18. O little one sweet
From the album 'Christmas Night'
Composer Samuel Scheidt
Harmony J. S. Bach
Conductor John Rutter
Choir The Cambridge Singers
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O little one sweet
This German lullaby-carol first appeared in print in Scheidt's 'Tablaturbuch' of 1650, though it may have been written before then, either by Scheidt himself or by an unknown author. J.S. Bach's version (in the form of a melody and figured bass) was included in Schemelli's 'Gesangbuch' of 1736.
O little one sweet, O little one mild,
Thy Father’s purpose thou hast fulfilled;
Thou cam’st from heav’n to mortal ken,
Equal to be with us poor men,
O little one sweet, O little one mild.
O little one sweet, O little one mild.
With joy thou hast the whole world filled;
Thou camest here from heav’n’s domain,
To bring men comfort in their pain.
O little one sweet, O little one mild.
O little one sweet, O little one mild,
In thee love’s beauties are all distilled;
Then light in us thy love’s bright flame.
That we may give thee back the same.
O little one sweet, O little one mild.
O little one sweet, O little one mild.
Help us to do as thou hast willed.
Lo, all we have belongs to thee!
Ah, keep us in our fealty!
O little one sweet, O little one mild.
(Words and melody: Samuel Scheidt 1587–1654)
Christmas Night
The theme of the album - Christmas Night - is the birth of Christ, reflected in the words and music of twenty-two carols spanning more than six centuries. Some of these carols have long been widely known and loved; others have become so thanks to the annual Christmas Eve Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King’s College, Cambridge. But all of them focus on the central event of the Christmas story – the birth at Bethlehem – and on the characters in that story: the angels, the shepherds, the wise men, and the mother with her child.
John Rutter, English composer and conductor, is associated with choral music throughout the world. His recordings with the Cambridge Singers (the professional chamber choir he set up in 1983) have reached a wide global audience, many of them featuring his own music in definitive versions. Among John’s best-known choral works are Gloria, Requiem, Magnificat, Mass of the Children, and Visions, together with many church anthems, choral songs and Christmas carols.
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