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{{Infobox musical composition
| name = "Christians, awake! salute the happy morn"
| type = [[Christmas hymn]]
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| text = adapted from a poem by [[John Byrom]]
| language = English
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| meter = 10.10.10.10.10.10
| melody = "Yorkshire"
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'''Christians, awake! salute the happy morn''' is a English Christmas hymn on a text by [[John Byrom]]. It is usually sung to the tune ''Yorkshire'' by [[John Wainright]].
'''Christians, awake! salute the happy morn''' is a English Christmas hymn on a text by [[John Byrom]]. It is usually sung to the tune ''Yorkshire'' by [[John Wainright]].



Revision as of 04:00, 11 March 2021

"Christians, awake! salute the happy morn"
Christmas hymn
Writtenc. 1750
Textadapted from a poem by John Byrom
LanguageEnglish
Meter10.10.10.10.10.10
Melody"Yorkshire"

Christians, awake! salute the happy morn is a English Christmas hymn on a text by John Byrom. It is usually sung to the tune Yorkshire by John Wainright.

Background

Tune

Sources

  • "Christians, awake! salute the happy morn". The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. Canterbury Press. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  • "Christians Awake Salute The Happy Morn". www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com.
  • Julian, John (1907). Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement., cited in "Christians, Awake". Hymnary.org.