A Virgin Most Pure-Choirs of Bath/Winchester Cathedral

[ti:A Virgin Most Pure] [ar:Choirs of Bath & Winchester Cathedral] [al:Christmas Carols from a Cathedral] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]A Virgin Most Pure - Choirs of Bath/Winchester Cathedral [00:00.35]Written by：Traditional [00:00.70]A virgin most pure as the prophets do tell [00:06.36]Hath brought forth a baby as it hath befell [00:11.75]To be our redeemer from death hell and sin [00:17.08]Which Adam's transgression has wrapped us in [00:22.60]Aye and therefore be you merry [00:25.42]Rejoice and be merry [00:28.10]Set sorrows aside [00:30.82]Christ Jesus our saviour [00:33.70]Was born on this tide [00:37.22] [00:38.85]At Bethlehem city in Jewry a city there was [00:44.20]Where Joseph and Mary together did pass [00:49.62]And there to be taxed with many one more [00:55.12]For casar commanded the same should be so [01:00.66]Aye and therefore be you merry [01:03.37]Rejoice and be merry [01:06.10]Set sorrows aside [01:08.79]Christ Jesus our saviour [01:11.71]Was born on this tide [01:14.93] [01:16.57]But when they had entered the city so fair [01:22.09]A number of people so mighty was there [01:27.62]That Joseph and Mary whose substance was small [01:33.02]Could get in the city no lodging at all [01:38.60]Aye and therefore be you merry [01:41.25]Rejoice and be merry [01:43.99]Set sorrows aside [01:46.72]Christ Jesus our saviour [01:49.60]Was born on this tide [01:53.02] [01:54.42]Then were they constrained in a stable to lie [02:00.21]Where oxen and asses they used to tie [02:05.73]Their lodging so simple they held it no scorn [02:11.27]But against the next morning our savior was born [02:16.92]Aye and therefore be you merry [02:19.74]Rejoice and be merry [02:22.42]Set sorrows aside [02:25.11]Christ Jesus our saviour [02:28.09]Was born on this tide