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An Angel This Night

from The Wexford Carols by Caitríona O'Leary

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From Waddinge’s Garland, this is no longer sung in Wexford but it is likely that this is its tune (reimagined in 6/8 time).

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An Angel this night
Doth to the shepheards bring Most rare and joyfull news, To move all harts to sing:
A saviour from heaven
Unto the world is come
And God is now made man For mans redemption.
Here’s all the hopes of Earth And the delights of heaven, The joy of all the Angels, And the great price of men The ransome of all sinners, All captives to set free;
How can we but rejoyce, And all must merry be.
How can we but rejoyce
To heare what now is done! The Son of God made man And man made God’s true Son; God doth appeare on Earth For to Raise earth to heaven For what cause of greater Joy Could ever happen men.
Now infinite hight is low
And infinite depth is shallow,
The greatest length is short
The greatest largeness narrow,
Eternity by time Is measur’d and clos’d up Immensity confin’d And in a stable shut.
Then glory unto the Father, Who order’d all things thus, Glory unto the Son,
Who gave himself to us
Glory to the Holy Ghost, Who did this worke of heaven, Glory unto them now,
And ever more, Amen.

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from The Wexford Carols, released November 18, 2014
Caitríona O'Leary, lead vocals, Rhiannon Giddens, minstrel banjo

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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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