Thread #27932   Message #345633
Posted By: John P
23-Nov-00 - 08:19 AM
Thread Name: Help: 18th century songs, tunes and carols
Subject: Lyr Add: MASTERS IN THIS HALL^^

Masters in This Hall

Masters in this hall, hear you news today
Brought from over sea, and every you I pray.

Chorus:
Nowell, nowell, nowell!
Nowell sing we clear!
Holpen are all folk on earth
Born is God's son so dear!
Nowell, nowell, nowell!
Nowell sing we loud!
God today hath poor folk raised
And cast a-down the proud.

Then to Bethle'm town we went two by two
And in a sorry place heard the oxen low.

Therein did we see a sweet and goodly may
And a fair old man, upon the straw she lay.

And a little child on her arm had she
"Wot ye who is this?" said the hinds to me.

This is Christ the lord, Masters, be ye glad
Christmas is come and no folk should be sad.