Up! Good Christen folk and listen (George Ratcliffe Woodward)

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Editor: Marco-cipoo.net (submitted 2002-10-17).   Score information: A4, 2 pages, 29 kbytes   Copyright: Free Art License

Edition notes: look for 'Christmas'

General Information

Title: Up! Good Christen folk and listen
Composer: George Ratcliffe Woodward
Lyricist: George Ratcliffe Woodward

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol

Language: English
Instruments: a cappella
Published:

Description: Tune from Piae Cantones (1582)

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Original text and translations

English text

Ding-dong, ding: Ding-a-dong-a-ding.

1.

Up! good christen folk, and listen

How the merry church bells ring,

And from steeple bid good people

Come adore the new-born King:

2.

Tell the story how from glory

God came down at Christmas-tide,

Bringing gladness, chasing sadness,

Showering blessings far and wide,

3.

Born of mother, blest o'er other,

Ex Maria Virgine,

In a stable ('tis no fable),

Christus natus hodie.