BRING A TORCH, JEANETTE, ISABELLA

“Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Luke 2:11-12

Words & Music: Re­nais­sance car­ol (MI­DI, score); trans­lat­ed from French to Eng­lish by E. Cuth­bert Nunn (1868-1914).

Alternate arrangement, by Mi­chael Lon­ne­ke, 2004 (MI­DI, score).

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Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella
Bring a torch, come swiftly and run.
Christ is born, tell the folk of the village,
Jesus is sleeping in His cradle,
Ah, ah, beautiful is the mother,
Ah, ah, beautiful is her Son.

Hasten now, good folk of the village,
Hasten now, the Christ Child to see.
You will find Him asleep in a manger,
Quietly come and whisper softly,
Hush, hush, peacefully now He slumbers,
Hush, hush, peacefully now He sleeps.
The Birth of Christ, by Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834-1890)

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08/08/2007 10:38:20