I like the way this hymn is set up with a "Once..., Now..." sequence. I like to schedule this as a sacrament hymn for the Sunday closest to Christmas because it mentions Jesus' birth. We use it a lot more often than that, but it is one that we will sing around Christmas, too.
In an older hymnal, there were dynamic markings that are no longer in the 1985 edition. They were marked as follows:
Measures 1-4 piano (soft)
Measures 5-8 forte (loud)
Measures 9-12 piano (soft)
Measures 13-16 forte (loud)
Measures 17-20 piano (soft)
"SING * PLAY * LOVE"...My thoughts and memories as I play one hymn each day from the hymnbook of "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" during 2012.
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