Good King Wenceslas (tune from Piae Cantiones, wrds. J. M. Neale, Arr. John Stainer)-David Bell/Huddersfield Choral Society/Owain Arwel Hughes

[ti:Good King Wenceslas (tune from Piae Cantiones, wrds. J. M. Neale, arr. John Stainer)] [ar:David Bell/Huddersfield Choral Society/Owain Arwel Hughes] [al:100 Best Carols (CD5)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Good King Wenceslas (tune from Piae Cantiones, wrds. J. M. Neale, Arr. John Stainer) - David Bell/Huddersfield Choral Society/Owain Arwel Hughes [00:01.58]Good King Wenceslas looked out [00:04.57]On the feast of Stephen [00:07.48]When the snow lay 'round about [00:10.48]Deep and crisp and even [00:13.34]Brightly shone the moon that night [00:16.44]Though the frost was cruel [00:19.46]When a poor man came in sight [00:22.36]Gathering winter fuel [00:27.61] [00:29.07]Hither page and stand by me [00:31.98]If thou knows it telling [00:34.93]Yonder peasant who is he [00:37.81]Where and what his dwelling [00:40.77]Sire he lives a good league hence [00:43.71]Underneath the mountain [00:46.68]Right against the forest fence [00:49.51]By Saint Agnes's fountain [00:54.66] [00:56.04]Bring me flesh and bring me wine [00:58.96]Bring me pain logs hither [01:01.85]Thou and I will see him dine [01:04.72]When we bear them thither [01:07.67]Page and monarch forth they went [01:10.62]Forth they went together [01:13.58]Through the rude wind's wild lament [01:16.54]And the bitter weather [01:22.39] [01:23.87]Sire the night is darker now [01:26.91]And the wind blows stronger [01:29.85]Fails my heart I know not how [01:32.85]I can go no longer [01:35.89]Mark my footsteps good my page [01:38.77]Tread thou in them boldly [01:41.68]Thou shall find the winter's rage [01:44.52]Freeze thy blood less coldly [01:50.35] [01:52.35]In his master's steps he trod [01:55.32]Where the snow lay dinted [01:58.36]Heat was in the very sod [02:01.31]Which the Saint had printed [02:04.22]Therefore Christian men be sure [02:07.19]Wealth or rank possessing [02:10.24]Ye who now will bless the poor [02:13.25]Shall yourselves find blessing