Let us gather (Geoff Allan)

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• (Posted 2025-01-07)  CPDL #83315:         

Editor: Geoff Allan (submitted 2025-01-07).   Score information: A4, 14 pages, 935 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: First edition, January 2025.

General Information

Title: Let us Gather
Composer: Geoff Allan
Lyricist: Anon. c1350^{create page}
Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol, Christmas

Language: English
Instruments: Piano

First published: 2025
Description: A new setting of a mediaeval nativity carol from c1350. Translated into modern English by Brian Stone.

External websites:

• YouTube score video : https://youtu.be/CkBJuhnCkiM
• Composer's website http://allans.org.uk

Original text and translations

English text

CHORUS
Let us gather hand in hand
And sing of bliss without an end:
The Devil has fled from earthly land,
And Son of God is made our friend.

VERSE 1
A Child is born in man’s abode,
And in that Child no blemish showed.
......... nor sins enthrall,
That Child is God, that Child is Man,
And in that Child our life began.
........ now for us all.
CHORUS

VERSE 2
Be blithe and merry, sinful an,
For your marriage peace began
....... When Christ was born.
Come to Christ, your peace is ude (outside)
Because he shed his blood for you,
....... Who were forlorn.
CHORUS

VERSE 3
Sinful man, be blithe and bold,
For heaven is both bought and sold,
....... Through and through.
Come to Christ, and peace foretold:
His life he gave a hundredfold
....... To succour you.
(So) CHORUS