Lullay my liking (Gustav Holst)

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• CPDL #00184:    Finale 1998 

Editor: Rafael Ornes (submitted 1999-01-31).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 34 kB   Copyright: CPDL

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Title: Lullay My Liking
Composer: Gustav Holst

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB

Genre: Sacred, Carol

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

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Original text and translations

English text

1.
I saw a fair maiden
Sitten and sing:
She lulléd a little child,
A sweeté lording.
Chorus:
Lullay my liking,
My dear son, my sweeting;
Lullay my dear heart,
Mine own dear darling

2.
That eternal lord is he
That made allé thing;
Of allé lordés he is Lord
Of allé kinges King.
Chorus:

3.
There was mickle melody
At that childés birth:
Though the songsters were heavenly
They madé mickle mirth.
Chorus:

4.
Angels bright they sang that night
And saiden to that child,
"Blessed be thou and so be she
That is both meek and mild."
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5.
Pray we now to that child,
And to his mother dear,
God grant them all his blessing
That now maken cheer.
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