered texts or centos of his translations are also in common use:—
1. A regal throne, for Christ's dear sake. From "Riches and regal throne," p. 870, ii.
2. Come, Holy Ghost, Thy grace inspire. From "Spirit of grace and union," p. 945, i.
3. Hail! ocean star, p. 99, ii,, as 1873. In the Birmingham Oratory Hymn Book, 1850, p. 158.
4. Lovely flow'rs of martyrs, hail. This is the 1849 text. His 1873 text is "Flowers of martyrdom," p. 947, i.
5. None of all the noble cities. From "Bethlehem! of noblest cities," p. 946, ii.
6. O Jesu, Saviour of the World. From “Jesu, Redeemer of the world," p. 228, ii.
7. 0 Lady, high in glory raised. From "O Lady, high in glory, Whose," p. 945, i.
The Parochial Hymn Book, 1880, has also the following original hymns by Caswall. As their use is confined to this collection, we give the numbers only:—
IS os. 1, 2, 3, 159 (Poems, 1873, p. 453), 209 (1873, p. 288), 299, 324 (1873, p. 323), 357, 402, 554, 555, 558, 569 (1873, p. 334). These are from his Masque of Mary 1858. Nos. 156, 207 (1873, p. 296), 208 (1873, p. 297), 518. These are from his May Pageant, 1865.
As several of these hymns do not begin with the original first lines, the original texts are indicated as found in his Poems, 1873. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
Edward Caswall
George B. Nevin
1859 - 1933 Composer of "CHRISTMAS MORN" in Hymns of the Centuries Born: March 15, 1859, Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
Died: April 17, 1933, Easton, Pennsylvania.
A member of the Nevin musical family, George’s cousins were composers Ethelbert and Arthur Nevin; his son, Gordon Balch Nevin, also became a composer. George spent most of his life in the town of Easton. His output consisted mainly of cantatas, and included such works as The Crown of Life and The Incarnation. He was also known for his setting of Sidney Lanier’s poem A Ballad of Trees and the Master, and wrote a number of hymns as well. For nearly 30 years, he ran a wholesale paper business in addition to composing.
Nevin was also a historian and lecturer, and sometimes gave lectures on subjects related to music history to local historical societies.
Sources:
New York Times, April 18, 1933, p. 16
http://www.hymntime.com/tch/bio/n/e/v/nevin_gb.htm
George B. Nevin
John Goss
1800 - 1880 Composer of "SEE AMID THE WINTER'S SNOW" in Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) John Goss (b. Fareham, Hampshire, England, 1800; d. London, England, 1880). As a boy Goss was a chorister at the Chapel Royal and later sang in the opera chorus of the Covent Garden Theater. He was a professor of music at the Royal Academy of Music (1827-1874) and organist of St. Paul Cathedral, London (1838-1872); in both positions he exerted significant influence on the reform of British cathedral music. Goss published Parochial Psalmody (1826) and Chants, Ancient and Modern (1841); he edited William Mercer's Church Psalter and Hymn Book (1854). With James Turle he published a two-volume collection of anthems and Anglican service music (1854).
Bert Polman
John Goss
