Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern

CHRISTMAS CAROLS,

ANCIENT AND MODERN;

INCLUDING

THE MOST POPULAR IN THE WEST OF ENGLAND,

AND THE AIRS TO WHICH THEY ARE SUNG.

ALSO SPECIMENS OF

French Provincial Carols.

WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND NOTES

BY

WILLIAM SANDYS, F.S.A.

LONDON:
RICHARD BECKLEY, 42, PICCADILLY.
1833.

CONTENTS.

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Introduction	ix
Part the First:
Nay iuy, nay, hyt shall not be, I wys	1
When cryst was born of mary fre	2
Wolcū zol þu mery mā	3
Seȳt steuene was a clerk	4
Blyssid be yt mayde mary	6
Mary modr, meke & mylde	7
God sent his Aungell Gabriell	8
This endnes nyght I sawe a syght	11
Meruele nozt, iosep, on Mary mylde	13
Proface, welcom, well come	14
Jhesu of a mayde yu woldest be born	15
The borys hede that we bryng here	16
I am here, syre cristsmasse	17
Herode yt was both wylde & wode	18
The bores heed in hand bring I	19
In Betheleem, that noble place	20
Lordes and ladyes all by dene	21
Marke this songe, for it is trewe	23
I come form heuin to tell	27
Now let vs sing with joy and mirth	30
My sweet little babie	32
Immortal Babe, who this dear day	34
Sweet Musicke, sweeter farre	35
The Boare is dead	37
I sing the birth was born to-night	38
Now, now the mirth comes	39
In numbers, and but these few	41
Tell us, thou cleere and heavenly tongue	42
Give way, give way ye gates and win	44
So now is come our joyful'st feast	46
A jolly wassel bowl	50
All you that to feasting and mirth are inclined	53
Þe ferste joye as i zu telle	58
One God, one Baptisme, and one Fayth	59
Part the Second:
A Virgin most pure, as the Prophets do tell	61
A Child this day is born	63
The Lord at first had Adam made	67
The Angel Gabriel from God	69
When righteous Joseph wedded was	71
The first Nowell, the Angel did say	74
When Cæsar Augustus had raised a taxation	78
Joseph being an aged man	78
When Augustus Cæsar throughout	81
All you that are to mirth inclined	84
This new Christmas Carrol	87
Augustus Cæsar having brought	91
When God at first created man	95
Come rejoice, all good Christians	99
God rest you merry, gentlemen	102
When Adam first in Paradise	104
Remember, O thou Man	106
To-morrow shall be my dancing day	110
I saw three ships come sailing in	112
When old Father Jacob was ready to die	114
God bless the master of this house	115
Upon Christmas Day in the morning	117
Come behold the Virgin Mother	119
There is a Child born of our blessed Virgin	122
Joseph was an old Man	123
Saint John, Saint John, was Christ's disciple	126
When bloody Herod reined king	128
When Jesus Christ was twelve years old	130
One God there is, of wisdom, glory, might	133
In those twelve days	135
When Herod in Jerusalem	138
Saint Stephen was an holy man	140
Hark the herald Angels sing	143
Hark, Hark! what news the Angels bring	145
Whilst Shepherds watch'd their flocks by night	147
Hail! ever hail! auspicious morn	148
As it fell out one May morning	149
As I pass'd by a river side	152
The first good joy our Mary had	157
The Moon shines bright and the Stars give a light	159
Part the Third
L'An mil siés cens quaranto cinc	161
Guillô, pran ton tamborin	163
Lon de la gran carriere	164
Célébrons la Naissance	167
Quand Dieu naquit à Noël	170
Venés veire din l'estable	172
Christmas Play of "Saint George"	174
Notes, &c.	179

Sheet music (not listed in original)

1. A Virgin Most Pure
2. A Child This Day Is Born
3. The Lord At First Had Adam Made
4. When Righteous Joseph
5. The First Nowell
6. This New Christmas Carol
7. God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
8. To Morrow Shall Be My Dancing Day
9. I Saw Three Ships
10. Joseph Was An Old Man
11. When Jesus Christ Was Twelve
12. In Those Twelve Days
13. Saint Stephen
14. Hark, Hark, What News
15. Hail! Ever Hail!
16. Noel
17. Noel
18. Lord Thomas