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THE LIBRARY OF

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CAROLS FOR CHRISTMASTIDE

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<a;f)urcf) Cf)oirs ann thz ^ome Circle,

BY

ARTHUR HENRY BROWN.

THOMAS BOSWORTII .^ CO.,

66, GREAT RUSSELL STREET, LONDON, W.C.MADB AN1> PBlNTrU

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I^^IHIS little book of Christmas Carols is put forth as a

\MMl help to those who, at this blessed season, desire to

sing the praise and glory of the Incarnation of God.

Nos. I to 20, and No. 28, are suitable "for use in the

Lord's House upon the 'feasting' day;" the remainder are

for the Home Circle, &c.

The Editor thanks the Rev. R. R. Chope for permission

to use Carols Nos. 2, 9, 13, and 16, of which he owns the

copyright ; the Ven. Archdeacon Farrar for the words of

No. 17; the Rev. S. Childs Clarke for those of Nos. 12,

18, and 24; and Messrs. Cassell & Co. for the words of

Nos. 21 and 22, by ]Miss Goddard.

** While we adore His boundless grace,

And pious joy and mirth take place

Of sorrow, grief, and pain,

Give glory to our GOD on high,

And not among the general joy

Forget good-will to men."

A. H. B

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Acivenf, 1885.

I.

JVhen Christ was born of MaryJree.

" Christo paremus canticam excelsis glorla."

From the Harleian ISISS., c. 1460.

Modcraio, ^~ 104.Arthur H. Brown.

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Herdsmen beheld these Angels bright,

To them appearing with great Hght,

Who said, GOD's Son is born to-night." In excelsis Gloria."

The King is come to save mankind,As in Scripture truths we find,

Therefore this song we have in mind,** In excelsis Gloria."

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Then, dear Lord, for Thy great grace,Grant us in bliss to see Thy face,

That we may sing to Thy solacc," In excelsis (jloria."

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II.

'The Nativity.

' O sing vnto this glittering, gloriovs Kinq,O praise His Name let euery liuing thing

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Let heart and uoice, like belles of siluer, ringThe comfort that this day did bring.

Let Ivte, let shalme, with sovnd of sweet delight,

The joy of Christe's birth this day resight."

The Paradise of Daiiity Deuiccs, 1576.

WORDS BY ReV. A. M. MoRGAN.Moderato. Verse. ^ . =69. |*-^

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Arthur H. Brown.

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'Twas not the sunny summer time,

p Oh ! 'twas the cold December :

m/ As shines the sun above the snows,When nature's life is lying ;;W-

Fast bound in winter's icy chain,i

So came He to the dying.

C/io. Noel, Noel, &c.

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m/ He did not bring a royal train,

A host no man might number,Nor lay begirt by damask folds,

Nor lulled by harp to slumber.

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Their flocks at midnight tending ;

cr. Then Heavencame downand broughtfor news,

A rapture never ending ;

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So they went swift to Bethlehem,And saw—and told the story

Of Christ the Lord, a httle Child^And angels singing "Glory."

C/io. Xoel, Noel, &c.

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Not in the manger lies He now ;

Far o'er the sapphire portalAt God' s right Hand of Power He sits

Who was this day made mortal :

AU in the highest, hohest place,Where there may dwell none other,

There our own manhood sits en-throned,

There is our Elder Brother.C/io. Noel, Noel, &c.

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The Birth-day of our GOD and KiNG,Lo ! we are called to greet Him

;

TheEverlasting BKiDEGKOOMcomes,O go ye out to meet Plim.

This is the end of all below,The crown of Love's best story ;

Christ stands and knocks—/ Ohappy souls,

Receive the King of Glory.CAo. Noel, Noel. &c. '

III.

Christmas Bells.

" And all y^ bells on earth &hall ring,

And all y^ Angels in Heaven shall sing,

On Christmas Day in y^ morning."

Moderato. J = 72. Arthur H. Brown.

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To bring their richest treasure,

Gold and myrrh and frankincense,

And jewels wilhout measure ;

;/// Him they sought, {diin,) although a King,

/ They found in birthplace lowly,

There, within a manger, lay

The Babe so pure and holy.

Cho. Ring the merry Christmas bells, &c.

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1)1f Earthly crowns were not for Hiiii,

He came God's love revealini; ;

/ On the Cross He died for us,

His Blood forgiveness sealin^ ;

f 'Tis thc Saviour promised long,

ff Ring out your loudest praises;

f Every heart this happy dayIts grateful anthem raises.

Cho. Ring the merry Christmas l^ells, «Jvic

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IV.

'The Snow lay on the ground," O wondrous mystery, full of passlng grace !

The Grot becometh Heaven ; the Virgin's BreastThe bright Cherubic Throne ; the Stall that place

Where He, Who fills all space, vouchsafes to rest"

^. ConiaSj A.D. 760.

Andante nioderato, f^= 66, Arthur H. Brown.

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CJio. O come, &c.

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l^en thousand stars were burning bright.

** Who Angels did create, with Oxen lies,

Fit types of His atoning Sacrifice;

The Ass too, not denied His company,Emblems strange Patience and Humility :

Yet happy, if Hke them, we own our Lord,Resign our Crib to Him, our All afford,

Who so descended from His radiant crownTo beat our pride, and haughty passions down."

Scintilla Altaris.

Arthur H. Brown.

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Blest Babe, on this Thy holy day,

From gaudy suns of earth we turn,

To where, with soft and spotless ray,

The Star of Bethlehem loves to burn.

Hark, Lord, our songs Thy birth-place fill,

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Thus, at Thy cradle while we kneel,

And from Thy lips a blessing seek,

Bid on our hearts Thy image steal,

Humble, like Thee, and good, and meek ;

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" Glory to GOD, to men good will !

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Let all the earth rejoice with pious niirth,

" Shall Angels sing, and shall men silent be?Christ's birth was not for them, good man, but thee.

Let us then with intensest ardour sing,

Carols of Angels to this glorious King;

And in joint Concert may both still aspire,

Till all make up one Hallelujah Quire."Sciutilla Altaris,

Cheerfully. ^ = 76.

Arthur H. Browx.

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She there brought forth the precious LORD of Life.

rcs, Mankind were strangers to these glorious things,

Till joyful Angels with expanded wings

f Brought tidings to the shepherds in the field,

Who were with rapture and amazement filled.

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f They were surrounded with refulgent rays,

The Heavenly Host were singing songs of praise ;

Those pious kindly shephcrds straight agreeTo leave their flocks, this Blessed Babe to see.

f Then by an^elic voice they guided wereTo pay their homage to the Heavenly Heir ;

vif He lay in manger, in an ox's stall,

/ He died (/) and rose again [rall.) to save us all.

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Haily ever hail^ thou glorious mor?t !

"True Son of God, Elder than Time, that hastThy Birth but now, yet from Beginning wast

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Author of Light, and Light before ali other,

O Thou that wast the Parent of Thy Mother;

Whose WoRD was made Flesh, and constrain'd to dwellIn the streight Prison of a Virgin's Cell :

AII this the King of Glory did and more,To make us Kings, that were but Slaves before."

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Cho. vif And own Him Lord of all,

And own Him, own Him Lord of all.

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To you, obey the call,

/ Immanuel in a manger lies,

Go, crown Him Lord of all,

Cho. f Go, crown Him Lord of all.

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Cho. And crown Him Lord of all ;

And crown Him, crown Him Lord of all.

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See, the morningfair and bright.

" I pray yow all that love the Lord,Joie in Christe's birthe in one accorde

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So shall it be,

Then we agre,And thanke the Lord bothe now and then,Together l^rve like christen men

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Israers long expected King !

fn/ For a sign, the heavenly BabeIn a manger now is laid.'*

Chortis. Hark ! the hcrald, &c.

;;// See the Eastcrn Sages led

By a Star which graced the morn,To a place where oxen fcd,

There the great I AM was born ;

mp There they saw the S<m of God,Come to shed His prccious Blood.

Chorus. Hark ! the herald, cK:c.

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IX.

O Chtld of wonder !

' De excelso cadit ros,

Et in terra crescit flos,

Cujus odor sanat nos."

Rev. W. J. Irons, D.D.

Allegro moderato.^ = 84.

Arthur H. Brown.

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m??if To Egypt's land our LORD was brought,

When Judah's King His life had sought

;

There God fuU soon a work had done,

And then from Egypt called His SoN.

Cho. Noel, Noel, &c.

3.

??i/ For what had Egypt known like this ?

Marvel of HeHopolis

—

When prostrate idols fell before,

Christ coming to their temple floor.

Cho, Noel, Noel, &c.

??if But O, what mightier deed is told,

When GOD the Child of twelve years old,

To His own Temple's dread surprise,

Cast down the wisdom of the wise ?

Cho. Noel, Noel, &c.

??if O Child of Bethlehem ! man's delight

;

O Glorious Child of Egypt's flight

;

cres. O Child Who in the Temple stood,

/ We praise Thee, Wisdom of our God.

Cho, Noel, Noel, &c.

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X.

All of a Maid a Child is born.** Gloomy nlght embraced the place,

Where the noble Infant lay;

The Babe looked up and showed His Face

—

In spite of darkness it was day

;

It was Thy Day, Sweet, and did rise,

Not from the East, but from Thine Eyes."Richard Crashaw.

P^rom a MS. in Brit. Mus., c. a.d. 1460.

Alodcrato. J — 104.

Arthur H. Brown.

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The Child of Bliss thus born He was ;

cres. To serve Him ever give us grace,

O LuXf Beata Trinitas,^

Cho, At Bethlehem, &c.

vif Three Kings out of the East came thence,

All worshipping that KlNG so free,

With Gold, and Myrrh, and Frankincense,

A solis orttts cardi^ie,^

Cho. Three Kings, «S:c.

4.

inf To herdsmen then an Angel said,

And sweet and merrily sang he

;

cres ** O why are ye so sore afraid,

Ja7n lucis orto sidere ? %Cho, To herdsmen, «S:c.

5.

77if That Angel sang in accents mild,

As joyfully as song could be ;

c7-es, AU in the worship of that Child,Gloria Tibi Do77tine. g

Cho, That Angel, <S:c.

* O Light, O Blessed Trinity.

X The Star of Light already being bom.

t Sprung from the sunrise.

2 Glory be to Thee, O Lord.

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XI.

'The Birth of Christ.

* Aye, aye, this is the dayThat we shall worship ever and aye."

Moderato, io8. Arthur H. Brown.

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Heaven's bright sun could not outblush her ;

Such a Star ne'er shone again.

/ See now it stays,

Seeming it says,

C7-CS. " Go in and see what there is done.

/;// A Child, Whose birth

Leagues Heaven and earth :

Jesus to us, to GoD a Son."Cho. f A Child, Whose birth, c^c.

;/// Is not this a blessed wonder?GoD is man, and man is GoD.

Foolish Jews mistook the thunder

Should proclaim this King abroad.

/ Angels they sing,

C7'cs.*' Behold the King,

/ *' In Bethlehem," where this was done.

;/// Then we, as they,

Rejoice and say,** We have a Saviour, GOD a Son."

Cho. f Then we, as thcv, cvic.

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XIL

Jesu^ on this blessed Morn.'^ This Day, as Bridal of the Earth and Sky,Marries our human flesh to the Most High

;

The happy Issues of which glorious Match,Blessings, through all parts of the ^vjorld, despatch."

—

Dr. Sparke,

Rev. S. Childs Clarke. Arthur H. Brown.

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Did the songs of Angels hear ;

While, amid ihe gloom of night,

tres. Brighlly shone that wondrous light.

mf Gentle Jesu, now we raise

Feeble notes of grateful praise,

f As we tell that tale again,

p As we sing that sweetest strain,

f Jksu, on this blessed Morncrcs, Thou in Bethlehem wast born.

3-

mp Help us glory best to give,

By ihe Christ-hke hves we hve;

Learning thus of " peace on earth,"

From the story of Thy birth.

^€5. On the good and evil still,

Thou dost cause Thy sun to shine ;

/ May we strive to show good-willUnto all, (p) for we are Thine.

I / Jesu, on this bless^d morn,cres. Thou in Bethlehem wast born.

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XUI.

Let Christians all.

" See, see, bow soon His new-bloonied Cheek,'Twixt Mother's breasts is gone to bed

;

" Sweet choice," said I, "no way but so

Not to lie coldj yet sleep in snow."Richard Crashaw.

Cheerfiilly. ^ = 80.

Arthur H. Brown.

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cres. The happy news w^as brought on Angels' wings,Of our Redemption by the KiNG of Kings.

—

CJio, Then, 6cc.

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mf An earthly wonder not to be denied,

Born of a Virgin, yet a Heaven-made Bride ;

ditJi. Not like an earthly prince in pomp and state,

/ But poor and mean to make us Heavenly great.

—

CJio. Tlien, »S:c.

^'

mp The night before that happy day of Grace,The Blessed Virgin had no resting place ;

But in a manger He, the Lord of Life,

divi. Was nourished by His Mother, Maid and Wife.— CJio. Then, c^c.

5-

mf Three Wise Men by a Star were thither brought,And found the Blessed Baue they long had sought

;

cres. Where, best of spices, and rich costly things,

They humbly offered to the King of Kings.

—

CJio. Thcn, »S:c.

6.

vif With them we worship Christ come from abovc,The Angels' King, our God, Redeemer, Love—At His l)lest Altar fmd the Pearl of Price,The Holy Church's Wondrous Sacrieice.— CJio, Then, »S:c.

( 27)

XIV.

l^he Shepherds ama%ed."Jacebat in preseplo et fulgebat in Coelo."

Arthur H. Brown.

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cres. Who came our salvation to bring ;

mf Go seek Him, ye shepherds, and be not afraid,

cres, He is your Redeemer and King.Cho. '/ All glory and honour, «Scc.

In Bethlehem city the Prophets agree

A Virgin should bring forth a Son ;

Go haste to the stable, ye shepherds, and see,

For as it was said it is done.

Cho, f All glory and honour, <S:c.

;/// The shepherds obeyed and the Babe did espy,

The Angels most sweetly did sing ;

crcs. Let's join in their songs to the great GOD on hiL;h

For sending our Saviour and King.CJw. f All glory and honour, «Scc.

(29)

XV.

Arise^ and hail the Sacred Day.

"Awake, glad heart, get up and sing,

It is the Birthday of thy King !

Awake, awake !

The sun doth shakeLight from his locks, and all the way,Breathing Perfumes, doth spice the day."

He7iry Vatighan.

tModerato. J= Il6.

Arthur H. Brown.

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If Angels, on that happy morn

The Saviour of the world was born,

Poured forth seraphic songs ;

Much more should we of human race

Adore the wonders of His grace,

To whom that grace belongs.

vip How wonderful, how vast His love,

dim, Who left the shining realms above,

Those happy seats of rest

:

p How much for lost mankind He bore,

Their peace and pardon to restore,

Can never be exprest.

mf Wliile we adore His boundless grace,

And pious joy and mirth take place

Of sorrow, grief, and pain,

:res, Give glory to our God on high,

And not among the general joy

Forget good-will to men.

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/ O then let Heaven and earth rejoice,

Creation's whole united voice,

And hymn the sacred Day,

cs. When sin and Satan vanquished fell,

And all the powers of death and hell

Before His sovereign sway.

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XVI.

JVhatjoyfor Mary, Blessed Maid.

" Ye ferste joye as I zan telle

Wt Mary met seynt Gab'elle,

Heyl Mary i grete ye welle,

Wt fadr and sone and holy gost.

"

Rev. W. J. Irons, D.D.

Allegro commodo, ^ = 66,

Arthur IL Brown.

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Behold Thy handmaid, Mary said,

To bear the Undefiled ;

To bear the Undefiled,And all shall hail the joy for thee,

Cho, f Praise Father, &c.

mf What joy to Mary, Mother-^Maid,Beneath o'ershadowing GOD

;

All joy {dim,) for while she knelt and prayed,Christ came to her abode !

mf Christ came to her abode,crcs. And all shall hail the joy for thee,

Cho, f Praise Father, &c.

dim.

Pcres.

mf What joy and mystery, Mary, Maid,Tpuched thee with mingled smart

When in the temple Simeon said,

A sword shall pierce thy heart

!

A sword shall pierce thy heart,

And all shall watch that mystery,

Cho. f Praise^FATHER, (S:c.

p What grief of Heaven, O Mary, Maid,To see thy SoN despised

More than thyself when scoflers said

Their taunts, all undisguised ;

cres, Their taunts, all undisguised,

cres. And yet thtit sorrow brings our joy,

Cho. f Praise Father, &c.

6.

vif How Angels watched thee, Mary, Maid,dim, And soothed thee in thy loss !

p And Gabriel, not in light arrayed,

dim. Yet near thee at the Cross ;

crcs. Yet near thee at the Cross,

;;// And all shall hail that mystery

!

Cho. f Praise Father, c^^ic.

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XVII.

In thejield with theirJlocks abiding.

"Tyrle, tyrle, so merylye the shepperdes began to blow.About the fyld thei pyped fuU right,

Even abowt the middes of the nyght

;

Adown from heven thei saw cum a light,

Tyrle, tyrle." c. a.d. 1460.

Rev. F. W. Farrar, D.D.Pastorale. fA . = 60. ^

Arthur H. Brown.

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1. In the field with their flocks

2. To you in the ci - ty

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Saviour is born to - day

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gazed on the Ho - ly Child ; And calm - ly o'er that rude

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'The Shepherd ofthe Shepherds.

" Run, Shepherds, run where Bethle'm blest appears,

We bring the best of news, be not dismayed,

A Saviour there is bom, more old than years,

Amidst Heaven's rolling heights this earth Who stayed,"

Wm. Drumtnond^ i6i6.

Rev. S. Childs Clarke, M.A.

Moderato. J = 104.

Arthur H. Brown.

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watch-es o'er His own, Yet watch-es o'er His

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did those ti - dings bring ; >^And year by year in

did those ti - dings bring ; )

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XIX.

OJairest morning light, appear.^

" Lo ! He comes, all grief expellingFrom the hearts that Him receive

;

He ta each, with Him a dwellingIn His Father's house will give."

Joyously, ^'=io8. ^._. ^^ u.

Arthur H. Brown.

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i S q=n=^r S 12^1^ ^

"

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which was born our Sa - viour dear, Make haste and come a - way. This

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day pre-vents His day of doom, His mercy now is nigh ; The

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* Words from Thomas Pe<itel's " Sermons preached at several Courts to King Charles tho:

First, &c." London, 1660.

( 40 )

i?=P3= ^ Chorus.

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migh- ty GOD of Love is come, Thy Dayspring from on high. Join

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then, all hearts that are not stone, And all our voi-ces prove, To

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mpdim,

tnf

Pdixn.

Behold, the great Creator makesHimself an house of clay

;

A Robe of Virgin-flesh He takes

Which He will wear for aye.

Hark, hark, the wise Eternal WORD,Like a weak Infant cries ;

In form of servant is the LoRD,And GoD in cradle lies.

Cho, f Join then, all hearts that are not stone, &c.

inf This wonder struck the world amazcd,It shook the starry frame ;

Squadrons of spirits stood and gazed,

cres. Then down in troops they came.

nif Glad Shepherds ran to view this sight,

A quire of Angels sings,

And Eastern sagcs with delight

dini, Adore this KiNG of Kings.

Cho» f Join then, all hearts that are not stone, <S:c.

(41

)

XX.

TVhen Christ tn JudaHs town was born.

' Worship, ye Sages of the East,The KiNG of Gods in meanness drest,

O Blessed Maid, smile and adoreThe GoD Thy Womb and Arms have bore."

Bishop Hall.

Arthur H. Brown.

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^TL-^TI. When Christ in. Ju - dah's town was born, With-out a place to

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from a • far Had come by faith to Da - vid's land, And

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now, with hope ful-fiird,they stand Be -fore the Ho -ly Child.

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mf See with what joy they gladly fall

And worship Christ as King of all

;

cres. What contrast this to Jewish pride,

To scribe and priest who Christ deride,

dim, To haughty Pharisee :

//// These ** first-fruits of the Gentile race"

Bring forth their costly gifts apace,

And offer to the Holy Child,

The Babe with face so meek and mild,

Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh.

;/// The Gold sets forth Christ's regal sway.The Frankincense His Deity,

cres, And as a sinless man he came,dim, The scented Myrrh foretells His shame,

p And ever-precious death :

7nf O GOD, Who by a star so bright

Hast shown to man the ** only light,"

/ May we by saving faith grow bold,

And even now our Lord bcholdcrcs. At His Epiphany.

( 43 )

XXI.

Christmas Stgns.

" With footsteps slow, in furry pall yclad,

His brows enwreathed with holly never sere,

Old Christmas comes, to close the waned year.*

ytto, Bamfylde.

WORDS BY JULIA GODDARD.

Moderato* J • =72.

Arthur H. Brown.

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'% Trebles Only.

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1. Winds sigh the leaf- less trees a-mong, The fire burns bright, the

2. Age thinks of many a Christ-mas past, And hears old sto - ries

msquTjiYm

11:

dim.ri ^ r.tat

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nights are long, The ro - bin sings his win-ter song,And Christmas snow is

in the blast Of ChristmasDays toobrighttolast,WhenChristmas snow is

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fall - ing.

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shin-ing light To ru -bies from the hol -ly bright,And mis-tletoe's purethat same breeze Of countless ChristmasDays like these,And glorious golden

^

rall.

=^; m^iE^ WWfpearls of white, When Christ-mas snow is fall - ing.

pros - pects sees When Christ-mas snow is fall - ing.

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(45 )

XXII.

Liet the hells ring soft and low.

" Eark and dull night flie hence away,And give the honour to this dayThat sees December turned to May."

R. Herrick.

WORDS BY JULIA GODDARD.

Moderato. J=8o.

Arthur H. Brown.

P ^tfeiSE ^-^ur-

mf

Ssitt

P^ w/ Trebles Only.

"rr-r~T- -^—?s-

1. Let the bells ring soft and low, Let the bells ring

2. Set the Christmas fire a - light ; By its red flames

3. Ring a Christmas peal to - day; Greet all peo - ple

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Sil - ver shines the Christ-mas snow,

Part - ed friends shall meet to - night,

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Red the hol - ly ber - ries grow,

Hands be clasp'd, and hearts be light,

Who the wide \vorld's toil - some way

Raise your voi - ces

Voi - ces ring - ing

For our sakes trod

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Peace and glo - ry ev - er-raore—And let the bells ring

Shep-herds heard on Bethlehem's plain—The while the bells ring

In a Christ-mas song ofpraise—And let the bells rin^;

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(48)

XXIII.

Christmas Night.

*• O ter foecundas, O ter jucundas,

Beatse noctis delicias,

Quae suspiratas e ccelo datas

In terris paris delicias."

Moderaio. 72.

Arthur H. Browx.

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On Christ - mas night true Chris-tians sing, To;;// An-gels with joy sing in the air, No

Let sin . . de - part, while we His grace And

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hear what news the An - gels bring ;

mu - sic may with their's compare ; Whiglo - ry see in Je - sus' face ; For

News of great joy, . .

le pris -on- ers in their

so . . shall we sure

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of that voice.

bear in mind.

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buy for us our li - ber - ty?

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XXIV.

Come Gfie and all.

" Thy welcome eve, loved Christmas, now arrived,The parish bells their tuneful peals resound,And mirth and gladness every breast pervade."

Rotnaine Joseph Tkorne, c. 1780.

Rev. S. Childs Clarke, M.A.

Modc?'ato. J= 116.

Arthur H. Brown.

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sireandson, It is our Christmas Fes-ti-val, And ab -sent there must

ap^ TI I ! =E=t

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be not one. Now right good cheer shall crown the year, Whilst

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^kith and kin do ga - ther round ; From all the stee - ples

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far and near A peal ofwelcome shall resound.Xowright goodcheershall

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all the stee- ples far and near A peal of wel-come shall re-sound.

mmf\nd now once more lo rich and poor

•• Glad tidings of great joy " are come,While all within the old Church doorCan s^ck and find one common homc.

cr, Therc each can raise his strain of

praise

To hail the Lord's Nativity

;

Like Angel-hosts in olden daysPoured forth harmonious minstrelsy.

Cho f There each, &c.

m/Those anthems o'er, oft sung of yore,That waken joy at Noel-tide

;

\

The feast is spread in bounteous store, ;'

The rich man's gates are open wide : •

cr. And hearty wishes now go round j

That happiness may crown the day,And still in coming years abound ^

When Father Christmas holds his\

sway.Cho. f And hearty wishes, &c.

( 53 )

XXV.

Carol for New ITears Day." As now we celebrate the Tide

In which our Saviour came

;

Let us rejoice and merry beIn keeping of the same."

ASHMOLEAN LlBRARY.

Alle^ro moderato, J= II 6.

Arthur H. Brown.

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1. The old year now a -

2. And now with new - year's

3. And now let all the

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- way is fled, The new year it is en - ter - ed ; Thenj^ifts each friend Un - to each o - ther they do send ; Godcom - pa - ny In friend- ly man - ner all a - gree ; For

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let us now our sins down tread, And joy -ful - ly all ap -

grant we may our lives a - mend, And that the truth may ap -

here we're wel - come, all may see, Un - to this joMy good

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mer - ry be this ho - 11 - day, And let us run with

like the snake, cast off your skin Of c - vil thoughts and

for- tune to niy mas - ter send, And to my dame which

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care a - way, God send you a hap-py new y.ear

!

year be - gin, God send us a mer-ry new year

!

so I end, God send ns a hap-py new year

!

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let us

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' ^ ' '^ S I ^ •

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year

!

year !

year

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( 57 )

XXVI.

Christmas.

*' And after him came next y^ chill December,Yet he, through merry feastings which he made,And great bonfires, did not y^ cold remember,His Saviour's birth his mind so much did glad.'

Spenser:

George Wither, born 1588.

Allegro conwiodo, ^ = 120.

i

Arthur H. Brown.

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S1. So now is come our joy - fuirst feast, Let2. Now, all our neigh - bours' chim - neys smoke, And3. Now ev - 'ry lad is won - drous trim, And4. Then, where - fore, in these mer - ry days, Should

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no man minds his

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ly : Each room with i - vying ; Their o - vens they with

bour ; Our las - ses have pro •

ler? No, let us sing some

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leaves is drest, Andbak'd meat choke, And

- vi - ded them, Aroim - de - layes, To

ev - 'ry post with hol - ly.

all their spits are turn - ing.

bag - pipe and a ta - bor.

make our mirth the ful - ler.

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some churls at our

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men and maids, andwhilc we thus in

p € staccato.

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mirth re - pine, Asor - row lie, Andgirls and boys, Ciive

spi - red sing, Let

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'- round your fore-heads gar- lands twine, Drown sor - row in a

if for cold it hap to die, We'll bu - ry't in a

life to one an - oth - er's joys, And you a - non shall

all the streets with e - choes ring ; Let woods and hills, and

mg -^—«r

f ^

i=ie=i^ I 1 ' nsaBE^

cup of wine, And let us all be mer - ry.

Christ - mas pie, And ev - er - more be mer - ry.

by their noise, Per - ceive that they are mer - ry.

ev' - ry thing Bear wit - ness we are mer - ry.

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let us all be

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ceive that they are

wit - ness we are

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mer - r>', Drown sor • row in a

mer - r}', We'll bu • t\''i in a

mer - r)', And you a - non shall

mer • ry, Let woods and hiils, and

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XXVII.

Drive the cold TVinter away.

** The wrathful winter 'proaching on apace,With blust'ring blasts had all ybared the treen,

And old Saturnus with his frosty face,

With chilling cold had pierced the tender green

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Thonias Sackmlley 1527-1608.

From the Roxburgh Ballads.

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Sweet Jesus is His Name."

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All hail to the daysAU of a Maid a Child is bornArise, and hail the Sacred DayAway dark thoughts, awake my joys ...

Drive the cold Winter away . .

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AllofaMaidArise and hail

Away dark thoughts

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24 Come one and all, come great and small Come one and all 52

18 From out the spacious firmament The Shepherd ofthe Shepherds 37

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Hail, ever hail, thou glorious mornHappy night, a day was never

Hail, ever hail !

The Eirth of Christ1422

17 In the field with their flocks abiding ... In the field with their flocks ... 34

12 JESU, on this blessed morn Jesu, on this blessed morn ... 24

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Let all the earth rejoice with pious mirth

Let Christians all with one accord rejoice

Let the bells ring soft and low

Let all the earth

Let ChrLstians all

Let the bells

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Nowell, Nowell, Bom is the King of Israel

Now lift the Carol, men and maidsChild of Wonder

The Nativity

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Child of Wonder ! Child of Love ! ...

fairest morning light appear . „ ...

On Christmas night true Christians sing

OChildofWonderfairest morning light

Christmas Night

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See the Morning fair and bright

So now is come our joyfuirst feast

See the MorningChristmas

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Ten thousand stars were burning bright

The Old Year now away is fled

The Shepherds amazed the Angels beholdThe snow lay on the ground

Ten thousand stars

Carol for New Year's Day . .

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The Shepherds amazedThe snow lay on the ground . .

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What joy for Mary, Blessed MaidWhen Cnrist in Judah's town was bornWhen Christ was born of Mary free

Winds sigh the leafless trees among

What joy for MaryWhen Christ in Judah's townWhen Christ was bornChristmas Signs

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T/ie ahovc Carols may be haii singiy at id. each.

Nos. /, pj-, and 26, arc puhlislud also in folio^ frice 6d. cach^ nei.

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