First published at 19:17 UTC on December 21st, 2020.
The carol was written in 1984 and was first recorded by Rutter's own group, the Cambridge Singers.
This rendition is performed by The Cambridge Singers with the City of London Sinfonia (2001).
LYRICS
How do you capture the wind on the water?
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The carol was written in 1984 and was first recorded by Rutter's own group, the Cambridge Singers.
This rendition is performed by The Cambridge Singers with the City of London Sinfonia (2001).
LYRICS
How do you capture the wind on the water?
How do you count all the stars in the sky?
How do you measure the love of a mother
Or how can you write down a baby's first cry?
Candlelight, angel light, firelight and star-glow
Shine on his cradle till breaking of dawn
Gloria! Gloria in excelsis deo
Angels are singing; the Christ child is born
Shepherds and wise men will kneel and adore him
Seraphim round him their vigil will keep
Nations proclaim him their Lord and their Savior
Candlelight, angel light, firelight and star-glow
Shine on his cradle till breaking of dawn
Silent night, holy night, all is calm and all is bright
Angels are singing; the Christ child is born
Find him at Bethlehem laid in a manger
Christ our Redeemer asleep in the hay
Godhead incarnate and hope of salvation
A child with his mother that first Christmas Day
Candlelight, angel light, firelight and star-glow
Shine on his cradle till breaking of dawn
Gloria! Gloria in excelsis deo
Angels are singing; the Christ child is born
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