The Angel Gabriel from heaven came. Sabine Baring-Gould Basque traditional arr. Edgar Pettman.
This is a Basque Christmas folk carol based on the annunciation of the Virgin Mary by Archangel Gabriel. It was collected by Charles Bordes (1863 -1909) a french music teacher and composer and paraphrased into English by Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) an Anglican priest and collector of folk songs. It is commonly sung to an arrangement by Edgar Pettman (1866-1943) English organist, choral conductor and music editor.
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