Lyr Add: Let All That Are to Mirth Inclined

Subject: Lyr Add: LET ALL THAT ARE TO MIRTH INCLINED
From: Ezio
Date: 03 Sep 97 - 10:15 AM

LET ALL THAT ARE TO MIRTH INCLINED
(TRADITIONAL ENGLISH)

Let all that are to mirth inclined
Consider well and bear in mind
What our good God for us has done
In sending his beloved Son

CHORUS: For to redeem our souls from thrall
Christ is the Saviour of us all

The twenty-fifth day of December
We have good cause for to remember
In Bethlehem upon that morn
There was a bless'd Messiah born

But mark how all things came to pass
The inn and lodging filled was
That they could find no room at all
But in a straw-filled ox's stall

Near Bethlehem some shepherds keep
Their flocks and herds of feeding sheep
To whom God's angel did appear
Which put the shepherds in great fear

With thankful heart and joyful mind
The shepherds went this babe to find
And as the heav'nly angels told
They did our Saviour Christ behold

Three eastern wise men from afar
Directed by a glorious star
Came boldly on and made no stay
Until they came where Jesus lay

And being come unto that place
Whereas the blessed Messiah was
They humbly laid before his feet
Their gifts of gold and incense sweet

See how the Lord of heaven and earth
Shew'd himself lowly in his birth
A sweet example of mankind
To learn to bear an humble mind

Let all your songs and praises be
Unto his heavenly majesty
And evermore amongst our mirth
Remember Christ our Saviour's birth

(Recorded by Loreena McKennitt at Glenstal Abbey, Ireland)

Subject: RE: LYR ADD: Let all that are to mirth inclined
From: Martin Ryan
Date: 03 Sep 97 - 10:49 AM

Compare the above with the "Enniscorthy Carol" (Good people all) in the DT.

Regards

Subject: RE: LYR ADD: Let all that are to mirth inclined
From: Susan-Marie
Date: 03 Sep 97 - 11:39 AM

As I recall (and I may be mistaken since it's been 8 months since I sang either one) the tunes are slightly different.

Subject: RE: LYR ADD: Let all that are to mirth inclined
From: Bruce
Date: 03 Sep 97 - 11:50 AM

For 17th century copies, entitled "The Sinner's Redemption", see item ZN112 in the broadside index at www.pbm.com\~lindahl\ballads\17thc_index.html. Original tunes cited are "The bleeding heart", unknown, and "In Crete", which is in C. M. Simpson's British Broadside Ballad and Its Music.

Subject: RE: LYR ADD: Let all that are to mirth inclined
From: Martin Ryan
Date: 05 Sep 97 - 06:03 AM

Bruce

Can you confirm that index page, please? I can't seem to raise it - and attempts to get it via a search just lead to toooo many distractions!

Regards

Subject: RE: LYR ADD: Let all that are to mirth inclined
From: Bruce
Date: 05 Sep 97 - 11:53 AM

Martin, Alternate for site is pbm.com/~lindahl/ballads/ballads.html Select the index, last under "Works so far" Broadside 1st line is "All you that are to mirth inclined" Scroll down to it. FIND command in some web browsers take a huge amount of ram to work in a file this large (3/4 Mb), and will turn up nothing if ram is insufficient. Alternately, copy broadside index to your computer and go in in a word processor, and use the FIND or SEARCH command there. Some word processors take a long time to open a file this size, however.

Subject: RE: LYR ADD: Let all that are to mirth inclined
From: Martin Ryan
Date: 07 Sep 97 - 08:08 AM

Bruce

Thank You. I'll try that.

Regards

Subject: RE: LYR ADD: Let all that are to mirth inclined
From: Shula
Date: 07 Sep 97 - 08:17 AM

Martin,

Sorry I couldn't type fast enough to greet you in the chat room.

Apologies,

Shula

Subject: RE: LYR ADD: Let all that are to mirth inclined
From: Bruce
Date: 08 Sep 97 - 10:19 PM

Forgot this thread was still on. See Fly Up My Cock (Grey Cock) thread for title and opening line of the 18th century version.