GOOD KING WENCESLAS John M Neale
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||: Good King Wen ces | las looked out tt | On the feast of | Ste ee phen nn |
||: Bring me flesh and | bring me wine ee | Bring me pine logs | hi ii ther rr |
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| When the snow lay | round a bout tt | Deep and crisp and | ee ee ven nn |
| Thou and I will | see him dine ee | When we bear him | thi ii ther rr |
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| Bright ly shone the | moon that night tt | Though the frost was | cru uu el ll |
| Page and mon arch | forth they went tt | Forth they went to | geth hh er rr |
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| When a poor man | came in sight tt | Gath ‘ring win ter | fu uu uu uu | el ll ll ll |
| Thru the rude winds | wild la ment tt | And the bit ter | wea aa aa aa | ther rr rr rr |
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| Hith er page and | stand by me ee | If thou knowst it | tell ll ing gg |
| Sire the night is | dark er now ww | And the wind blows | strong gg er rr |
||: In his mas ters | steps he trod dd | Where the snow lay | dint tt ed dd |
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| Yon der peas ant | who is he ee | Where and what his | dwell ll ing gg |
| Fails my heart I | know not how ww | I can go no | long gg er rr |
| Heat was in the | ve ry sod dd | Which the Saint had | print tt ed dd |
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| Sire he lives a | good league hence ee | Un der neath the | moun nn tain nn |
| Mark my foot steps | my good page ee | Tread thou in them | bold dd ly yy |
| There fore Chris tian | men be sure ee | Wealth or rank po | ssess ss ing gg |
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| Right a gainst the | for est fence ee | By Saint Ag nes' | fo oo un nn |
| Thou shalt find the | win ters rage ee | Freeze thy blood less | co oo oo oo |
| Ye who now will | bless the poor rr | Shall your selves find | bless ss ss ss |
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1. | tain nn nn nn :|| 2. | ly yy yy yy :|| 3. | ing gg gg gg ||
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Good King Wenceslas is performed by John M Neale.
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