Past three o'clock

Past three o' clock,
And a cold frosty morning
Past three o' clock,
Good morrow, masters all !

Born is a baby,
Gentle as may be
Son of the eternal
Father supernal

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Seraph choir singeth
Angel bell ringeth
Hark how they rhyme it
Time it and chime it

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Mid earth rejoices
Hearing such voices
Ne'ertofore so well
Carolling nowell

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Hinds o'er the pearly
Dewy lawn early
Seek the high stranger
Laid in the manger

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Cheese from the dairy
Bring they for Mary
And not for money
Butter and honey

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Light out of star-land
Leadeth from far land
Princes, to meet him
Worship and greet him

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Myrrh from the coffer
Incense they offer
Nor is the golden
Nugget withholden

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Thus say : I pray you
Up, sirs, and stay you
Till ye confess him
Likewise, and bless him

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