O Babe in manger lying - Barnby, Joseph

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⌛ Period → Romantic ◈ Genre → Carols

♯ Key A major

⁄ Time Signature 4/4

♬ Voicing → SATB

◆ Difficulty

Advanced

↕ Range A2 – F#5

¶ Language → English

Measures 63

Texture mixed texture

Parts 2

Instruments A cappella

Pages 2

CPDL # 20663

Editor James Gibb

Posted 2009-12-25

License CPDL License

♫Pitch Ranges

MusicXML Part

A2 – E4

¶Lyrics / Text

1. O Babe! in manger lying, O child most fair to see, The first-fruits of the Gentiles, By star were led to thee; We now with joyful worship Do haste to Bethl'hem town, To greet thee with thy Mother And humbly there fall down. 2. Full sweet the merry chanting The angel choirs do make, With such for marching music Who would not travel take? Though wind be sharp and piercing, And snow lie deep tonight, Much cheer and good awaits us, And love shall warm us quite. 3. A goodly band we gather And some are sick and sad, While others are right merry, And sing, they be so glad: But this dear Child, all sorrow Will kindly take away, And crown the joyful-hearted With bliss that lasts for aye. 4. The Star o'erhead burns brightly, And we go on apace; And presently are spying A mean and shameful place. There come, we make low knocking, The shepherds ope the door, And straightway Christ our Saviour, We worship and implore. 5. Sweet Babe! most condescending, O by thy spotless birth, Let light arise in darkness, And peace come to the earth; Rest for the heavy-laden, And joy for those that weep, In Bethlehem in Jewry Our God doth always keep.