For some reason I have an association in my head between the phrase “dreamers awake” and the Christmas carol “O Holy Night,” but I can’t find any information as to why that might be. Does anyone know the origin of this phrase?
I don’t know the answer, but if it has anything to do with Christmas, it makes ME think of the Carol of the Old Ones.
Bach wrote a canata, “Sleepers, wake”, based on an earlier chorale of that name. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme - Wikipedia
But I’ve never heard of any link to “O Holy Night”.
How…appropriate…
Haha, yes, I know just how you feel. A friend showed that to me the other day…hilarious.
Did a bit more digging, and the phrase could have come from the song “Beautiful Dreamer.” But I would still like to categorically rule out any association with Christmas carols.
Thanks, Contrapuntal, that must be it. Holy Night, Holy Day…oh well. Mystery solved.
The copyright on the hymn is dated 2005/2006; I’m thinking the song has to be older than that. The referenced passages (Psalm 126:1; Isaiah 61:1 ff.) don’t contain the key phrase, either. Still, I’m pretty sure this has to be the hymn I’ve been thinking of.