It came upon the midnight clear (Arthur Sullivan)

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• (Posted 2020-12-12)  CPDL #61935:       

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2020-12-12).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 49 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: The hymn with four-part harmony and underlaid words in the version published in Hymns Ancient & Modern New Standard

• (Posted 2020-12-12)  CPDL #61934:       

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2020-12-12).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 133 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: The hymn in the version published in Hymns Ancient & Modern New Standard, melody with words.

• (Posted 2020-02-06)  CPDL #56942: 

Editor: Henk Vogel (submitted 2020-02-06).   Score information: A4, 2 pages   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Another Descant for 'It came upon a midnight clear' (or in Dutch: 'Een lied klinkt in de wereldnacht') with organ accompaniment.

• (Posted 2020-02-06)  CPDL #56941: 

Editor: Henk Vogel (submitted 2020-02-06).   Score information: A4, 2 pages   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: Descant for 'It came upon a midnight clear' (or in Dutch: 'Een lied klinkt in de wereldnacht') with organ accompaniment.

• (Posted 2018-07-22)  CPDL #50636:     

Editor: Francis Melville (submitted 2018-07-22).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 30 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2017-11-20)  CPDL #47579:       

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2017-11-20).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 47 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2008-12-29)  CPDL #18467: 

Editor: Rod Mather (submitted 2008-12-29).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 25 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes:

• (Posted 2004-05-20)  CPDL #07053:  PDF and MIDI files available.

Editor: Edward L. Stauff (submitted 2004-05-20).   Score information: Letter, 1 page, 54 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: harm. by Edward L. Stauff, 1999, a cappella

• (Posted 2002-04-08)  CPDL #03513:  PDF and MIDI files available.

Editor: Paul Howarth (submitted 2002-04-08).   Score information: A4, 8 pages, 384 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: 2 versions available - strophic or extended partsong setting; from the Gilbert and Sullivan Archive. Page recovered using the WayBackMachine of http://archive.org

General Information

Title: It came upon the midnight clear
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Tune: Noel
Lyricist: Edmund Sears

Number of voices: 4 or 5vv   Voicings: SAATB or SATB
Soloists: S
Genre: Sacred, Carol

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published:
    2nd published: 1983 in Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Standard, no. 41
Description: 

External websites:

• Cyber Hymnal™ article

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at It came upon the midnight clear.