O Rex gentium

O Rex Gentium, et desideratus earum, lapisque angularis, qui facis utraque unum: veni, et salva hominem, quem de limo formasti. O King of the nations, and their desire, the cornerstone making both one: Come and save the human race, which you fashioned from clay. I always feel the "you made us" argument is a bit petulant, almost. "Oi! God! You got us INTO this mess, you get us out of it! We...

Cheerful Voices: Hark! Hark! Glad tidings charm our ears

Hark! hark! glad tidings charm our ears, Angelic music fills the spheres; Earth spreads the sound with decent mirth, A God, a God is born on earth! A God is born! the valleys cry; A God is born! the hills reply; Evening repeats to wondering morn, A God, a God on earth is born! Another lovely bit of shape note music from Southern Harmony. I think this would lend itself to trumpet instrumentation...