Top Songs By Choir of Winchester Cathedral
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Winchester Cathedral Choir
Choir
David Hill
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Peter Warlock
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chris Hazell
Producer
Simon Eadon
Balance Engineer
Lyrics
When he is king, we will give him the king's gifts
Myrrh for its sweetness, and gold for a crown
"Beautiful robes", said the young girl to Joseph
Fair with her first-born on Bethlehem Down
Bethlehem Down is full of the starlight
Winds for the spices, and stars for the gold
Mary for sleep, and for lullaby music
Songs of a shepherd by Bethlehem fold
When he is king, they will clothe him in grave-sheets
Myrrh for embalming, and wood for a crown
He that lies now in the white arms of Mary
Sleeping so lightly on Bethlehem Down
Here he has peace and a short while for dreaming
Close-huddled oxen to keep him from cold
Mary for love, and for lullaby music
Songs of a shepherd by Bethlehem Down
Writer(s): Philip Thomas Lane, Peter Warlock
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