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"Kommet, ihr Hirten" (Come, ye shepherds) is a German Christmas carol from Bohemia which was derived from a Czech carol, "Nesem vám noviny". It reflects elements from the nativity story, the annunciation to the shepherds, their walk to the manger and their Adoration, inviting to follow their example.
The biblical record locates it near the present-day city of Bethlehem. So Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem), and Jacob set up a pillar at her grave; it is the pillar of Rachel's tomb, which is there to this day. Israel [Jacob] journeyed on, and pitched his tent beyond the tower of Eder. (Gen 35:19-21 NRSV)
The idea for L'enfance went back to 1850 when Berlioz composed an organ piece for his friend Joseph-Louis Duc, called L'adieu des bergers (The Shepherds' Farewell). He soon turned it into a choral movement for the shepherds saying goodbye to the baby Jesus as he leaves Bethlehem for Egypt. Berlioz had the chorus performed as a hoax on 12 ...
Rembrandt The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds, 1634. As described in verses 8–20 of the second chapter of the Gospel of Luke, shepherds were tending their flocks out in the countryside near Bethlehem, when they were terrified by the appearance of an angel. The angel explains that he has a message of good news for all people, namely that ...
[2] [3] The chapel commemorates the annunciation of Jesus' birth to the shepherds, [4] said to have taken place in Beit Sahour. [5] It is distinct from the traditional pilgrimage site and ancient church dedicated to the same event and located not far from it, within the Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Shepherds (Arabic: Deir el-Rawat). [6]
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night: Traditional Thomas Ravenscroft (ed.) Christmas 1.50 While the shepherds were watching Cecil Armstrong Gibbs: Christmas 2. 1 A babe is born I wys Frederick Bainton: Christmas 2. 2 A child is born in Bethlehem Samuel Scheidt: David Willcocks (ed.) Christmas 2. 3 Adam lay ybounden: Boris Ord ...
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Like the 1816 "Angels from the Realms of Glory", the lyrics of "Angels We Have Heard on High" are inspired by, but not an exact translation of, the traditional French carol known as "Les Anges dans nos campagnes" ("the angels in our countryside"), whose first known publication was in 1842. [3]