Carols D - F

See the flowing bowl before us
Fa la la la la, fa la la la,
Strike the harp and join the chorus,
Fa la la la la, fa la la la,
Follow me in merry measure,
Fa la la la la, fa la la la,
While I sing of beauty's treasure,
Fa la la la la, fa la la la,

Fast away the old year passes,
Fa la la la la, fa la la la,
Hail the new, ye lads and lasses,
Fa la la la la, fa la la la,
Laugh, quaffing all together,
Fa la la la la, fa la la la,
Heedless of the wind an weather,
Fa la la la la, fa la la la,

Welsh traditional

Ding Dong! Merrily on High

E'en so here below, below,
Let steeple bells be swungen,
And i-o, i-o, i-o,
By priest and people sungen:
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!

Pray you, dutifully prime
Your matin chime, ye ringers;
May you beautifully rime
Your eve-time song, ye singers:
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!

Tr. G. R. Woodward

The First Nowell

Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell,
Born is the King of Israel.

They lookèd up and saw a star,
Shining in the east, beyond them far;
And to the earth it gave great light,
And so it continued both day and night:

And by the light of that same star,
Three Wise Men came from country far;
To seek for a king was their intent,
And to follow the star wherever it went:

This star drew nigh to the north-west;
O'er Bethlehem it took its rest,
And there it did both stop and stay
Right over the place where Jesus lay:

Then entered in those Wise Men three,
Full reverently upon their knee,
And offered there in his presence
Their gold and myrrh and frankincense:

Then let us all with one accord
Sing praises to our heav'nly Lord,
That hath made heav'n and earth of naught,
And with his blood mankind hath bought: