The Oxen - Bastable, Jennifer

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"A setting for four voices of Thomas Hardy's famous poem."

◈ Genre → Carols

♯ Key G minor

⁄ Time Signature 6/4

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Elementary

↕ Range G2 – F5

¶ Language → English

Measures 56

Texture Homophonic

Parts 4

Instruments A cappella

Pages 6

CPDL # 87488

Editor Jennifer Bastable

Posted 2025-11-20

License Personal

♫Pitch Ranges

Part_1

E4 – F5

Part_2

C4 – B-4

Part_3

G4 – D5

Part_4

G2 – A#3

¶Lyrics / Text

Christmas Eve, and twelve of the clock. “Now they are all on their knees,” An elder said as we sat in a flock By the embers in hearthside ease. We pictured the meek mild creatures where They dwelt in their strawy pen, Nor did it occur to one of us there To doubt they were kneeling then. So fair a fancy few would weave In these years! Yet, I feel, If someone said on Christmas Eve, “Come; see the oxen kneel, “In the lonely barton by yonder coomb Our childhood used to know,” I should go with him in the gloom, Hoping it might be so.