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| Mary in Kentucky | Posted - 04 Dec 03 - 03:22 am | |
Juda's Land It was in Juda's land By God's almighty hand That Jesus Christ was born in the valley. CHORUS: In the valley, In the valley, That Jesus Christ was born in the valley. 'Twas by his mother's hand He was wrapped in swaddling band And in a manger laid in the valley. CHORUS: In the valley, In the valley, And in a manger laid in the valley. Source: The Second Penguin Book of Christmas Carols, ed. Elizabeth Poston. Notes: Appalachian carol of unknown record in the folk song collection of the Hutchins Library, Berea College, Kentucky. Database entry is here. Edited By Mary in Kentucky - 04-Dec-2003 03:23:10 AM | ||
| masato sakurai | Posted - 04 Dec 03 - 12:42 pm | |
I have two other versions, both titled "In the Valley." X:1 T:In the Valley M:3/2 L:1/4 B:Evelyn Kendrick Wells, The Ballad Tree (Ronald, 1950, p. 192) N:As sung by Abner Boggs, of Big Laurel, Harlan County, Kentucky, to E.K. Wells, 1938 K:E E3/2 E/|[M:2/2][L:1/4](GE) GB|B2 E2|G B G F|E3 E| w:1.It was in_ Ju-dah's land by God's al-might-y hand, That G B G F|E2 B, C|[M:3/2][L:1/4]E2 E2 e e|c2 B2 e e| w:Je-sus Christ was born, In the val-ley. In the val-ley. In the B2 c2 E2|[M:2/2][L:1/4]G B G F|E2 B, C|[M:3/2][L:1/4]E2 E2|| w:val-ley, That Je-sus Christ was born, In the val-ley. W: W:1. It was in Judah's land W: By God's almighty hand W: That Jesus Christ was born W: In the valley W: In the valley, in the valley, W: That Jesus Christ was born W: In the valley. W: W:2. It was by his mother's hand W: That he was clothed in swaddling bands W: And in the manger laid him down W: In the valley. W: In the valley, etc. W: W:3. It was on the gloom of night W: When Mary took her flight W: And in Egypt she did light W: In the valley. W: In the valley, etc. W: W:4. Then news was spread abroad W: That he was the Son of God, W: And now he makes a start W: From the valley. W: From the valley, etc. W: W:5. Now the scriptures are fulfilled, W: I've done my father's will, W: And I stand upon the hill W: From the valley. W: From the valley, etc. The other version is by Jean Ritchie; the first stanza is given below, the name being David instead of Judah. X:2 T:In the Valley M:4/4 L:1/8 B:Jean Ritchie, Celebration of Life (Geordie, 1971, p. 95) N:Music adapted and arranged by Jean Ritchie K:C C2||DCDG G2 C2|EC D(E/D/) C2 C2| w:It was in Da-vid's land By God's Al-might-y_ hand That EAGE (CG,)_ED|C2 C4 cc| w:Je-sus Christ was born_ In the val-ley. In the A2 c2-c(Ac)A|G2 A4 C2|EAGE CG,_ED|C2 HC6|] w:val-ley,_ in_ the val-ley, That Je-sus Christ was born_ In the val-ley. Edited By masato sakurai - 04-Dec-2003 12:44:09 PM | ||
| masato sakurai | Posted - 05 Dec 03 - 12:43 am | |
"In the Valley" on Kentucky Christmas Old and New -- Jean Ritchie, Family and Friends can be heard here. | ||
| Mary in Kentucky | Posted - 05 Dec 03 - 01:31 am | |
Thanks Masato. This just may be my "find" for this year. I try to learn a new Christmas carol/song every year, and it seems to get harder and harder to find a new one. I like the Tolkien quote: In every wood, in every Spring, there is a different green. Sometimes it's just our awareness that changes, and we "hear" a song that's always been there. This one is very familiar, but I never really paid any attention to it. Then, like you pointed out, it's right there on Jean's recording. | ||
| Jon Freeman | Posted - 05 Dec 03 - 02:11 am | |
Mary, maybe the Village Carol Project that Dave mentioned could offer you a few new ones. | ||
| Mary in Kentucky | Posted - 05 Dec 03 - 03:44 am | |
Thanks Jon. I think I checked them out last year. (And I was too cheap to order the materials...you can't hear them on the website. Being a "tune" person, I like to hear them first.) I may have to order some this year. | ||