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IN THE
YULE-LOG GLOW
CHRISTMAS POEMS FROM
'ROUND THE WORLD
"Sic as folk tell ower at a winter ingle"
Scott
EDITED BY
HARRISON S. MORRIS
IN FOUR BOOKS
Book IV.
PHILADELPHIA
J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
1900.
Christmas Weather
Copyright, 1891, by J. B. Lippincott Company.
Printed by J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia.
ILLUSTRATIONS, BOOK IV.
Christmas Weather Frontispiece. "What Can I Give Him?" Page 90 The Season's Reveries " 174 "Too Happy, Happy Tree" " 212CONTENTS OF BOOK IV.
Sung Under The Window. PAGE Who's There? 9 God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen 10 Welcome Yule 12 Angel Heralds 14 The Matchless Maiden 15 Remember, O Thou Man 16 The Singers in the Snow 19 A Christmas Chorus 21 Three Ships 22 Jacob's Ladder 24 Saint Stephen, the Clerk 26 The Carnal and the Crane 29 The Holy Well 35 The Holly and the Ivy 38 The Contest of the Vines 39 Ane Sang of the Birth of Christ 41 Christmas Minstrelsy 43 The Old, Old Story 47 A Christmas Ballad 49 A French Noël[A] 52 Masters, in this Hall 54 The
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Worship Of The Babe. To His Saviour, a Child; a Present, by a Child 59 Honor to the King 60 New Prince, New Pomp 62 Of the Epiphany 64 A Hymn for the Epiphany 66 A Hymn on the Nativity of My Saviour 68 At Christmas 70 New Heaven, New War 72 For Christmas Day 73 Sung to the King in the Presence at Whitehall 75 And They Laid Him in a Manger 77 The Burning Babe 79 Christ's Nativity 81 An Ode on the Birth of Our Saviour 83 Who Can Forget? 85 The Child Jesus 87 Long Ago 89 Star of Bethlehem 91 No Room 92 On Christmas Day 94 The Heavenly Choir 96 The Wassail-Bowl. Wassail 103 Invitation à Faire Noël 105 A Thanksgiving 107 Around the Wassail-Bowl 108 From Door to Door 111 Wassailing Carol 113 A Carol at the Gates 116 Wandering Wassailers 118 Bring Us in Good Ale 120 About the Board 122 Before the Feast 123 A Bill of Christmas Fare 125 The Mahogany-Tree 126 A Christmas Ceremony
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href="@public@vhost@g@gutenberg@html@files@20956@[email protected]#Page_129" class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">129 With Cakes and Ale 129 The Masque of Christmas 130 Santa Claus. A Visit from St. Nicholas 145 The Hard Times in Elfland[B] 148 Old Christmas 156 Mrs. Santa Claus 158 Santa Claus to Little Ethel 163 The Season's Reveries. Guests at Yule 169 Christmas in India 171 Christmas Violets 174 Dickens Returns on Christmas Day 175 A Grief at Christmas 176 My Sister's Sleep 183 Christmas in Edinborough. I. 186 Christmas in Edinborough. II. 187 Around the Christmas Lamp 188 Christmas Eve 189 Wonderland 190 Waiting 192 Aunt Mary 193 The Glad New Day 195 Under the Holly Bough 196 The Dawn of Christmas 198 Ballade of Christmas Ghosts 200 The Village Christmas 202 Winter 203 December 204 Christmas Weather in Scotland 205 Sir Galahad 212 A Thought for the Time 213 Ballade of the Winter Fireside 214 A Catch by the Hearth
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class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">216 Sally in Our Alley 217 Little Mother 218 Occident and Orient 220 The Blessed Day 225 Christmas in Cuba[C] 227 Farewell to Christmas 229 The New Year 231 A Happy New Year 234 New-Year's Gifts 236 The End of the Play 238 Finis 240
FOOTNOTES:
[A] By the courtesy of Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
[B] By the courtesy of Messrs. Charles Scribners' Sons.
[C] By the courtesy of Messrs. Harper & Bros.
Sung Under The Window.
"This carol they began that hour
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino!"
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino!"
Shakespeare.
WHO'S THERE?
Nowell, nowell, nowell, nowell,
Who ys there that syngith so, nowell, nowell, nowell?
Who ys there that syngith so, nowell, nowell, nowell?
I am here, syre Christmasse!
Well come, my lord syre Christmasse,
Welcome to us all, bothe more and lesse,
Come nere, nowell!
Well come, my lord syre Christmasse,
Welcome to us all, bothe more and lesse,
Come nere, nowell!
Dieu vous garde, beau syre, tydinges you bryng:
A mayd hath born a chylde full yong,
The weche causeth yew for to syng,
Nowell!
A mayd hath born a chylde full yong,
The weche causeth yew for to syng,
Nowell!
Criste is now born of a pure mayde,
In an oxe stalle he ys layde,
Wher'for syng we alle atte abrayde
Nowell!
In an oxe stalle he ys layde,
Wher'for syng we alle atte abrayde
Nowell!
Bebbex bien par tutte la company,
Make gode chere and be right mery,
And syng with us now joyfully,
Nowell!
Make gode chere and be right mery,
And syng with us now joyfully,
Nowell!
GOD REST YOU MERRY, GENTLEMEN.
God rest you merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay,
For Jesus Christ our Saviour
Was born upon this day
To save us all from Satan's power
When we were gone astray.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
For Jesus Christ our Saviour was born on Christmas day.
Let nothing you dismay,
For Jesus Christ our Saviour
Was born upon this day
To save us all from Satan's power
When we were gone astray.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
For Jesus Christ our Saviour was born on Christmas day.
In Bethlehem in Jewry
This blessed babe was born,
And laid within a manger
Upon this blessed morn;
The which His mother Mary
Nothing did take in scorn.
O tidings, etc.
This blessed babe was born,
And laid within a manger
Upon this blessed morn;
The which His mother Mary
Nothing did take in scorn.
O tidings, etc.
From God our Heavenly Father
A blessed angel came,
And unto certain shepherds
Brought tidings of the same,
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by name.
O tidings, etc.
A blessed angel came,
And unto certain shepherds
Brought tidings of the same,
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by name.
O tidings, etc.
Fear not, then said the angel,
Let nothing you affright,
This day is born a Saviour
Of virtue, power, and might;
So frequently to vanquish all
The friends of Satan quite.
O tidings, etc.
Let nothing you affright,
This day is born a Saviour
Of virtue, power, and might;
So frequently to vanquish all
The friends of Satan quite.
O tidings, etc.
The shepherds at those tidings
Rejoicéd much in mind,
And left their flocks a-feeding
In tempest, storm, and wind,
And went to Bethlehem straightway
This blessed babe to find.
O tidings, etc.
Rejoicéd much in mind,
And left their flocks a-feeding
In tempest, storm, and wind,
And went to Bethlehem straightway
This blessed babe to find.
O tidings, etc.
But when to Bethlehem they came,
Whereat this infant lay,
They found Him in a manger
Where
Whereat this infant lay,
They found Him in a manger
Where
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oxen feed on hay;
His mother Mary kneeling
Unto the Lord did pray.
O tidings, etc.
His mother Mary kneeling
Unto the Lord did pray.
O tidings, etc.
Now to the Lord sing praises,
All you within this place,
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embrace;
This holy tide of Christmas
All others doth deface.
O tidings, etc.
All you within this place,
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embrace;
This holy tide of Christmas
All others doth deface.
O tidings, etc.
WELCOME YULE.
Welcome Yule, thou merry man,
In worship of this holy day.
In worship of this holy day.
Welcome be thou, heaven-king,
Welcome born in one morning,
Welcome for whom we shall sing,
Welcome Yule.
Welcome born in one morning,
Welcome for whom we shall sing,
Welcome Yule.
Welcome be ye, Stephen and John,
Welcome Innocents, every one,
Welcome Thomas Martyr one,
Welcome Yule.
Welcome Innocents, every one,
Welcome Thomas Martyr one,
Welcome Yule.
Welcome be ye, good New Year,
Welcome Twelfth Day, both in fere,[D]
Welcome saintés lef[E] and dear,
Welcome Yule.
Welcome Twelfth Day, both in fere,[D]
Welcome saintés lef[E] and dear,
Welcome Yule.
Welcome be ye, Candlemas,
Welcome be ye, Queen of Bliss,
Welcome both to more and less,
Welcome Yule.
Welcome be ye, Queen of Bliss,
Welcome both to more and less,
Welcome Yule.
Welcome be ye that are here,
Welcome all and make good cheer;
Welcome all, another year,
Welcome Yule.
Welcome all and make good cheer;
Welcome all, another year,
Welcome Yule.
Ritson's Ancient Songs.
FOOTNOTES:
[D] Together.
[E] Loved.
ANGEL HERALDS.
As Joseph was a-walking,
He heard an angel sing:
"This night shall be born
Our Heavenly King;
He heard an angel sing:
"This night shall be born
Our Heavenly King;
"He neither shall be born
In housen nor in hall,
Nor in the place of Paradise,
But in an ox's stall;
In housen nor in hall,
Nor in the place of Paradise,
But in an ox's stall;
"He neither shall be clothéd
In purple nor in pall,
But all in fair linen,
As we were babies all.
In purple nor in pall,
But all in fair linen,
As we were babies all.
"He neither shall be rocked
In silver nor in gold,
But in a wooden cradle
That rocks on the mould.
In silver nor in gold,
But in a wooden cradle
That rocks on the mould.
"He neither shall be christened
In white wine nor in red,
But with fair spring-water
With which we were christenéd."
In white wine nor in red,
But with fair spring-water
With which we were christenéd."
THE MATCHLESS MAIDEN.
I sing of a maiden
That is makeless;[F]
King of all kings
To her son she ches;[G]
That is makeless;[F]
King of all kings
To her son she ches;[G]
He came also[H] still
There His mother was,
As dew in April
That falleth on the grass.
There His mother was,
As dew in April
That falleth on the grass.
He came also still
To His mother's bower,
As dew in April
That falleth on the flower.
To His mother's bower,
As dew in April
That falleth on the flower.
He came also still
There His mother lay,
As dew in April
That falleth on the spray.
There His mother lay,
As dew in April
That falleth on the spray.
Mother and maiden
Was never none but she;
Well may such a lady
God's mother be.
Was never none but she;
Well may such a lady
God's mother be.
Wright's Songs and Carols.
FOOTNOTES:
[F] Matchless.
[G] Chose.
[H] As.
REMEMBER, O THOU MAN.
Remember, O thou Man,
O thou Man, O thou Man;
Remember, O thou Man,
Thy time is spent.
Remember, O thou Man,
How thou earnest to me then,
And I did what I can,
Therefore repent.
O thou Man, O thou Man;
Remember, O thou Man,
Thy time is spent.
Remember, O thou Man,
How thou earnest to me then,
And I did what I can,
Therefore repent.
Remember Adam's fall,
O thou Man, O thou Man;
Remember
O thou Man, O thou Man;
Remember
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Adam's fall
From Heaven to Hell.
Remember Adam's fall,
How we were condemnéd all
To Hell perpetual,
There for to dwell.
From Heaven to Hell.
Remember Adam's fall,
How we were condemnéd all
To Hell perpetual,
There for to dwell.
Remember God's goodness,
O thou Man, O thou Man;
Remember God's goodness
And promise made.
Remember God's goodness,
How His only Son He sent
Our sins for to redress,
Be not afraid.
O thou Man, O thou Man;
Remember God's goodness
And promise made.
Remember God's goodness,
How His only Son He sent
Our sins for to redress,
Be not afraid.
The Angels all did sing,
O thou Man, O thou Man;
The Angels all did sing
On Sion hill.
The Angels all did sing
Praises to our heavenly king,
And peace to man living,
With right good-will.
O thou Man, O thou Man;
The Angels all did sing
On Sion hill.
The Angels all did sing
Praises to our heavenly king,
And peace to man living,
With right good-will.
The Shepherds amazed was,
O thou Man, O thou Man;
The Shepherds amazed was
To hear the angels sing.
The Shepherds amazed was
How this should come to pass,
That Christ our Messias
Should be our King.
O thou Man, O thou Man;
The Shepherds amazed was
To hear the angels sing.
The Shepherds amazed was
How this should come to pass,
That Christ our Messias
Should be our King.
To Bethlehem did they go,
O thou Man, O thou Man;
To Bethlehem did they go
This thing to see.
To Bethlehem did they go
To see whether it was so,
Whether Christ was born or no,
To set us free.
O thou Man, O thou Man;
To Bethlehem did they go
This thing to see.
To Bethlehem did they go
To see whether it was so,
Whether Christ was born or no,
To set us free.
As the Angels before did say,
O thou Man, O thou Man;
As the Angels before did say,
So it came to pass.
As the Angels before did say,
They found Him wrapt in hay
In a manger where He lay,
So poor He was.
O thou Man, O thou Man;
As the Angels before did say,
So it came to pass.
As the Angels before did say,
They found Him wrapt in hay
In a manger where He lay,
So poor He was.
In Bethlehem was He born,
O thou Man, O thou Man;
In Bethlehem was He born
For mankind dear.
In Bethlehem was He born
For us that were forlorn,
And therefore took no scorn
Our sins to bear.
O thou Man, O thou Man;
In Bethlehem was He born
For mankind dear.
In Bethlehem was He born
For us that were forlorn,
And therefore took no scorn
Our sins to bear.
In a manger laid He was,
O thou Man, O thou Man;
In a manger laid He was
At this time present.
In a manger laid He was
Between an ox and an ass,
And all for our trespass,
Therefore repent.
O thou Man, O thou Man;
In a manger laid He was
At this time present.
In a manger laid He was
Between an ox and an ass,
And all for our trespass,
Therefore repent.
Give thanks to God always,
O thou Man, O thou Man;
Give thanks to God always
With hearts most jolly.
Give thanks to God always
Upon this blessed day,
Let all men sing and say,
Holy, Holy.
O thou Man, O thou Man;
Give thanks to God always
With hearts most jolly.
Give thanks to God always
Upon this blessed day,
Let all men sing and say,
Holy, Holy.
Ravenscroft's Melismata, A.D. 1611.
THE SINGERS IN THE SNOW.
God bless the master of this house
And all that are therein,
And to begin this Christmas tide
With mirth now let us sing.
For the Saviour of all people
Upon this time was born,
Who did from death deliver us.
When we were left forlorn.
And all that are therein,
And to begin this Christmas tide
With mirth now let us sing.
For the Saviour of all people
Upon this time was born,
Who did from death deliver us.
When we were left forlorn.
Then let us all most merry be,
And sing with cheerful voice,
For we have good occasion now
This time for to rejoice.
For, etc.
And sing with cheerful voice,
For we have good occasion now
This time for to rejoice.
For, etc.
Then put away contention all,
And fall no more at strife,
Let every man with cheerfulness
Embrace his loving wife.
For, etc.
And fall no more at strife,
Let every man with cheerfulness
Embrace his loving wife.
For, etc.
With plenteous food your houses store,
Provide some wholesome cheer,
And call your friends together
That live both far and near.
For, etc.
Provide some wholesome cheer,
And call your friends together
That live both far and near.
For, etc.
Then let us all most merry be,
Since that we are come here,
And we do hope before we part
To taste some of your beer.
For, etc.
Since that we are come here,
And we do hope before we part
To taste some of your beer.
For, etc.
Your beer, your beer, your Christmas beer,
That seems to be so strong;
And we do wish that Christmas-tide
Was twenty times so long.
For, etc.
That seems to be so strong;
And we do wish that Christmas-tide
Was twenty times so long.
For, etc.
Then sing with voices cheerfully,
For Christ this time was born,
Who did from death deliver us,
When we were left forlorn.
For, etc.
For Christ this time was born,
Who did from death deliver us,
When we were left forlorn.
For, etc.