Category: folk song / traditional
Brightest and Best
Lyrics (Melody Traditional, 1835, Lyrics by Reginald Heber, 1811) 1. Brightest and best of the sons of the morningDawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid;Star of the East, the horizon adorning,Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid. RefrainBrightest ...
January, February
Lyrics (American folk carol) What month was my Jesus bored in?On the last month of the year. (repeat) RefrainOh, January (January), February (February),March, O Lawdy,April, May and June,Oh July and August,September, October and november,On the twenty-fifth day of DecemberOn the ...
Shepherds Rejoice
Lyrics (Melody by Peter Knudsen, 1859, Lyrics by Isaac Watts) 1. Shepherds, rejoice lift up your eyes, And send your fears away.News from the regions of the skies, “A Savior’s born today!”Jesus, the God whom angels fear, Comes down to dwell with you!Today ...
Shepherds in Judea
Lyrics (William Billings, 1781) 1. Then God sent an angel from heaven so high,To certain poor shepherds in fields where they lie.And bade them no longer in sorrow to stay,Because that our Savior was born on this day. RefrainDispel all ...
Children Go Where I Send Thee
Lyrics (African American Spiritual) Children, go where I send thee,How shall I send thee? (1) I’m gonna send thee one by one, One for the itty bitty Baby, was born, born born in Bethlehem. (2) I’m gonna send thee two by ...
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
Lyrics (Traditional English carol) 1. Tomorrow shall be my dancing dayI would my cruel love did so chanceTo see the legend of my playTo call my true love to my dance. RefrainSing oh! my love,Oh! my love, my love, my ...
‘Twas a Wonder in Heaven
Lyrics (American folk carol) O Lord I wonder,Bye and bye. (repeat twice) 2. ‘Twas a wonder in heaven… 3. Oh God told Joseph… 4. To take Mary and the Baby… 5. And go down to Egypt… See also Subject: Christmas ...
Huron Carol
Info This was written in the original Huron/Wendat language in 1642 by Jean de Brébeuf, a Jesuit missionary. (source) Lyrics (Native Canadian folk carol, English lyrics by Jesse Edgar Middleton, 1926) ‘Twas in the moon of winter-timeWhen all the birds ...
Sussex Carol (On Christmas Night)
Version 1 Lyrics (Traditional British carol, collected by Ralph Vaughn Williams in Sussex, Lyrics 17th century) 1. On Christmas night all Christians singTo hear the news the angels bringOn Christmas night all Christians singTo hear the news the angels bring ...
Oh Mary and the Baby, Sweet Lamb
Lyrics (American folk carol) 1. Oh Mary and the Baby, sweet Lamb, (repeat three times) 2. It’s a holy Baby, sweet Lamb (3x)Mary and the Baby, sweet Lamb. 3. I love that Baby, sweet Lamb (3x)Mary and the Baby, sweet ...