Down in yon forest - Bastable, Jennifer

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"A setting for five voices of the words of the Castleton Carol, a folk survival of the mediaeval Corpus Christi Carol. Tenor and mezzo-soprano solos towards the end of the piece are intended to be sung from within the choir."

◈ Genre → Carols

♯ Key D minor

⁄ Time Signature 6/4

♬ Voicing → SSATB|SMzATB

◆ Difficulty

Beginner

↕ Range B-2 – F5

¶ Language → English

Measures 59

Texture Homophonic

Parts 5

Instruments A cappella

Pages 8

CPDL # 82740

Editor Jennifer Bastable

Posted 2024-11-15

License Personal

♫Pitch Ranges

Part_1

D4 – F5

Soprano

C4 – D5

Part_2

B-3 – C5

Part_3

E4 – E5

Part_4

B-2 – C4

¶Lyrics / Text

Down in yon forest there stands a hall: The bells of Paradise I heard them ring: It's covered all over with purple and pall: And I love my Lord Jesus above anything. In that hall there stands a bed: The bells of Paradise I heard them ring: It's covered all over with scarlet so red: And I love my Lord Jesus above anything. At the bed-side there lies a stone: The bells of Paradise I heard them ring: Which the sweet Virgin Mary knelt upon: And I love my Lord Jesus above anything. Under that bed there runs a flood: The bells of Paradise I heard them ring: The one half runs water, the other runs blood: And I love my Lord Jesus above anything. At the bed's foot there grows a thorn: The bells of Paradise I heard them ring: Which ever blows blossom since he was born: And I love my Lord Jesus above anything. Over that bed the moon shines bright: The bells of Paradise I heard them ring: Denoting our Saviour was born this night: And I love my Lord Jesus above anything.