#277: Away in a Manger
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lutheranhymnsThis is the other place where you might be familiar with lowing as a verb that cattle do. Back in the day, the text used to be misattributed to Martin Luther, but it's not. (Maybe it was popular among German-speaking North Americans in the 1800s, so it became known as a "Lutheran" song, and then people thought that meant it was by Luther?) Anyway, you can tell it's not a Martin Luther original, because if he had written it it would be full of German slant rhymes and twelve verses long.
In this arrangement, it's the bass part that's much more repetitive than the altos. Whee.
The last line is sometimes given as "take us to heaven" rather than "fit us for heaven." This is the kind of thing my grandma used to squabble about because too much works-justification is bad mkay.
In this arrangement, it's the bass part that's much more repetitive than the altos. Whee.
The last line is sometimes given as "take us to heaven" rather than "fit us for heaven." This is the kind of thing my grandma used to squabble about because too much works-justification is bad mkay.
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Date: 2020-03-24 01:45 am (UTC)— love from you favorite Eaganites