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An Angel This Bright Midnight

from The Wexford Carols by Caitríona O'Leary

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For this carol I took verses from Waddinge’s “An Angel this Night”, altered the text to fit a more regular rhyming pattern and wrote a new tune in the traditional style.

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An Angel this bright midnight Doth to the shepherds bring Most rare and joyful tidings To move all hearts to sing:
A saviour from heaven unto the world is come And God is now made man
For man’s redemption
The shepherds they do quickly Unto the stable run
To see this precious Baby Th’eternal Father’s Son; Without an earthly father, His mother a pure Maid,
By whom this heavenly infant Is in a manger laid.
But wits of men and angels Cannot conceive this bliss,
No heart can full resent it,
No tongue tell what it is; Wits must admire and marvel, And hearts astonish’d be,
And tongues, with joy be silent In this great mystery.
The increated person
Is now created man,
The Creator made creature
Who shall these secrets scan Who made all things of nothing A nothing is become,
Our God most great and mighty Is a poor virgin’s son.
His greatness is made humble And all his might is weak, His glory is obscurèd,
His wisdom doth not speak; His pleasures they do suffer, His treasures are in want
He made and rules the wide world, And yet he’s bare and scant.
So let us with the shepherds Unto the stable go
Those miracles and wonders For to adore and know:
With humble will and wisdom And open eyes of faith,
We shall believe and see then All that the angel saith.

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from The Wexford Carols, released November 18, 2014
Rosanne Cash, Caitríona O'Leary, John Smith, Graham Hopkins, vocals

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Caitriona O'Leary

Caitríona is known for her performances of Early Music and Traditional Irish song. She has recorded over twenty critically acclaimed albums. The Wexford Carols with Tom Jones, Rosanne Cash, and Rhiannon Giddens, reached #1 on Billboard.

She has performed at Royal Albert Hall, Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall, Halle Handel Festival, Beethovenfest Bonn, Utrecht Early Music Festival, etc. ... more

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