Come, let us all sweet Carols sing (J. G. Stalnaker)

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• (Posted 2025-03-30)  CPDL #84351:         

Editor: J. G. Stalnaker (submitted 2025-03-30).   Score information: Letter, 7 pages, 762 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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General Information

Title: Come, Let Us All Sweet Carols Sing
Composer: J. G. Stalnaker
Lyricist: BesançonCarol^{create page}
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 2025
Description: This is a 4-part SATB arrangment of an original for voices and organ found in the undated collection 'Christmas Carols - New & Old', words edited by Rev. Henry Ramsden Bramley, M.S., and music edited by John Stainer, M.S., Mus. Doc. both of St. Mary Magdalan College, Oxford University. It was published by Novello and Company, Limited, London and New York.

Original text and translations

English and Latin text

1. Come let us all Sweet Carols sing,
Omni relicto taedio,
To Mary the Mother of Christ our King,
Christoque Jesu Filio.
When she had borne that Holy Thing,
Reponit in praesepio.

2. Now Gabriel sweeping through the sky,
Missus a Deo nuntius,
These tidings beareth from on high,
Laetissimis pastoribus,
Behold your God on earth doth lie,
Invenietis protinus.

3. On Mary's bosom He is stayed,
Et albo Lacte pascitur,
By her to sleep is gently laid,
Somno corpus reficitur,
Sprung from a pure and spotless Main,
Hic Puer vobis nascitur.

4. Quickly away the shepherds flew,
Clara Gabrielis voce,
Rejoicing as if filled anew,
Bono Bacchico liquore;
Leaping and dancing nigh they drew,
Simul in Bethlehem Judae.

5. Lantern or torch they needed not,
Stella clara tunc lucebat,
they found an ass within the cot,
Rauca voce qui clamabat,
Oxen were lowing; all the grot
Magno lumine fulgebat.

6. They entered then the hallowed cave,
Jesum hic adoraverunt,
The best of all they had they gave,
Puerumque oraverunt,
Pardon for that was lacking crave;
Subitoque abierunt.