The Wexford Carol-Matt Molloy/Sean Keane/Derek Bell/Nanci Griffith/Paddy Moloney/Kevin Conneff/The Chieftains

[00:00.00]Loreena McKennitt - The Wexford Carol [00:24.87]Traditional Irish, arranged by Loreena McKennitt [00:26.87] [00:28.87]Good people all, this Christmas-time, [00:36.29]Consider well and bear in mind [00:44.77]What our good God for us has done [00:52.26]In sending his beloved Son. [01:00.03]With Mary holy we should pray [01:07.07]To God with love this Christmas day; [01:14.56]In Bethlehem upon that morn [01:21.97]There was a blessed Messiah born. [01:30.53] [01:32.30]The night before that happy tide [01:38.72]The noble Virgin and her guide [01:45.13]Were long time seeking up and down [01:52.08]To find a lodging in the town. [02:00.18]But mark how all things came to pass; [02:07.23]From every door repelled alas! [02:14.66]As long foretold, their refuge all [02:21.88]Was but an humble ox's stall. [02:29.75] [02:31.44]There were three wise men from afar [02:38.33]Directed by a glorious star, [02:45.30]And on they wandered night and day [02:51.98]Until they came where Jesus lay, [03:00.20]And when they came unto that place [03:07.02]Where our beloved Messiah was, [03:15.39]They humbly cast them at his feet, [03:22.72]With gifts of gold and incense sweet. [03:31.45] [03:32.49]Near Bethlehem did shepherds keep [03:38.55]Their flocks of lambs and feeding sheep; [03:44.45]To whom God's angels did appear, [03:50.79]Which put the shepherds in great fear. [03:58.08]'Prepare and go', the angels said. [04:04.89]'To Bethlehem, be not afraid: [04:12.42]For there you'll find, this happy morn, [04:18.71]A princely babe, sweet Jesus born. [04:26.00] [04:28.50]With thankful heart and joyful mind, [04:35.42]The shepherds went the babe to find. [04:42.96]And as God's angel had foretold, [04:49.72]They did our saviour Christ behold. [04:57.97]Within a manger he was laid, [05:05.28]And by his side the virgin maid, [05:13.85]Attending on the Lord of life, [05:21.13]Who came on earth to end all strife. [05:31.89] [05:46.24] [06:06.50]END