God rest ye merry, gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Remember, Christ, our Saviour Was born on Christmas day To save us all from Satan's power When we were gone astray O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy In Bethlehem, in Jewry, This blessed Babe was born And … Continue reading God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen
Author: Sir Rhodri
Creational and relational type Renaissance man (writer, singer, thinker) holding to C.S Lewis's credo that if you follow truth originality takes care of itself, (anyway, originality is so yesterday, anyway.) That I have my wonderful wife Jasini is proof enough for me that life isn't fair. If it was fair I wouldn't have her, and instead she is my most faithful example that I am blessed beyond measure. My two adult children are the same unmerited blessing to me. We should all be thankful life is not fair but blessed.
Good King Wenceslaus
Good King Wenceslaus looked out On the feast of Stephen When the snow lay round about Deep and crisp and even. Brightly shone the moon that night, Though the frost was cruel, When a poor man came in sight, Gathering winter fuel. “Hither , page, and stand by me, If thou know’st it, telling, … Continue reading Good King Wenceslaus
The Holly and the Ivy
The holly and the ivy, when they are both full grown,Of all the trees that are in the wood, the holly bears the crown.Oh, the rising of the sun and the running of the deer,The playing of the merry organ, sweet singing in the choir.The holly bears a blossom as white as any flower,And Mary … Continue reading The Holly and the Ivy
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming from tender stem hath sprung! Of Jesse’s lineage coming, as men of old have sung. It came, a floweret bright, amid the cold of winter, When half spent was the night. Isaiah ’twas foretold it, the Rose I have in mind; With Mary we behold it, the virgin mother … Continue reading Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
Alfred Burt #2 — All on a Christmas Morning
Oh, who are these that throng the way To Bethlehem, to Bethlehem, And onward press in glad array, All on a Christmas morning? Good Christian men and maids they are From countries near and lands afar, Allured by yonder beck'ning star, all on a Christmas Morning. What do they hasten thence to see In Bethlehem, … Continue reading Alfred Burt #2 — All on a Christmas Morning
Un Flambeau,Jeanette, Isabelle
FrenchUn flambeau, Jeanette, Isabelle --Un flambeau! Courons au berceau!C'est Jésus, bonnes gens du hameau.Le Christ est né; Marie appelle!Ah! Ah! Ah! Que la Mère est belle,Ah! Ah! Ah! Que l'Enfant est beau!Qui vient la, frappant de la porte?Qui vient la, en frappant comme ça?Ouvrez-donc, j'ai pose sur un platDes bons gateaux, qu'ici j'apporteToc! Toc! Toc! … Continue reading Un Flambeau,Jeanette, Isabelle
Carol of the Drum
Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, So to honor Him, pa rum pum … Continue reading Carol of the Drum
Carol of the Bells
Hark, how the bells, Sweet silver bells, All seem to say "Throw cares away" Christmas is here Bringing good cheer To young and old, Meek and the bold. Ding dong ding dong, That is their song, With joyful ring, All caroling. One seems to hear, words of good cheer, from everywhere, filling the air. O, … Continue reading Carol of the Bells
Fum Fum Fum
On December five and twenty Fum, Fum, Fum On December five and twenty Fum, Fum, Fum. Oh, a child was born this night, so rosy white, so rosy white. Son of Mary Virgin Holy, in a stable mean and lowly, Fum, Fum, Fum On December five and twenty Fum, Fum, Fum On December five and … Continue reading Fum Fum Fum
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old familiar carols play, And wild and sweet the words repeat Of peace on earth goodwill to men. I thought how, as the day had come, The belfries of all Christendom Had rolled along th’unbroken song Of peace on earth, goodwill to men. And in … Continue reading I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
