| Composition Year | 1928 |
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| Genre Categories | Carols; Religious works; Sacred hymns; |
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| Work Title | I Sing the Birth |
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| Alternative. Title | Carol (an Hymn on the Nativity of our Saviour) |
| Composer | Elgar, Edward |
| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IEE 119 |
| Key | A minor |
| Text Incipit | Alleluia! I sing the birth was born tonight |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1928 |
| First Publication. | 1928 |
| Librettist | Ben Jonson (ca.1572–1637) |
| Language | English |
| Dedication | Rev. Harcourt B. S. Fowler, Elmley Castle, Worcestershire. |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 3-4 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | mixed chorus (SATB) |
