A Christmas Carol

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Treble

1. Re
2. Re
3. Re

Medius

Tenor

mem
mem
mem

ber,
ber
ber

4. The an gels
5. The shep herds
6. To
Beth lehem
7. In
Beth lehem
8. Give thanks to

Bassus

Tr.

1. Re
2. Re
3. Re

M.

T.

mem
mem
mem

ber,
ber
ber

4. The an gels
5. The shep herds
6. To
Beth lehem
7. In
Beth lehem
8. Give thanks to

B.

D minor
Thomas Ravenscroft, 1611

No Copyright. Transcribed from Melismata, 1611.

10

O thou man,
Ad am's fall,
God's good ness,

all did sing,

a mazed were,
they did
go,
He was born,
God al
way,

O thou man,
Ad am's fall,
God's good ness,

all
a
did
He
God

did sing,
mazed were,
they go,
was born,
al
way,

O thou man,
O thou man,
O thou man,

O
O
O
O
O

thou man,
thou man,
thou man,
thou man,
thou man,

how thou art

how we were
He sent His

Praise to our
How it should
To see 'twere
For us that
For this our

O thou man,
O thou man,
O thou man,

O
O
O
O
O

thou man,
thou man,
thou man,
thou man,
thou man,

Re
Re
Re

heav
come
so
were
hap

enly
to
or
for
py

mem
mem
mem

ber,
ber
ber

The an gels
The shep herds
To Beth lehem
In Beth lehem
Give thanks to

dead and gone,

con demned all,
Son doubt less

King,
pass,
no,
lorn,
day,

And I
In hell
Our sins

did
per
for

and peace to
that Christ our
If Christ were
And there fore
Let all men

O thou man,
Ad am's fall,
God's good ness

what I can.
pet u al,
to re dress,

man
Mes
born
took
sing

liv ing
si ah
or no,
no scorn,
and say,

thy time
is
From heav'n to
His prom ise

all did sing

a mazed were,
go,
they did
He was born,
God al
way,

15

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The
The
For
Most

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man
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herds
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ful

There fore re
There fore to
Be
not a

with a good
should be our
To
set man
our flesh to
Ho
ly,
ho

spent.
hell,
made,

hill,
song,
three,
sake,
ly,

pent.
dwell.
fraid.

will.
King.
free.
take.
ly.