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Britten - A Ceremony of Carols (08) In Freezing Winter Night
         


            
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            Benjamin Britten's
A CEREMONY OF CAROLS
Opus 28, for 3-part treble chorus and harp
Sung by the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
Harp: Frances Kelly
Conductor: Richard Marlow
1997

08. IN FREEZING NIGHT

Behold, a silly tender babe,
In freezing winter night,
In homely manger trembling lies.
Alas, a piteous sight!

The inns are full; no man will yield
This little pilgrim bed.
But forced he is with silly beasts
In crib to shroud his head.

This stable is a Prince's court,
This crib his chair of State;
The beasts are parcel of his pomp,
the wooden dish his plate.

The persons in that poor attire
His royal liveries wear;
The Prince himself is come from heaven;
This pomp is prized there.

With joy approach, O Christian wight [being],
Do homage to thy King,
And highly praise his humble pomp,
Which he from Heaven doth bring.

Sources:
http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=Ceremony%20of%20Carols
http://www.californiaboyschoir.org/britten003.html
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