by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Come sing and dance
Language: English
From far the Angels draw near, Eia, Eia; Sweet is the Day Spring that heals our fear; Come sing and dance, Come pipe and play. Alleluia, Alleluia, Sing Jesus Christ and Mary dear. A child this day to us is born Eia, eia; Sing all ye shepherds, proclaim the morn. Come sing and dance, Come pipe and play. Alleluia, Alleluia, Sing Jesus Christ and Mary dear. Now all mankind doth say and sing Eia! Eia! This is the day of Christ and King. Come sing and dance, Come pipe and play. Alleluia, Alleluia, Sing Jesus Christ and Mary dear.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Herbert Norman Howells (1892 - 1983), "Come sing and dance", subtitle: "From an Old Carol", 1927, published 1927 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
This text was added to the website: 2009-12-14
Line count: 21
Word count: 99