Christians Awake, Salute the Happy Morn
Christmas Carol - Christmas Hymn
Source : Rev. Charles Lewis Hutchins, Carols Old and Carols New (Boston : Parish Choir, 1916).Christians Awake, Salute The Happy Morn is a Christmas hymn.
The words are by John Byrom (1692-1763).
John Wainwright (1723-1768) composed this hymn probably about 1750.
It was first published in Caleb Ashworth's A Collection of Tunes (London, 1761).
Christians Awake, Salute the Happy Morn was then included in A Collection of Psalm Tunes, Anthems, Hymns and Chants which Wainwright published about 1766.
This score is an arrangement of the Christmas hymn Christians Awake, Salute the Happy Morn for soprano voice with piano accompaniment.
For your greater enjoyment, this sheet music includes the complete lyrics in English (six verses).
Duration : 00:52 per verse
Source : John Wainwright, A Collection of Psalm Tunes, Anthems, Hymns and Chants (1766).
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