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"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

The text of the hymn is from a poem by John Byram. The original manuscript, in Chetham's Library, Manchester, bears the title "Christmas Day. For Dolly", referring to the author's daughter. The original poem was in three verses of 16, 20 and 16 lines each (for a total of 52).

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.
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