- Prelude on "Cranham"
[2:57]
4 verses, beginning with the hymn melody on the Swell Rohrflute 8', continuing with open fifths in the tenor and bass (Great and Pedal), the third
verse uses the melody in the tenor on the Choir Clarinet with a soprano descant, the alto on the Great and the bass on the Pedal and the last verse is
a variation of the usual hymn arrangement, with the Swell Oboe d'Amore and Tremulant playing the melody. For the 1.5 GB Romantic subset.
Instrument:
E.M. Skinner Organ, Opus 719 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Chicago, Illinois (1928) -
Samples by Brett Milan
- Chorale Text
English:
1. In the bleak midwinter, Frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, Water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter, Long ago.
2. Our God, heav'n cannot hold him, Nor earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall welcome him When he comes to reign:
In the bleak midwinter A stableplace sufficed
The Lord God incarnate, Jesus Christ.
3. Angels and archangels May have gather'd there,
Cherubim and seraphim Thronged the air;
But his mother only, In her maiden bliss,
Worshipped the beloved With a kiss.
4. What can I give him, Poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
If I were a wise man, I would do my part;
Yet what I can I give him--Give my heart.
--Christina Georgina Rossetti, c. 1872
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