Sweet Was the Song

Bennett, Richard Rodney (1936–2012)

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Occasion:

Proper of Time → Christmas Season → The Nativity of the Lord → General

Publication Information:
Universal Edition — (1967)

Lyrics:

Sweet was the song the Virgin sang,
When she to Bethlehem Juda came,
And she delivered of a son that 
blessed Jesus hath to name.
Lulla, lulla, lullaby.
'Sweet babe,' sang she, 'my son,
and eke a savior born,
Who hast vouchsafèd from on high 
to visit us that were forlorn:
Lulla, lulla, lullaby.
'Sweet babe,' sang she,
And rocked him sweetly on her knee.

Notes: from Five Carols
Submitted by: Anthony DiCello Added: Jun 16, 2022