Extract from email announcing the song was available
(the image on the right is from that email too):
Jesus, your King, is born
Jesus is born
In excelsis gloria
Within a lodge of broken bark
The tender babe was found
A ragged robe of rabbit skin
Enwrapped his beauty 'round
But as the hunter braves drew nigh
The angels' song rang loud and high
Jesus, your King, is born
Jesus is born
In excelsis gloria
The earliest moon of wintertime
Is not so round and fair
As was the ring of glory on
The helpless infant there
The chiefs from far before him knelt
With gifts of fox and beaver pelt
Jesus, your King, is born
Jesus is born
In excelsis gloria
O children of the forest free
O son of Manitou
The holy child of earth and heav'n
Is born today for you
Come kneel before the radiant boy
Who brings you beauty, peace and joy
Jesus, your King, is born
Jesus is born
In excelsis gloria
music and lyrics: Saint Jean de Brébeuf (1593-1649)
arranged by Loreena McKennitt
From: Under A Winter's Moon (2022).
Source of the lyrics:
LyricFind
see also:
The
Hyms And Carols of Christmas
Extract from email announcing the song was available
(the image on the right is from that email too):
As of today, Loreena's single of the oldest-known Canadian Christmas hymn, "Huron Carol" is available on streaming and download services.It's the first time she has ever recorded the song, originally titled "Jesous Ahatonhia", written in 1642 by a Jesuit missionary living among the Huron people. Also known as "'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime", the original lyrics were in the native Huron-Wendat Indigenous language. The song is now available as sheet music from the Loreena McKennitt Sheet Music Store, and you can also watch her perform it on YouTube.
Loreena's "Huron Carol", was originally recorded during her December 2021 concerts in a historic church sanctuary in her home base of Stratford. The seasonal concerts were an intimate and moving miscellany of music and spoken word and were recorded live. They'll be released as her 16th album on November 18th, entitled Under A Winter's Moon.
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