Good King Wenceslas Hymn Sheet (Traditional Hymn)
Good King Wenceslas Hymn Sheet (Traditional Hymn)
Good King Wenceslas
Traditional HymnHymn Sheet (SATB) Details
Download the Hymn Sheet for Good King Wenceslas by Traditional Hymn, from the album Open Hymnal.
| SongID | 8260 |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Album | Open Hymnal |
| Artists | Traditional Hymn |
| Authors | John Mason Neale |
| File Type | |
| Available Keys | A |
| Theme | Christmas, Christmas Carol, Hymn, Traditional |
Lyrics
Verse 1
Good King Wenceslas looked out on the Feast of Stephen
When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even
Brightly shone the moon that night, though the frost was cruel
When a poor man came in sight, gath'ring winter fuel.
Verse 2
"Hither, page, and stand by me, if thou knows't it, telling
Yonder peasant, who is he? Where and what his dwelling?"
"Sire, he lives a good league hence, underneath the mountain
Right against the forest fence, by Saint Agnes' fountain."
Verse 3
"Bring me flesh and bring me wine, bring me pine logs hither
Thou and I will see him dine, when we bear them thither."
Page and monarch, forth they went, forth they went together
Through the cold wind's wild lament and the bitter weather.
Verse 4
"Sire, the night is darker now, and the wind blows stronger
Fails my heart, I know not how; I can go no longer."
"Mark my footsteps, my good page, tread thou in them boldly
Thou shalt find the winter's rage freeze thy blood less coldly."
Verse 5
In his master's steps he trod, where the snow lay dinted
Heat was in the very sod which the saint had printed
Therefore, Christian men, be sure, wealth or rank possessing
Ye who now will bless the poor shall yourselves find blessing....
© Public Domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2006 Revision.
