Wenchoster Carol Sheet

The Wenchoster

Yuletide resource used at the Bishop Beaver College Yuletide Fête

Sylvia Calico, chorister of renoun

Bishop Beaver College Annual Yuletide Fête

WHAT CHOIR IS THIS?

What choir is this that sings so sweet
Along the city’s roads so dim?
Who light the way with candles bright,
Chanting the Yuletide hymn.
These, these are all the boys,
Who put away their childish toys:
Wearing their robes so gay,
They sing the Christmas story.

Why leave your beds so warm and snug,
To tread the cold and darkened street?
In cassock red and whitened ruff,
And buckles on your feet.
Morning Prayer and Evensong,
Are sung each day the whole year long;
This night makes quite a change,
They sing the Christmas story.

So bring them wine that’s spiced and hot,
And mincemeat pies in shortened crust,
And place a coin into the tin,
To show you’re worthy of trust.
They’ll sing the song on high,
A four-part choral lullaby;
In perfect harmony,
They sing the Christmas story.