by Edith Osborne Ives (1914 - 1956)
Christmas Carol
Language: English
Come away to the manger Our Lord Christ to see. Most sweet, fair and holy Of all babes is he. Come away, come away To see the dear child, Whose face is so tender, Gentle and mild. Shepherds come and him worship As he lies in his bed, And even fair Mary Doth bow her sweet head. Come away, come away To see the dear child, Whose face is so tender, Gentle and mild. Then in walk the wise men Our Lordship to see, With gold, myrrh and incense And give Christ all three. Come away, come away To see the dear child, Whose face is so tender, Gentle and mild. All worship Christ then In the morning so dim. We also must kneel And thank God for him. Come away, come away To see the dear child, Whose face is so tender, Gentle and mild.
Authorship:
- by Edith Osborne Ives (1914 - 1956), written 1924 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Charles Edward Ives (1874 - 1954), "Christmas Carol", 1925, from the collection Eleven Songs and Two Harmonizations, no. 3, note: tune by Edith Osborne Ives, the composer's adopted daughter [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
This text was added to the website: 2010-05-29
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Word count: 146