Name: The Wexford Carol
Duration: P00H04M18S
Description: This is my arrangement of an old Irish carol which likely dates to the 15th or 16th century.

The Wexford Carol

by Tim Chesterton

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This is my arrangement of an old Irish carol which likely dates to the 15th or 16th century.

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Good people all, this Christmas time,
Consider well, and bear in mind,
What our good God for us has done
In sending his beloved Son.
With Mary holy we should pray
To God with love this Christmas day.
In Bethlehem upon that morn
There was a blessed Messiah born.

The night before that happy tide
The noble Virgin and her guide
Were long time seeking up and down
To find a lodging in the town.
But mark how all things came to pass;
From every door repelled alas!
As long foretold, their refuge all
Was but a humble ox's stall.

Near Bethlehem did shepherds keep
Their flocks of lambs and feeding sheep;
To whom God's angels did appear,
Which put the shepherds in great fear.
'Prepare and go', the angels said.
'To Bethlehem, be not afraid:
For there you'll find, this happy morn,
A princely babe, sweet Jesus born.

With thankful heart and joyful mind,
The shepherds went the babe to find,
And as God's angel had foretold,
They did our saviour Christ behold.
Within a manger he was laid,
And by his side the virgin maid,
Attending on the Lord of life,
Who came on earth to end all strife.

Good people all, this Christmas time,
Consider well, and bear in mind,
What our good God for us has done
In sending his beloved Son.

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released December 16, 2023
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Tim Chesterton Edmonton, Alberta

Tim Chesterton is inspired by the rich heritage of traditional folk music of the British Isles and North America, and enjoys interpreting traditional songs as well as writing new songs in the traditional style.

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