Past Three O'clock, carol (English)

John Rutter, Clare College Choir & Orchestra, Cambridge

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John Milford Rutter CBE (born (1945-09-24)24 September 1945) is a British composer, conductor, editor, arranger and record producer, mainly of choral music. more »

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Past three a clock,
And a cold frosty morning,
Past three a clock;
Good morrow, masters all!

1. Born is a Baby,
Gentle as may be,
Son of the eternal
Father supernal.

Past three a clock,
And a cold frosty morning,
Past three a clock;
Good morrow, masters all!

2. Seraph quire singeth,
Angel bell ringeth;
Hark how they rime it,
Time it and chime it.

3. Mid earth rejoices
Hearing such voices
e'ertofore so well
Carolling Nowell.

4. Hinds o'er the pearly,
Dewy lawn early
Seek the high Stranger
Laid in the manger.

5. Cheese from the dairy
Bring they for Mary
And, not for money,
Butter and honey.

6. Light out of star-land
Leadeth from far land
Princes, to meet him,
Worship and greet him.

7. Myrrh from full coffer,
Incense they offer;
Nor is the golden
Nugget withholden.

8. Thus they: I pray you,
Up, sirs, nor stay you
Till ye confess him
Likewise and bless him

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Written by: HARMONIZED CHARLES WOOD, WORDS G.R. WOODWARD

Lyrics © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

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retiredphotographer1957
It's almost April, and I've been singing along with this carol playing in my head repeatedly for the past 2-3 months. I have written multiple alternate lyrics because I didn't know the real lyrics. Now, I know the real lyrics. Perhaps Christmas is finally over in my little world? What a sad thing. more »
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SirUnicorn
Long ago, so it seems, I was singing basso to this pleasantly simple tune, and gentle theology, in the McMaster University Choir in Hamilton, Now I'm 75 and I easily recall the opening lines, but the verse lyrics had slipped too far back in my memory. Thanks to lyrics.com, I found it. Thank you, John Rutter, for making the older English more easily understood by the more modern mindset. - David more »
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