‘Twas many, many years ago
When shepherds on an eastern hill
Heard angels singing in the sky
A song of ...
Christmas Carols
W.T. Quirk produced a handwritten notebook of Christmas Carols dedicated to his daughter, Heather. Excerpts of the lyrics of the carols are below (arranged in the same order as in the book). To read the full lyrics click the excerpt title or the “Read whole entry” link.
To see the carols in their original form with musical score (scanned from W.T. Quirk’s notebook): Click here
02. Second Carol
Jesus was a little baby,
Little baby – just like me;
I was born in wealthy home,
He was born ...
03. Third Carol
The Baby born tonight
Is our most glorious King,
So let us with delight
Our warmest praises sing.
The ...
04. Fourth Carol
I know not where is Bethlehem
Nor where that stable poor
Which was the birthplace of the Lord
With oxen ...
05. Fifth Carol
(Lullaby of Mary)
Lullaby, O Lullaby,
My Baby sweet and dear,
A star shines bright above Thy head,
Thy Mother ...
06. Sixth Carol
Jesus, Little Boy, lying there so sweet:
Jesus, Little Boy, here we come to greet.
In that stable bare
We ...
07. Seventh Carol
Let us sing the praises of our Infant King,
Bowing low before Him, as our gifts we bring:
He was ...
08. Eighth Carol
The sky was dark, the earth was white,
And gaily rang the bells,
Jesus was born; the candle-lgith
Shone on ...
09. Ninth Carol
It was quiet on the mountains,
All the world was wrapped in sleep,
As three shepherds in the starlight
Guarded ...
10. Tenth Carol
Jesus, sleep!
From their sheep
Shepherds, dear, kneel at Thy feet.
Jesus, sleep!
Wise men creep
To Thy bed with ...
13. Thirteenth Carol
Christmas morn is bright and fair
Glittering snow is lying deep;
Still and keen the frosty air;
Low the laden ...
13a. Thirteenth Carol (Version 2)
Christmas morn is bright and fair,
Glittering snow is lying deep;
Still and keen the frosty air,
Low and laden ...
14. Fourteenth Carol
(I sing of a maiden)
I sing of a maiden, matchless was she;
King of all Kings her Son was ...
16. Sixteenth Carol
Oh, did you hear a little bird sing,
He sang in the early morn?
Oh, did you hear the merry ...
17. Seventeenth Carol
In Bethlehem there shone one holy night
A glittering star above a stable bare;
And Wise Men guided by its ...
17a. Seventeenth Carol (Version 2)
In Bethlehem there shone one holy night
A glittering star above a stable bare.
And Wise Men guided by its ...
18. Eighteenth Carol
The snow doth fall
On the cot and hall
On the mansion and the slum;
So soft and white
On ...
20. Twentieth Carol
(Hold ye the boughs)
Palm trees are bending low
As your wings shake.
Do not, holy angels, rouse,
Do not ...
Christmas Carol for Christmas Crime
The crowded pub was full that night
There was no room for pregnant wife.
‘Twas just as well for, out ...