Morning Star (carol) explained
| Morning Star |
| Full Title: | Morning Star, O Cheering Sight |
| Genre: | Christmas carol |
| Text: | Johannes Scheffler in 1657 |
| Written: | 1657 (text) and 1836 (melody) |
| Based On: | Revelation 22:16 |
| Meter: | 7.7.3.3.7. |
| Language: | English, translated from German by Bennet Harvey, Jr. (1885) |
| Melody: | Francis F. Hagen in 1836 |
"Morning Star" is an American Moravian Church carol with text originating from a poem by Johannes Scheffler in 1657 and music composed by Francis F. Hagen in 1836.[1] [2] [3]
Notes and References
- June C. Montgomery, Kenon D. Renfrow Stories of the Great Hymns: Short Sessions on the Creation ... 1457414570- Page 13 Morning Star Hymn tune names Melita Lux Benigna St. Agnes Beatitndo "
- William D. Crump The Christmas Encyclopedia 3d ed.: 2001 -- Page 298 1476605734 "At some point in the service, it is customary for a child to sing two lines of the Moravian hymn “Morning Star,” whereupon the congregation antiphonally repeats these lines, and all sing the final line in unison. The lyrics to “Morning Star” were ..."
- Nancy Smith Thomas Moravian Christmas in the South - Page 54 - 2007 "The memorable hymn "Morning Star," with music composed by Salem native Francis Hagen, is believed to have been performed for the first time on Christmas Eve 1836 in Salem. No one who has ever attended a Christmas lovefeast ..."
