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What Child is this | | Carol For New Year's Day |
What Child is this
text: William C. Dix (1837-1898)
melodi: Greensleeves
What Child is this who, laid to rest
On Mary’s lap is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,
While shepherds watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing;
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
Why lies He in such mean estate,
Where ox and ass are feeding?
Good Christians, fear, for sinners here
The silent Word is pleading.
Nails, spear shall pierce Him through,
The cross be borne for me, for you.
Hail, hail the Word made flesh,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh,
Come peasant, king to own Him;
The King of kings salvation brings,
Let loving hearts enthrone Him.
Raise, raise a song on high,
The virgin sings her lullaby.
Joy, joy for Christ is born,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
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| The Old Year Now Away Is FledAlternate Title: Carol For New Year's Day
Words: English Traditional,
From a Black Letter Collection, 1642, Ashmolean Library, Oxford Music: Greensleeves
The old year now away is fled, The new year it is entered; Then let us all our sins down tread, And joyfully all appear. Let's merry be this holiday, And let us run with sport and play, Hang sorrow, let's cast care away God send us a merry new year!
And now with new year's gifts each friend Unto each other they do send; God grant we may our lives amend, And that truth may now appear. Now like the snake cast off your skin Of evil thoughts and wicked sin, And to amend this new year begin -- God send us a merry new year!
And now let all the company In friendly manner all agree, For we are here welcome all may see Unto this jolly good cheer. I thank my master and my dame, the which are founders of the same, To eat and drink now is no shame -- God send you a happy new year!
Come lads and lasses every one, Jack, Tom, Dick, Bess, Mary and Joan, Let's cut the meat unto the bone, For welcome you need not fear. And here for good liquor you shall not lack, 'Twill whet my brains and strengthen my back This jolly good cheer it must go to wrack -- God send us a happy new year!
Come give us good liquor when I do call, I'll drink to each one in this hall, I hope that loud I must not bawl, So unto me lend an ear. Good fortune to my master send, And to our dame which is our friend, God bless us all, and so I end -- God send us a happy new year!
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