Songs of Syon
George Radcliffe Woodward, ed., Songs of Syon (London: Schott & Co., Third Edition, 1908)
The title comes from Psalm 137; Woodward's translation (#306):
An Wasserflusten Babylon
Beside the flood of Babylon
We sate us down in sorrow;
Whenas we thought on thee, Syón,
We wept by night and morrow;
Our psalteries and harps unstrung
Upon the willow-trees we hung:
Our masters, void of pity,
(That led us captive) oft would call
Upon us for a madrigal,
A song of Syon-city.
The Lord’s own song—it cannot be
That Jacob’s sons and daughters
Make musick in a strange countrie
By sad Euphrates’ waters:
O Salem, if my mind be set
On mirth, let this right hand forget
Her cunning ever after:
My tongue unto her palate cleave,
If once for thee I cease to grieve,
Or tears give place to laughter.
Table of Contents
Not all contents of this volume are reproduced on this website.
Selections are limited to songs related to Christmas or the Christmas-tide.
Advent, Christmas, Epiphany
1. Creator Of The Stars Of Night
2. To Earth Descending, Word Sublime
3. Hark! A Gladsome Voice Is Thrilling
4. Comes The Day Of Compensation
5. Up! Awake! From Highest Steeple
7. Awful Thought Of Endless Doom
8. Draw Nigh, Draw Nigh, Emmanuel
9. Wake! The Welcome Day Appeareth
10. Lo! The Desert-Depths Are Stirr'd
11. In Night's Dim Shadows Lying
12. Storm And Terror, Grief And Error
13. The Lord Of Might From Sinai's Brow
15. Saviour Of The Nations, Come
16. We Have Heard The Solemn Story
17. Whilst The Careless World Is Sleeping
18. Come, Thou Redeemer Of The Earth
19. Toll! Toll! Because There Ends To-night
21. From Lands That See The Sun Arise
22. Of The Father Sole Begotten
23. Come, Ye Faithful, Loud Exalt
24. Hail! Jesu Christ, Blessed For Aye
25. Every Creature, By Thee Made
28. The Son Of God Came Down In Love
30. Good Christian Men, Rejoice Agen
31. The Shepherds Keep Their Flocks By Night
32. Ah! Lord God, The World's Creator
33. I Sing The Birth Was Born To-Night
34. Bright and Joyful Is The Morning
35. When Jordan Hushed His Waters Still
36. Why, Impious Herod, Vainly Fear
37. Bethlehem, of Noblest Cities
38. What Star Is This With Beams So Bright
39. Jesu, Bright And Morning Star
40. Alleluya, Song Of Sweetness
The Common Of Our Lady
210. The God Whom Earth, And Sea, And Sky
211. O Glorious Lady, Throned On High
212. Sing We 'Ave,' Word Endearing
213. Virgin, Wholly Marvellous
214. I Know A Plant, It Springeth
The Proper of the Saints
240. The Lord And King Of All Things (For S. Stephen)
242. All Hail Ye Infant Martyr Flowers (Feast of the Innocents)
246. Hail Mary, Star Of Morning
247. 'Ave Maria, Gracia Plena!'
248. Hark! The Angel Greets The Maiden
252. O For Thy Spirit, Holy John (For the Nativity of S. John The Baptist)
253. Hail, O Thou, Of Woman Born (For the Nativity of S. John The Baptist)
254. From The Desert-Caverns Rude (For the Nativity of S. John The Baptist)
255. When To Thee Our Saviour Christ (For the Nativity of S. John The Baptist)
257. Our Lady Took The Road (For the Visitation Of Our Lady)
258. Pure Maid Of Nazareth (For the Visitation Of Our Lady)
Carols
422. Shepherds, In The Field Abiding
423. Saint Joseph, Meek And Mild
424. Descend From Heav'n, Ye Angels, Com
425. 'Tis Our Right And Bounden Duty
426. I Heard An Infant Weeping
427. Wo, Jesu, Is Me
LAVS DEO CVIVS GRACIA
FINIS ADEST PRESENT!
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