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Christmas Songs
| The Angel Gabriel from heaven came Text: Sabine Baring-Gould, 1923 Music: Basque carol; arr. By C. Edgar Pettman (1865-1943) |
| Let all mortal flesh keep silence Text: 5th c., translated by Gerard Moultrie, 1864 Music: French carol, 1860; descant by Leonard Enns, 2000 |
| Lo, how a rose eer blooming Text: hymn text, inspired by Isaiah 11:1 Music: German hymn tune, 1599; setting by Hugo Distler (1908-1942) |
| What Child is this? Text: William C. Dix, 1865 Music: Traditional English melody |
German Songs
| Harre Meine Seele Text: Original German text: Friedrich Räder, v. 1-2 (1815-1872), Karl Brockhaus v. 3 (1822-1899). Tr. Leonard Enns (2005) Music: Henry Abraham Cäsar Malan (1787-1864); sung in German |
| Ich bete an die macht der liebe Text: Original German text: Gerhard Tersteegen (1697-1769). Tr. Leonard Enns (2005) Music: Dimitri Bortnjanski (1752-1825); sung in German |
| Lobet denn Hernn, alle heiden Text: Psalm 117 Music: Johann Sebastian Bach |
| Lobe den Herren, meine Seele Text: Psalm 103:2-4 Music: Heinrich Schutz (1585-1672) Kat Barth, soprano Leonard Enns, piano |
| Wer pflanzte die blumen? Text: Anonymous German; tr. Leonard Enns (2005) Music: Karl Grünholzer (1838-1909); sung in German |
Latin pieces
| Beati Quorum Via Text: Psalm 119:1 Music: Charles Stanford (1852-1924) |
| Cantate Domino Text: Psalm 149:1-2 Music: Giuseppe Pitoni (1657-1743) |
| Coelos ascendit hodie Text: unknown source Music: Charles Stanford (1852-1924) |
| Jesus dulcis memoria Text: ascribed to St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153) Music: Tomas Luis da Vittoria (1548-1611) |
| Justorum Amina Text: Wisdom, iii Music: Charles Stanford (1852-1924) |
| Kyrie from Mass in G Text: Ordinary of the Mass Music: Franz Schubert (1797-1828); Sarah Schmidt (soprano); Leanne Hill (piano) |
| Sicut Cervus Text: Psalm 42:1 Music: Giovanni Palestrina (c. 1525-1594) |
Other Hymns
| Text: St Francis of Assissi (1225), tr. William H. Draper (1926) Music: Leonard Enns, 2001; Bill Labron (bass); Leanne Hill (piano) |
| Alleluia Music: Johann Hermann Schein (1585-1630) |
| Blagoslovi Dushe Moya Ghospoda Text: Psalm 103:1-4 Music: Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitov-Ivanov (1859-1935); sung in Russian |
| Blessed Trinity Text: Leonard Enns (2000), inspired by Reginald Heber’s Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty (1826) Music: Leonard Enns, 2000 |
| Come, O Creator Spirit Come Text: anonymous, 9th c.; tr. Robert Bridges, 1899 Music: Plainsong, 4th c. |
| Comfort, comfort o my people Text: based on Isaiah 40. Johann Orlearius, 1671; tr. By Catherine Winkworth, 1863 Music: Louis Bourgeois, 1551; harm. By Claude Goudimel, 1565 |
| Fairest Lord Jesus Text: Schönster Herr Jesu 1677, 1842; trans. Anonymous v. 1-3, 1850; Joseph A. Seiss, v. 4, 1873 (alt.) Music: Schlesische Volkslieder (1842), arr. Leonard Enns, 2007); Caleb Yeung (piano); live recording April 26, 2009 with the audience at Floradale Mennonite Church |
| In the Rifted Rock I'm Resting Text: Mary Dagworthy James (1875) Music: W. Warren Bentley (1875) |
| I Sought the Lord Text: Hoy Songs, Carols, and Sacred Ballads (1880) Music: hymn tune by J. Harold Moyer; setting by Leonard Enns (2005) |
| Lift Thine Eyes Text: paraphrase of Psalm 121 Music: Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) |
| Lord of the Worlds Above Text: Isaac Watts, 1719; based on Psalm 84 Music: Lewis Edison, 1782 |
| Now Thank We All Our God Text: Original German text (Nun danket alle Gott): Martin Rinkart (c. 1636), tr. Catherine Winkworth (1858) Music: Johann Crüger (1647), Harm. Felix Mendelssohn (1840); Jan Overduin (organ) |
| O how shall I receive thee? Text: Paul Gerbardt, 1653; tr. By Arthur T. Russell, 1851 Music: Melchior Teschner, 1613 |
| O Love, how deep, how broad, how high Text: attributed to Thomas à Kempis, 15th c.; tr. By Benjamin Webb, 1851 Music: English melody, 15th c.; arr. By Leonard Enns, 2002 |
| Other Foundation Text: 1 Corinthians 3:11; Psalm 118:22-23; anonymous, Angularis fundamentum lapsi, 6th-7th c.; English tr. John Chandler (1837) (alt.) Music: Leonard Enns (2004), using the hymn tunes Kirken den er et bammelt hus by Ludwig Linderman (1840), and Darwall by John Darwall (1770); Randy Brown (trumpet); Jan Overduin (organ) |
| Salvation is created Text: based on Psalm 74:12 Music: Pavel Gregor’yevich Tschesnokoff (1877-1954) |
| Wisdom is Glorious Text: Wisdom 6:12-14,16 (alt.); Holy Songs, Carols, and Sacred Ballads, 1880 |