Excerpt from Carols Old and Carols New: For Use at Christmas and Other Seasons of the Christian Year The excuse, if any be needed, for the publication of this collection of carols, is a double one: viz., the happy and widely prevailing return in recent years to the old custom of carol singing, and the desire on the part of the compiler to further this custom by placing within the reach of those who engage in it, an abundance of good material. Some of the carols presented in this volume already have appeared in the Parish Choir, but none are here reprinted which have not, in at least one circle, attained some degree of popularity. For the convenience of those who are accustomed to the use of the carols in the leaflet form in which they have been published, they retain the same numbering in this collection. It is not the compiler's purpose to dwell upon the antiquity, the history, and the beauty of the custom of carol singing as well at Easter and other seasons of the Christian Year as in connection with the Christmas Festival. There is an abundance of literature on the subject as may be seen in the list of publications to be found in the latter part of this volume. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Edited by early music experts Hugh Keyte and Andrew Parrott, this anthology of Christmas carols is the most comprehensive collection ever made, spanning seven centuries of caroling in Britain, continental Europe, and North America. Containing music and text of 201 carols, many in more than one setting, the book is organized in two sections: composed carols, ranging from medieval Gregorian chants to modern compositions, and folk carols, including not only traditional Anglo-American songs but Irish, Welsh, German, Czech, Polish, French, Basque, Catalan, Sicilian, and West Indian songs as well. Each carol is set in four-part harmony, with lyrics in both the original language and English. Accompanying each song are detailed scholarly notes on the history of the carol and on performance of the setting presented. The introduction to the volume offers a general history of carols and caroling, and appendices provide scholarly essays on such topics as fifteenth-century pronunciation, English country and United States primitive traditions, and the revival of the English folk carol. The Oxford Book of Carols, published in 1928, is still one of Oxford's best-loved books among scholars, church choristers, and the vast number of people who enjoy singing carols. This volume is not intended to replace this classic but to supplement it. Reflecting significant developments in musicology over the past sixty years, it embodies a radical reappraisal of the repertory and a fresh approach to it. The wealth of information it contains will make it essential for musicologists and other scholars, while the beauty of the carols themselves will enchant general readers and amateur songsters alike.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ...3. Ring oat, ye bra-zen bells, ring out. With tones of great re-jolo-ing, A t-tune Re-derup-t jon's for Da-lions an-gel tongues, From oat the realms of glo-ry. Peace on earth was their sweet song.Glo-ry in the rec-on-oiled, Go tell it to the hymn of praise, And songs of peace be far and wide, For-ev-er-more be 4 A J. na-t ions.Therefore let as all to-day, Glo-ry in the voi-cing.Tho'the sound of strife may roar, Glo-ry in the tell-ing. Love di-vtne to all lie brings, Glo-ry in the J J.. I ff J I J mp 1. The shepherds were watch-Ing Their flocks in the night. When pearl-y wings scattered The darkness with light. m/2. We, too, with the an-gels Would sing of Hts love. Who for our sal-va-tlon Came down from a-boYe. m/3. We, too, with the Ma-gl, Would rest at His feet, Our cost-II-est treasures Most fair and most meet. p 4. O, hear us, dear Sav-iour, O graut us Thy grace, And shed on our darkness The light of Thy face. 1. A-gain the morn of glad-ness, The morn of light is here; And earth it-self looks fair-er. And all the land lies qui-et To keep the day of rest. "Olo-ry J J Let all His ohil-dren say: "He rose a-gain, He rose a-galn, On this glad Eas-ter Day I J-J =V=T mf 4 The Church on earth rejoices To join with these to-day; In every tongue and nation She calls her sons to pray: Across the Northern snow-fields, Beneath the Indian palms, She makes the same " pure offering," And sings the same sweet psalms. / " Glory be to Jesus," etc. /5 Tell out, sweet bells, His praises! Sing, children, sing His name! Still louder and still farther His mighty deeds proclaim! eres. Till all whom He redeemtd Shall own Him Lord and King, Till every knee shall worship, And every tongue shall sing I / Glory be to Jesus, ..".

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