This is an old English carol. We enjoyed creating our own arrangement, using interesting harmonies, recording and layering the vocals, and using ambient effects to create a sense of hope, peace and mystery.
(We used verses 1,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13, and 2 from the original 15 verse carol.)
Here is the url for the simple Youtube video we made for this track: youtu.be/kbNQrJnD8hk
Original Carol: “Let All That Are To Mirth Inclined” - Traditional English (older than 1822)
Listed as “Carol 8” in the book "Some Ancient Christmas Carols, with the Tunes to Which They Were Formerly Sung in the West of England," collected by Davies Gilbert, London: John Nichols And Son, First Edition, 1822. Available via Google Books
books.google.com/books?id=u0dGAAAAYAAJ
**We were very much inspired by Loreena McKennitt’s recording of this carol on her album “To Drive the Cold Winter Away" and we thank her for being such an amazing inspiration and example to musicians everywhere. :)
lyrics
Let all that are to mirth inclin'd,
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.
That night the Virgin Mary mild,
Was safe deliver’d of a child;
According unto Heav'n's decree,
Man's sweet salvation for to be. (Chorus)
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. (Chorus)
Prepare and go, the Angel said,
'To Bethlehem, be not afraid;
There shall you find this blessed morn,
The princely babe, sweet Jesus born.' (Chorus)
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. (Chorus)
Within a manger he was laid,
The Virgin Mary by him staid;
Attending on the Lord of life,
Being both mother, maid, and wife. (Chorus)
Three Eastern Wise Men from afar,
Directed by a glorious star;
Came boldly on, and made no stay,
Until they came where Jesus lay. (Chorus)
And being come unto the place,
Whereas the blessed Messiah was;
They humbly laid before His feet,
Their gifts of gold and odours sweet. (Chorus)
See how the Lord of Heaven and earth,
Shew'd himself lowly in his birth;
A sweet example for mankind,
To learn to bear an humble mind. (Chorus)
Let all your songs and praises be,
Unto His Heavenly Majesty;
And evermore, amongst our mirth,
Remember Christ our Saviour's birth. (Chorus)
(We used verses 1,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13, and 2 from the original 15 verse carol.)
credits
from Advent 2016,
released November 28, 2016
Vocals: L.D.A.L.
Arrangement: L.D.A.L.
Copyright/Produced by: L.D.A.L./DeguMoth Studios, 2016
Copyright for the original carol: Public Domain
(For more information, see above in the section "About this track.")
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