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16 December - When Jesus, Our Lord / Say, Where Is He Born

Yesterday - Up - Tomorrow

One of the joys of the Chritmas/Ephiphany season when I lived in Surrey was the singing of this solo/trio section of Mendelssohn's unfinished work Christus, Op. 97.

I never sang it myself there - there were three very experienced and capable singers who filled the roles of the Magi mervellously, especially since one was a minister, and so was resplendent in his vestments (the other two being in borrowed copes for the occasion).

I always wanted to sing one of the parts though, so this is my chance for the limelight. Break a leg.

Music: from Christus, by Felix Mendelssohn-Batholdy
Words: Christian Charles Josias von Bunsen
Musicians: Kathleen Jowitt (solo), Tony Evershed (trio)

Solo:
When Jesus, our Lord, was born in Bethlehem,
in the land of Judaea,
behold, from the east to the city of Jerusalem
there came the wise men and said:

Trio:
Say, where is he born, the king of Judaea,
for we have seen his star and are come to adore him.