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SDA Hymnal 129

As It Fell Upon a Night

Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6

1As it fell upon a night
In the winter weather,
Angels bright in starry height
Began to sing together:
Heard the King of Love most
Every one to sing together.

2Shepherds sleep- ing on the plain
Woke to see the glory;
All amazed they stood and gazed
And heard the wondrous story.

3Unto you a child is born
In a manger lowly;
Humble, yet born to be
The everlasting holy.

4Happy angels from afar,
Cease your singing never!
In ex- cel- sis glo- ri- a!
For- ever and forever.

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Music: [unclear]
Tune: [unclear]
Meter: 6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6
Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

The verse

Meter: 7.6.7.7.6.9 · the hymnal prints 6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 45% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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Verse 1

As it fell upon a night˘˘/˘/˘/7A

In the winter weather,˘˘/˘/˘6B

Angels bright in starry height/˘/˘///7A

Began to sing together:˘/˘/˘/˘7B

Heard the King of Love most/˘/˘//6C

Every one to sing together./˘˘/˘/˘/˘9B

Verse 2

Shepherds sleep- ing on the plain/˘/˘˘˘/7A

Woke to see the glory;/˘/˘/˘6B

All amazed they stood and gazed/˘/˘/˘/7C

And heard the wondrous story.˘/˘/˘/˘7B

Verse 3

Unto you a child is born/˘˘˘/˘/7A

In a manger lowly;˘˘/˘/˘6B

Humble, yet born to be/˘//˘˘6C

The everlasting holy.˘/˘/˘/˘7B

Verse 4

Happy angels from afar,/˘/˘˘˘/7A

Cease your singing never!/˘/˘/˘6B

In ex- cel- sis glo- ri- a!˘???/˘˘7C

For- ever and forever.˘/˘˘˘/˘7B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.