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Is a Murmuring Dove Nearby
Composer David Ashley White
Text Richard Leach
Voicing SATB and organ
Church Season Christmas
Length 3' 00" Price $1.95 (U.S.) Released 7/99
Catalog no. 405-251 Difficulty Moderately easy
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 Description
Dedicated to Richard Leach, the poet who crafted the text, this simple yet attractive Christmas anthem celebrates Christ's nativity as it foreshadows his life, ministry, sacrifice, and resurrection. A truly meaningful addition to a Christmas Eve service or a Festival of Lessons and Carols.
Anthem text
Is a murmuring dove nearby as you sleep upon the hay?--
like the dove that you will see coming down from parting skies.
That day is far away, O child upon the hay,
but in the stable I can hear a murmuring dove.
Is a donkey standing near as you sleep upon the hay?--
like the donkey you will ride through the cheering pilgrim throng.
That day is far away, O child upon the hay,
but in the stable I can see a donkey stand.
Are the shadows deep and dark as you sleep upon the hay?--
like the darkness that will fall though the sun is overhead.
That day is far away, O child upon the hay,
but in the stable I can see the shadows dark.
Does the morning sun break in as you sleep upon the hay?--
like the sun of early dawn that reveals an empty tomb.
That day is far away, O child upon the hay,
but in the stable I can see the morning sun.
-Richard Leach.
© 1994 Selah Publishing Co., Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., 15227. All rights reserved.
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