Good King Wenceslas-The Mantovani Orchestra

[ti:Good King Wenceslas] [ar:Various Artists] [al:100 Essential Carols & Hymns For Christmas] [offset:0] [00:00.81]Good King Wenceslas - The Mantovani Orchestra [00:09.44]Good King Wenceslas looked out [00:12.35]On the feast of Stephen [00:14.80] [00:15.36]When the snow lay round about [00:18.53]Deep and crisp and even [00:20.97] [00:21.57]Brightly shone the moon that night [00:24.91]Though the frost was cruel [00:27.22] [00:27.91]When a poor man came in sight [00:31.14]Gath'ring winter fuel [00:33.76] [00:36.76]"Hither, page, and stand by me [00:39.63]If thou know'st it, telling [00:41.97] [00:42.55]Yonder peasant, who is he? [00:45.80]Where and what his dwelling?" [00:48.37] [00:49.05]"Sire, he lives a good league hence [00:52.47]Underneath the mountain [00:54.76] [00:55.50]Right against the forest fence [00:58.65]By Saint Agnes' fountain." [01:01.96] [01:04.03]"Bring me bread and bring me wine [01:06.95]Bring me pine logs hither [01:09.35] [01:09.97]Thou and I will see him dine [01:13.04]When we bear him thither." [01:15.46] [01:16.04]Page and monarch forth they went [01:19.00]Forth they went together [01:22.25]Through the rude wind's wild lament [01:25.09]And the bitter weather [01:28.32] [01:30.19]Sire, the night is darker now, [01:33.18]And the wind blows stronger. [01:35.71] [01:36.25]Fails my heart, I know not how. [01:39.20]I can go no longer. [01:41.54] [01:42.37]Ark my footsteps my good page, [01:45.22]Tread thou in them boldly: [01:47.78] [01:48.61]Thou shalt find the winter's rage [01:51.31]Freeze thy blood less coldly. [01:55.70] [01:56.57]In his master's step he trod, [01:59.44]Where the snow lay dented. [02:02.28]Heat was in the very sod [02:05.37]Which the saint had printed. [02:08.26]Therefore, Christian men, be sure, [02:11.43]Wealth or rank possessing, [02:14.29]Ye who now will bless the poor [02:17.28]Shall yourselves find blessing