Whence is the goodly fragrance flowing,
Stealing our senses all away,
never the like did come a-blowing,
Shepherds, in flow'ry fields of May,
Whence is that goodly fragrance flowing,
Stealing our senses all away.
What is that light so brilliant, breaking
Here in the night across our eyes.
Never so bright, the day-star waking,
Started to climb the morning skies!
What is that light so brilliant, breaking,
Here in the night across our eyes.
Bethlehem! there in manger lying,
Find your Redeemer haste away,
Run ye with eager footsteps vieing!
Worship the Saviour born today.
Bethlehem! there in manger lying,
Find your Redeemer haste away.
4 comments:
This year, following Joanna Bogle's lead, I will be keeping the creche up until the Presentation in February.
An excellent idea! I like the Seasons to be a descent length. We have 3-4 weeks for Advent, 40 weekdays for Lent, and 50 days for Easter. Just 12 days for Christmas seems far too short. You idea (or Joanna's) gives us 40 days for Christmastide. I still have all my Christmas decorations up at home. I have a lovely real Christmas tree, and it seems wrong to chop it up whilst it is still in good form!
One of my top favourites ever since I sang it as a choirboy!
I never realised it had been written that long ago - only joking!
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