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Herrick's Carol

Author: Robert Herrick Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: What sweeter music can we bring

[What sweeter music can we bring]

Appears in 40 hymnals Tune Sources: German Incipit: 17655 67176 55671 Used With Text: Herrick's Carol

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Herrick's Carol

Author: Robert Herrick Hymnal: The Oxford Book of Carols #122 (1928) First Line: What sweeter music can we bring Languages: English Tune Title: [What sweeter music can we bring]

We see him come and know him ours

Author: Robert Herrick; Percy Dearmer Hymnal: Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #25c (2024) Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain First Line: What sweeter music can we bring Lyrics: 1. What sweeter music can we bring Than a bright carol, for to sing The birth of this, our heavenly King? Awake the voice! Awake the string! Refrain: We see him come and know him ours, Who with his sunshine and his showers Turns all the patient ground to flowers. 2. Dark and dull night, fly hence away, And give the honor to this day, Which sees December turned to May; If we may ask the reason, say: [Refrain] 3. The darling of the world is come, And fit it is we find a room To welcome him. The nobler part Of all the house, here is the heart: [Refrain] 4. Thus we will give him and bequeath This holly and this ivy wreath To do him honor, who’s our King And Lord of all this revelling: [Refrain] Topics: Christmas Day Scripture: Titus 2:11-13 Languages: English

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Percy Dearmer

1867 - 1936 Adapter of "We see him come and know him ours" in Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship Dearmer, Percy, M.A., son of Thomas Dearmer, was born in London, Feb. 27, 1867, and educated at Westminster School and at Christ Church, Oxford (B.A. 1890, M.A. 1896). He was ordained D. 1891, P. 1892, and has been since 1901 Vicar of S. Mary the Virgin, Primrose Hill, London. He has been Secretary of the London Branch of the Christian Social Union since 1891, and is the author of The Parson's Handbook, 1st edition, 1899, and other works. He was one of the compilers of the English Hymnal, 1906, acting as Secretary and Editor, and contributed to it ten translations (38, 95, 150, 160, 165, 180, 215, 237, 352, 628) and portions of two others (242, 329), with the following originals:— 1. A brighter dawn is breaking. Easter. Suggested by the Aurora lucis, p. 95, but practically original. 2. Father, Who on man dost shower. Temperance. 3. God, we thank Thee, not in vain. Burial. 4. Holy God, we offer here. Holy Communion. 5. Jesu, good above all other. For Children. 6. Lord, the wind and sea obey Thee. For those at Sea. 7. The winter's sleep was long and deep. St. Philip and St. James. [Rev. James Mearns, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)

Robert Herrick

1591 - 1674 Author of "Herrick's Carol" in The Oxford Book of Carols Herrick, Robert, son of Nicholas Herrick, goldsmith in Cheapside, London, was born in London in 1591, and educated at St. John's College, and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Taking Holy Orders in 1629, he was presented to the living of Dean-Prior, Devon. During Cromwell's Government he was ejected, but was reinstated at the Restoration. He died in 1674. His Noble Numbers was published in 1647; and his Hesperides, or the Works bothe Humane and Divine, of Robert Herrick, in 1648. Various editions have followed, including that by Dr. Grosart, in 3 vols., in his Early English Poets, 1869. A Selection, with Memoir by Dr. Nott, was also published at Bristol, 1810; and another Selection, by F. T. Palgrave, in the Golden Treasury Series, 1877. Herrick's Hesperides is also one of the Universal Library Series, edited by H. Morley, 1884. -- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology