7926. All Hail, Ye Merry Folk Today

1 All hail, ye merry folk today,
All hail, we sing our gladsome lay,
Come list to us as we do say,
Our carol gay.

Refrain:
Noel, Noel, we sing Noel,
And this the angels came to tell,
For God who doeth all things well
With man doth dwell.

2 Begone all gloom, cast grief aside,
May joy with us for aye abide,
What better deed could us betide,
Than death defied. [Refrain]

3 Come let us seek the infant King,
And homage pay, and to Him bring
Our hearts as fittest offering,
And to Him sing. [Refrain]

4 Seek not ye palace rich or grand,
Nor with the greatest men to stand,
But join a lowly pilgrim band
In Israel’s land. [Refrain]

5 Lo! there we find Him, greatest, best,
Who in a manger deigns to rest,
Who by His life ye world hath blest,
Most welcome guest. [Refrain]

6 With us your happy songs unite,
Within your hearts to dwell, invite
The God who doeth all things right,
Your soul to light. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: All hail, ye merry folk today
Title: All Hail, Ye Merry Folk Today
Author: Honyel Gough Rosedale
Refrain First Line: Noel, Noel, we sing Noel
Language: English
Source: Carols New and Carols Old by Charles L. Hutchins (Boston: Parish Choir, 1916)
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: [All hail, ye merry folk today]
Composer: George F. Terry
Key: A Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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