'Til the morning star shall rise (Nichola Hawkins)

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• (Posted 2022-01-02)  CPDL #67317:         

Editor: Nichola Hawkins (submitted 2022-01-02).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 35.3 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: SATB arrangement

• (Posted 2022-01-02)  CPDL #67318:         

Editor: Nichola Hawkins (submitted 2022-01-02).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 32.8 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC

Edition notes: SSA arrangement

General Information

Title: 'Til the Morning Star Shall Rise
Composer: Nichola Hawkins
Lyricist: Nichola Hawkins
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Number of voices: 3vv   Voicing: SSA
Genre: Sacred, Carol

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 2020
Description: 

Original text and translations

English text

Lord, our Father, in this night,
Make known to us, we pray,
That you sent down your own true light,
To Earth, to guide our way:
'Til the morning star shall rise,
'Til the morning star shall rise,
'Til the morning star shall rise
And day will break anew.

On that night in Bethlehem,
A stable dark and bare,
But one bright star shone overhead
To lead the trav'llers there:
'Til the morning star shall rise…

Turned away from every door,
'Til one, with mercy bless'd,
Could offer up a bed of straw
To let the weary rest:
'Til the morning star shall rise...

Shepherds watched their flocks of sheep
Alone through nights so long,
Then all above the hillside bleak
Rang out the angels' song:
'Til the morning star shall rise...

When they saw the glowing sky,
The shepherds shook with fear,
But then, "Fear not!" the angels cried,
"A brand new dawn draws near!"
'Til the morning star shall rise...

Then, as one, the shepherds sped,
And travelled through the night,
To kneel beside a manger bed
Beneath the star so bright:
'Til the morning star shall rise...

Let your hope shine through the night:
The dark won't overcome!
Help us see, in midnight skies,
The promised new day's sun:
'Til the morning star shall rise...