The Birth of the Saviour (Traditional)
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- Editor: Christopher R. Baker (submitted 2000-11-27). Score information: Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes: from 'Eight Traditional Carols'
General Information
Title: Birth of the Saviour, The
Composer: Anonymous (Traditional)
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol
Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
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Original text and translations
English text
- 1.
- All you that are to mirth inclined,
- Consider well and bear in mind
- What our good God for us hath done
- In sending His beloved Son.
- 2.
- Let all your songs and praises be
- Unto His heavenly Majesty,
- And evermore among your mirth
- Remember Christ our Saviour's birth.
- 3.
- The five-and-twentieth of December,
- Good cause have we for to remember,
- In Bethlehem, upon this morn,
- There was our blessed Saviour born.
- 4.
- The night before that happy tide
- The spotless Virgin and her guide,
- Went long time seeking up and down,
- To find them lodging in the town.
- 5.
- But mark how all things came to pass,
- The inns and lodgings so filled was,
- That they could have no room at all
- But in a silly ox's stall.
- 6.
- Near Bethlehem did shepherds keep
- Their herds and flocks of feeding sheep,
- To whom God's angel did appear,
- Which put the shepherds in great fear.
- 7.
- "Prepare and go," the angel said,
- "To Bethlehem, be not afraid,
- There shall you find, this blessed morn,
- The princely Babe, sweet Jesus, born."
- 8.
- With thankful hearts and joyful mind,
- The shepherds went this Babe to find,
- And as the heavenly angel told,
- They did our Saviour Christ behold.
- 9.
- No costly robes nor rich attire
- Did Jesus Christ our Lord desire;
- No music nor sweet harmony,
- Till glorious angels from on high.
- 10.
- Did in a melodious manner sing
- Praises unto our Heavenly King,
- All honour, glory, might and praise,
- They did to Christ our Saviour raise.