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Christmas Anthem
Shape note hymn; James Denson, 1844
ARTIST: Sacred Harp Singers 1959
SHEET MUSIC:
DATE: 1844; First recording Sacred Harp Singers 1959
CATEGORY: Traditional and Public Domain Gospel
RECORDING INFO: Christmas Anthem - Denson, James (Prof.)
Sacred Harp Singers. Southern Journey. Vol. 9: Harp of a Thousand Strings, Rounder 1709, CD (1998), trk# 24 [1959/09/12]
OTHER NAMES: "Oh, How Charming Are the Radiant Bands of Music"
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SOURCES: Folk Index
NOTES: "Christmas Anthem" by James Denson was inclued in the original 1844 edition of The Sacred Harp. It was recorded in 1959 by the Sacred Harp Singers on Rounder Records.
225b Christmas Anthem- Tune: James Denson, 1844
Oh, how charming
Are the radiant bands of music!
Flying in the air.
The church triumphant gives the tone
While they surround the holy throne,
In glory, with celestial arts,
Angelic armies tune their harps,
And raptured play their parts:
Strike their notes at our Redeemer’s birth.
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