Lyr Add: REJOICE AND BE MERRY

Subject: REJOICE AND BE MERRY
From: wildlone
Date: 14 Oct 01 - 06:12 AM

REJOICE AND BE MERRY.
traditional.

Rejoice and be merry in songs and mirth,
Oh praise our Redeemer all mortals on earth;
For this is the birthday of Jesus our King,
Who brought us salvation, His praises we'll sing.

A heavenly vision appeared in the sky,
Vast numbers of angels the sheperds did spy,
Proclaiming the birthday of Jesus our King,
Who brought us salvation, His praises we'll sing.

Likewise a bright star in the sky did appear,
Which led the wise men from the east to draw near.
They found the Messiah, sweet Jesus our King,
Who brought us salvation, His praises we'll sing.

And when they were come, they their treasures unfold,
And unto him offered myrrh, incense and gold.
So blessed be forever be Jesus our King,
Who brought us salvation, His praises we'll sing.

A Dorset "Gallery" carol.
recorded by the Yetties

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: REJOICE AND BE MERRY
From: Ed.
Date: 14 Oct 01 - 06:57 AM

The tune for this can be foundhere

Ed

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: REJOICE AND BE MERRY
From: wildlone
Date: 14 Oct 01 - 06:59 AM

Thanks Ed, my search did not find that site
dave

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: REJOICE AND BE MERRY
From: wildlone
Date: 14 Oct 01 - 07:04 AM

The tune I have got is from the Hardy family manuscripts that are in the Dorchester county archives.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: REJOICE AND BE MERRY
From: masato sakurai
Date: 14 Oct 01 - 10:01 AM

This carol is in The Oxford Book of Carols (1928, no. 25) as "A Gallery Carol." The words and music are almost the same as the ones posted above and linked to. The note says, "The words and tune, from an old church-gallery book, discovered in Dorset, like No. 20 ["Yeoman's Carol"], by the Rev. L.J.T. Darwall" (p. 53). Also in The New Oxford Book of Carols (1992, no. 136) as "Rejoice And Be Merry", which says, "The tune is closely related to those of 132 ["Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day"] and 166 [Welsh carol "Wel, dyma'r borau gorau i gyd"]" (p. 477). There are several arrangements for choirs. Maddy Prior with The Carnival Band sings this in her A Tapestry of Carols album (Saydisc CSDL 366).

~Masato

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: REJOICE AND BE MERRY
From: MMario
Date: 14 Oct 01 - 01:26 PM

the link from ed is copyrighted - but wildlone has sent me the music from his source - so I will do it up from there. (tho' it seems criminal to me that one can copyright a tune when all the "arrangement" is consists of transposing the key.)

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: REJOICE AND BE MERRY
From: CapriUni
Date: 14 Oct 01 - 01:47 PM

MMario, I agree with you on the copyright issue (and, to make it completely about me ;-P), especially when it's in a key that's out of my register!!! ;-)

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: REJOICE AND BE MERRY
From: CapriUni
Date: 14 Oct 01 - 07:11 PM

Just a comment:

I put this song into my NWC, and there seems to be a musical phrase missing -- to my ear, the music seems to skip over the entire line "Who brought us salvation"

Do others have this problem, or is it just my ears?

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: REJOICE AND BE MERRY
From: MMario
Date: 15 Oct 01 - 12:35 PM

capri - I have an NWC made from the Hardy Manuscript version of the music and that phrase is in there.

(NWC file sent to Joe)

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: REJOICE AND BE MERRY
From: CapriUni
Date: 15 Oct 01 - 03:03 PM

MMario --

So it's not just my ear, then? Goody!!

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: REJOICE AND BE MERRY
From: MMario
Date: 15 Oct 01 - 03:11 PM

PM me an e-mail address and I'll send you the file and you can tell me.