In freezing winter night - Swithinbank, Mick

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"Christmas carol with medieval words (modernised, as in Benjamin Britten's setting)."

◈ Genre / Form → Carols ♬ Voicing → SSATB ¶ Language → English

Parts 5

Instruments A cappella

Pages 3

CPDL # 17216

Editor Mick Swithinbank

Posted 2008-06-12

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¶Lyrics / Text

Behold a silly tender babe in freezing winter night In homely manger trembling lies, alas, a piteous sight! The inns are full; no man will yield this little pilgrim bed, But forced he is with silly beasts in crib to shroud his head. This stable is a prince’s court, this crib his chair of state, The beasts are parcel of his pomp, the wooden dish his plate. The persons in that poor attire his royal liv’ries wear; The Prince himself is come from heav’n: this pomp is prized there. With joy approach, O Christian wight, do homage to thy king, And highly praise his humble pomp, which He from Heav’n doth bring.