A Child Is Born, Lully, lullae
Hymns & Carols
chorus with organ
work detail
instrumentation: Two-part chorus and organ
completion date: december 2024
duration: 2 1/2 minutes
texts: On an original text by the composer
events
A FEAST OF CAROLS
Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia - Dominick DiOrio, conductor
St. Paul's Chestnut Hill - Philadelphia, PA
2:00 pm
Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia presents their beloved holiday program with organist Andy Kotylo, pianist Ting Ting Wong, and Timberdale Brass at the historic St. Paul's Church in Chestnut Hill. Featuring a new commissioned work by composer Rex Isenberg and carols both traditional and newly written. Performances at 2pm and 5pm.
audio
A child is born, lully, lullae
dedication
Commissioned by Maryl and John Apadula, and dedicated “to our parents, who gave us unconditional love, and our children, who taught us to love unconditionally.”
text
A Child Is Born, Lully, lullae
A child is born, Lully, lullae A promise sworn, Lully, lullae One God in peasant’s cloth has come To light the path to Heav’n wherefrom. Lully, lully, lullae.
Incarnate flow’r, Lully, lullae Of virgin’s bow’r, Lully, lullae One Christ in verdant grove is grown To seed the soil of Earth full-sewn. Lully, lully, lullae.
Small mystery, Lully, lullae Great ecstasy, Lully, lullae One Spirit wondrous, draw us near To bask in Trinity most dear. Lully, lully, lullae.
The Word most high, Lully, lullae Awaits us nigh, Lully, lullae This little babe in manger wide Will be our light, our love, our guide. Lully, lully, lullae.
-- Copyright © 2024 Dominick DiOrio.
information
events
A FEAST OF CAROLS
Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia - Dominick DiOrio, conductor
St. Paul's Chestnut Hill - Philadelphia, PA
2:00 pm
Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia presents their beloved holiday program with organist Andy Kotylo, pianist Ting Ting Wong, and Timberdale Brass at the historic St. Paul's Church in Chestnut Hill. Featuring a new commissioned work by composer Rex Isenberg and carols both traditional and newly written. Performances at 2pm and 5pm.
audio
A child is born, lully, lullae
dedication
Commissioned by Maryl and John Apadula, and dedicated “to our parents, who gave us unconditional love, and our children, who taught us to love unconditionally.”
text
A Child Is Born, Lully, lullae
A child is born, Lully, lullae A promise sworn, Lully, lullae One God in peasant’s cloth has come To light the path to Heav’n wherefrom. Lully, lully, lullae.
Incarnate flow’r, Lully, lullae Of virgin’s bow’r, Lully, lullae One Christ in verdant grove is grown To seed the soil of Earth full-sewn. Lully, lully, lullae.
Small mystery, Lully, lullae Great ecstasy, Lully, lullae One Spirit wondrous, draw us near To bask in Trinity most dear. Lully, lully, lullae.
The Word most high, Lully, lullae Awaits us nigh, Lully, lullae This little babe in manger wide Will be our light, our love, our guide. Lully, lully, lullae.
-- Copyright © 2024 Dominick DiOrio.
