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The Golden Carol Of The Three Kings Melchior, Balthazar And Gaspar
We saw the light shine out afar,
On Christmas in the morning,
And straight we knew Christ's Star it was,
Bright beaming in the morning,
Then did we fall on bended knee,
on Christmas in the morning,
And praised the Lord, who'd let us see
His glory at its dawning.
Oh! Every thought be of His name,
On Christmas in the morning,
Who bore for us the grief and shame,
Affliction's sharpest scorning.
And may we die, when death shall come,
On Christmas in the morning,
And see in Heav'n, our glorious home,
The Star of Christmas morning.
Old English Carol
Old Christmas Returned
All you that to feasting and mirth are inclined,
Come here is good news for to pleasure your mind,
Old Christmas is come for to keep open house,
He scorns to be guilty of starving a mouse:
Then come, boys, and welcome for diet the chief,
Plum-pudding, goose, capon, minced pies, and roast beef.
The holly and ivy about the walls wind
And show that we ought to our neighbors be kind,
Inviting each other for pastime and sport,
And where we best fare, there we most do resort;
We fail not of victuals, and that of the chief,
Plum-pudding, goose, capon, minced pies, and roast beef.
All travellers, as they do pass on their way,
At gentlemen's halls are invited to stay,
Themselves to refresh, and their horses to rest,
Since that he must be Old Christmas's guest;
Nay, the poor shall not want, but have for relief,
Plum-pudding, goose, capon, minced pies, and roast beef.
Old English Carol
The Friendly Beasts
Jesus, our brother, kind and good,
Was humbly born in a stable rude,
And the friendly beasts around Him stood;
Jesus, our brother, kind and good.
"I", said the donkey, shaggy and brown
"I carried His mother up hill and down;
I carried her safely to Bethlehem town;
I", said the donkey, shaggy and brown.
"I", said the cow, all white and red,
"I gave Him my manger for His bed;
I gave Him my hay to pillow His head;
I", said the cow, all white and red.
"I", said the sheep with curly horn,
"I gave Him my wool for His blanket warm.
He wore my coat on Christmas morn.
I", said the sheep with curly horn.
"I", said the dove from the rafters high,
"Cooed Him to sleep, that He should not cry,
We cooed Him to sleep, my mate and I.
I", said the dove from the rafters high.
And every beast by some good spell,
In the stable dark was glad to tell
Of the gift he gave Immanuel,
The gift he gave Immanuel.
English Carol, 12th Century
As Joseph Was A-Walking
As Joseph was a-walking
He heard an angel sing,
"This night shall be the birth-time
Of Christ, the Heavenly King.
He neither shall be born
In house nor in hall
Nor in a place of paradise,
But in an ox's stall.
He shall not be clothed
In purple nor in pall;
But in the fair white linen,
That usen babies all.
He neither shall be rocked
In silver nor in gold,
But in a wooden manger
That resteth on the mold."
As Joseph was a-awalking
There did an angel sing,
And Mary's child at midnight
Was born to be our King.
Then be ye glad, good people,
This night of all the year,
And light ye up your candles,
For his star it shineth clar.
Old English
We Saw a Light
We saw a light shine out afar
On Christmas in the morning,
And knew we straight it was Christ's star
Bright beaming in the morning.
Then did we fall on bended knee
On Christmas in the morning,
And praised the Lord who'd let us see
His glory at its dawning.
Old English carol
Bells
Oh, he did whistle and she did sing,
And all the bells on earth did ring,
For joy that our Saviour He was born
On Christmas Day in the morning.
from an Old English Carol
Three Kings
Three kings came out of Indian land
To see the wondrous Infant bent,
With splendid presents in their hand;
Straightly a star before them went.
A wondrous thing it was to see:
That star was more than other three.
Old English Epiphany Carol
About the Field
About the field they piped full right,
Even about the midst of the night;
They saw come down from heaven a light:
Tirle, tirle - so merrily
The shepherds began to blow.
English Shepherd's carol
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