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Thread #47438   Message #2841638
Posted By: Joe Offer
17-Feb-10 - 02:15 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Dives and Lazarus-or vice versa(Child 56)
Subject: ADD Version: Dives and Lazarus
I was looking for a version of Dives and Lazarus with a chorus, and couldn't find one at Mudcat. I DID find a pretty good one at http://www.anglocatholicsocialism.org/singing.html, but I'm still looking for others. The tune, of course, is Kingsfold (Star of the County Down).
Any other versions with choruses?
-Joe-

Here's the version from anglocatholicsocialism.org (love that URL):

Dives and Lazarus

       As it fell out upon one day,
       Rich Diverus he made a feast;
       And he invited all his friends,
       And Gentry of the best.
       And it fell out upon one day,
       Poor Lazarus he was so poor,
       He came and laid him down and down,
       Ev'n down at Diverus door.

                And it fell out upon one day,
                Poor Lazarus he was so poor,
                He came and laid him down and down,
                Ev'n down at Diverus door.


         Then Lazarus laid him down and down,
         Ev'n down at Diverus gate,
         Some meat, some drink, brother Diverus,
         For Jesu Christ his sake.
         Thou are none of my brother Lazarus,
         Lying begging at my gate,
         No meat, no drink, will I give thee,
         For Jesu Christ his sake.

                And it fell out upon one day,
                Poor Lazarus he was so poor,
                He came and laid him down and down,
                Ev'n down at Diverus door.


         Then Diverus sent his merry men all,
         To whip poor Lazarus away.
         They had no power to whip one whip,
         But threw their whips away.
         Then Diverus sent out his hungry dogs,
         To bite poor Lazarus away;
         They had not power to bite one bite,
         But licked his sores away.

                And it fell out upon one day,
                Poor Lazarus he was so poor,
                He came and laid him down and down,
                Ev'n down at Diverus door.


         And it fell out upon one day,
         Poor Lazarus sickened and died.
         There came two angels out of Heav'n,
         His soul thereto to guide.
         Rise up, rise up, brother Lazarus,
         And come along with me.
         There is a place prepared in Heav'n,
         For to sit upon an angel's knee.

                And it fell out upon one day,
                Poor Lazarus he was so poor,
                He came and laid him down and down,
                Ev'n down at Diverus door.


         And it fell out upon one day,
         Rich Diverus he sickened and died.
         There came two serpents out of hell,
         His soul thereto to guide.
         Rise up, rise up, brother Diverus,
         And come along with me.
         There is a place prepared in hell,
         For to sit upon a serpent's knee.

                And it fell out upon one day,
                Poor Lazarus he was so poor,
                He came and laid him down and down,
                Ev'n down at Diverus door.