Christmas Day - Holst, Gustav

📄

Preview not generated yet

"This Gustav Holst arrangement contains three Carols: ''Good Christian Men, Rejoice'', ''God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen'' and ''Come, ye lofty, come, ye lowly'', (Old Breton Melody) with a little ''The First Nowell'' thrown in for good measure. The Harmonizations of ''Good Christian Men, Rejoice'' and ''Come, ye lofty, come, ye lowly'' are available on the Christopher R. Baker website.<br>"

⌛ Period → 20th Century ◈ Genre → Carols ♬ Voicing → SATB ¶ Language → English

Parts 4

Instruments Organ

Pages 23

CPDL # 15252

Editor Douglas Walczak

Posted 2007-10-24

License Personal

¶Lyrics / Text

Good Christian men, rejoice with heart, and soul, and voice; Give ye heed to what we say: News! News! Jesus Christ is born today: Ox and ass before him bow, And he is in the manger now. Christ is born today! ''[repeat] God rest you merry, gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay, Remember Christ our Saviour was born on Christmas day, To save us all from woe and sin, When we were gone astray. O tidings of comfort and joy. In Bethlehem, in Jewry, This blessed babe was born, And laid within a manger, Upon that holy morn; The which His Mother, Mary, Did nothing take in scorn. O tidings of comfort and joy. Good Christian men, rejoice, with heart, and soul, and voice; Now ye hear of endless bliss: Joy! Joy! Jesus Christ was born for this. He hath oped the heav’nly door, And man is blessed evermore. Christ was born for this. Come ye lofty, come ye lowly, Let your songs of gladness ring; In a stable lies the Holy, In a manger rests the King: See in Mary’s arms reposing, Christ by highest heav’n adored: ''Sung simultaneously:'' :The first Nowell, the angels did say, Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; In fields where they lay, Keeping their sheep, On a cold winter’s night that was so deep. Nowell, Nowell, Born is the King of Israel. :Come, your circle round him closing, Pious hearts that love the Lord. Come, ye poor, no pomp of station Robes the Child your hearts adore. He, the Lord of all salvation, Shares your want, is weak and poor. Oxen, round about behold them; Rafters naked, cold and bare, See the shepherds, God has told them That the Prince of Life lies there. Come ye children, blithe and merry, This one Child your model make; Christmas holly, leaf, and berry, All be prized for His dear sake; Come, ye gentle hearts, and tender, come, ye spirits, keen and bold; All in all your homage render, Weak and mighty, young and old. High above a star is shining, And the wisemen haste from far: Come glad hearts and spirits pining: For you all has ris’n the star.