Bethlehem Down
Welcome!
My friend & accompanist, Chad Linsley, (also a gifted arranger), and I have recorded a song that is unusual for a Christmas offering. I welcome you to listen & listen again, if you have time, & then if you enjoy the music, please “Share” us on Facebook below.
My best to you, Barbara Lewis
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Bethlehem Down: Lyrics
written by Peter Warlock (music) and Bruce Blunt (words), Arranged by Chad Linsley When he is King we will give him the King’s gifts
Myrrh for its sweetness, and gold for a crown,
Beautiful robes, said the young girl to Joseph,
Fair with her first-born on Bethlehem Down. Bethlehem Down is full of the starlight
Winds for the spices, and stars for the gold,
Mary for sleep, and for lullaby music
Songs of a shepherd by Bethlehem fold. When he is King they will clothe him in grave sheets,
Myrrh for embalming, and wood for a crown,
He that lies now in the white arms of Mary,
Sleeping so lightly on Bethlehem Down. Here he has peace and a short while for dreaming
Close huddled oxen to keep him from cold,
Mary for love, and for lullaby music
Songs of a shepherd by Bethlehem fold.
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Thank you to great musicians! Donny Kennedy – Clarinet/Sax, Fraser Hollins – Bass, Kate Bevan-Baker – Violin/Fiddle, Jane Chan – Cello, Michael Berard – guitars, Jim Doxas – percussion, George Doxas – engineer and mastering (Boutique de Son, Montreal)
Bethlehem Down: Lyrics
written by Peter Warlock (music) and Bruce Blunt (words), Arranged by Chad Linsley When he is King we will give him the King’s gifts
Myrrh for its sweetness, and gold for a crown,
Beautiful robes, said the young girl to Joseph,
Fair with her first-born on Bethlehem Down. Bethlehem Down is full of the starlight
Winds for the spices, and stars for the gold,
Mary for sleep, and for lullaby music
Songs of a shepherd by Bethlehem fold. When he is King they will clothe him in grave sheets,
Myrrh for embalming, and wood for a crown,
He that lies now in the white arms of Mary,
Sleeping so lightly on Bethlehem Down. Here he has peace and a short while for dreaming
Close huddled oxen to keep him from cold,
Mary for love, and for lullaby music
Songs of a shepherd by Bethlehem fold.
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Thank you to great musicians! Donny Kennedy – Clarinet/Sax, Fraser Hollins – Bass, Kate Bevan-Baker – Violin/Fiddle, Jane Chan – Cello, Michael Berard – guitars, Jim Doxas – percussion, George Doxas – engineer and mastering (Boutique de Son, Montreal)