advent hymn

With German lyrics it is sung as an Advent hymn.

They form the basis for each verse of the popular Advent hymn, "O come, O come, Emmanuel".

Below is the first verse of Luther's advent hymn with the translation in English of George MacDonald.

"Veni redemptor gentium" (Come, saviour of the gentiles) is a Latin Advent hymn by Ambrose.

Below are the first two verses of Michael Weisse's advent hymn with the English translation of John Gambold.

At the Moravian Church we had fine Advent hymns, and once I got as far as Bunyan Meeting and heard theirs.

These antiphons form the basis not only of the advent procession, but also of the popular advent hymn, "O come, O come, Emmanuel".

The melody of "White as Snow" is based on that of the traditional Advent hymn "Veni, veni Emmanuel".

The program includes French noels, German Advent hymns, Spanish villancicos, Scottish airs and English ballads: a delectable mix.

The still popular Advent hymn Tauet, Himmel, den Gerechten, for example, appears here as an offertory song during the Sundays of Advent.

In Norway, he is known for the advent hymn "Nå tenner vi vår adventskrans", which is in the Norsk Salmebok.

The earliest surviving autograph manuscript of a chorale prelude is BWV 739, Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, based on an Advent hymn.

Night of Silence is a Christmas carol and Roman Catholic Advent hymn, written in 1981 by American composer, Daniel Kantor, and then published in 1984 by GIA Publications.

It is set to the same melody as Johann Roh's advent hymn Gottes Sohn ist kommen, the first verse of which is given here with the English translation of Catherine Winkworth.