The Cowley Carol Book (Woodward, George Ratcliffe)

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Editor George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848-1934)
Publisher. Info. London: A.R. Mowbray & Co., 1922.
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Editor George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848-1934)
Charles Wood (1866-1926)
Publisher. Info. London & Oxford: A. R. Mowbray & Co. Ltd., 1925.
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Work Title The Cowley Carol Book
Alternative. Title For Christmas, Easter, and Ascension-tide
Composer Woodward, George Ratcliffe
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. None [force assignment]
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's First Series: Carols 1-65. Second Series: Carols 66-102
  1. A Babe is born in Bethlehem
  2. Blessed be that Maid Marie
  3. Childing of a Maiden bright
  4. Christ was born on Christmas Day
  5. Come, listen to my story
  6. Earth to-day rejoices
  7. From church to church the bells' glad tidings run
  8. Gabriel's message does away
  9. God loved the world so that He gave
  10. Good King Wenceslas look'd out
  11. Hail! Jesu Christ, blessed for aye
  12. In dulci iubilo
  13. In the ending of the year
  14. Nowell! Nowell! Good news I tell
  15. Young and old must raise the lay
  16. O'er the hill and o'er the vale
  17. On the birthday of the Lord
  18. Royal day that chasest gloom
  19. The noble stem of Jesse
  20. There came three kings from eastern land
  21. The Son of God is born for all
  22. To us is born a little Child
  23. To us is born a little Child
  24. To-day the light of Angels bright
  25. Unto us is born a Son
  26. Whom of old the shepherds praised
  27. Make we joy now in this fast
  28. Earthly friends will change and falter
  29. Up! good Christen folk, and listen
  30. Here is joy for every age
  31. There comes a galley, laden
  32. Sweet was the song the Virgin sung
  33. Lo! a wonder-star doth shine
  34. Hail! Babe, of God the very Son
  35. An Infant lay within a shed
  36. Come, rock the cradle for Him
  37. A day, a day of glory
  38. Eastern Monarchs, Sages three
  39. Would'st thou magnify the story
  40. Ad cantum leticie
  41. Touching grace we Princes three
  42. Patrem parit filia
  43. Christ the Lord hath risen
  44. Jesus Christ is risen
  45. Give ear, give ear, good Christian men!
  46. Hail, Easter bright, in glory dight!
  47. Let the merry church bells ring
  48. Let us tell the story
  49. The morning of salvation
  50. The world itself keeps Easter Day
  51. This joyful Easter-tide
  52. ‘Twas about the dead of night
  53. Winter-tide hath past away
  54. Jesus, to save mankind forlorn
  55. Holy Church must raise the lay
  56. Let the song be begun
  57. Sing Alleluya, all ye lands!
  58. Days grow longer, Sunbeams stronger
  59. Ye heav'ns, uplift your voice
  60. The world itself is blithe and gay
  61. We will be merry, far and wide
  62. Jesu, Who in bitter pain
  63. Christ before th' Eleven
  64. God is gone up on high to-day
  65. To-day we tell the story
  66. A Virgin most pure
  67. King Jesus hath a garden
  68. Shepherds, in the field abiding
  69. To Bethlem Shephred-brethren ran
  70. Descend from heav'n, ye Angels, come
  71. Psallite unigenito
  72. A Star doth bedizen
  73. Wo, Jesu, is me
  74. Of these four Letters sing will I
  75. Through Gabriel his message mild
  76. To-day Maiden Mary, foretold by the Seer
  77. In Bethlehem City, on Christmas-day Morn
  78. Whom the Sire of Heav'n begot
  79. The Hymn for Conquering Martyrs raise
  80. Welcome, Christmas, welcome here
  81. Iure plaudant omnia
  82. Saint Joseph, meek and mild
  83. Ah! Lord God, the World's Creator (2 versions)
  84. Bethlehem-Juda, 'twas there on a Morn
  85. Ever-Virgin undefiled
  86. Whenas the Word Divine had found
  87. Joy! Joy! from every Steeple
  88. There Joseph on his Sleeping lay
  89. Listen, Lordings, unto me
  90. I heard an Infant weeping
  91. One Yule-night, as abed I lay
  92. Dawn of Jacob's Star inciteth
  93. Coenam cum discipulis (2 harmonizations)
  94. Magdalen, cease from Sobs and Sighs
  95. Tell it out, the Story
  96. Come, ye faithful, raise the Strain
  97. Sun, if thou think thy Sphere
  98. Easter-day, no man may
  99. Now Spring is come, and Earth renew'd
  100. On Easter-morn, ere Break of Day
  101. Farewell, Night with Mist o'er-shrouded
  102. The Teams are waiting in the Field
First Publication. 1901 (First Series); 1919 (Second Series)
Librettist includes George Ratcliffe Woodward
Language English, Latin
Dedication Epiphany (Nos. 10, 20, 38)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 4 voices (SATB); voices, piano

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Christmas and Epiphany
  • 01 — A Babe is Born in Bethlehem
  • 37 — A day, a day of glory
  • 40 — Ad cantum leticie
  • 35 — An Infant lay within a shed
  • 02 — Blessed be that Maid Marie
  • 03 — Childing of a Maiden bright
  • 04 — Christ was born on Christmas Day
  • 05 — Come, listen to my story
  • 36 — Come, rock the cradle for Him
  • 06 — Earth to-day rejoices
  • 28 — Earthly friends will change and falter
  • 38 — Eastern Monarchs, Sages three
  • 07 — From church to church the bells' glad tidings run
  • 08 — Gabriel's message does away
  • 09 — God loved the world so that He gave
  • 10 — Good King Wenceslas look'd out
  • 34 — Hail! Babe, of God the very Son
  • 11 — Hail! Jesu Christ, blessed for aye
  • 30 — Here is joy for every age
  • 12 — In dulci iubilo
  • 13 — In the ending of the year
  • 33 — Lo! a wonder-star doth shine
  • 27 — Make we joy now in this fast
  • 14 — Nowell! Nowell! Good news I tell
  • 16 — O'er the hill and o'er the vale
  • 17 — On the birthday of the Lord
  • 42 — Patrem parit filia
  • 18 — Royal day that chasest gloom
  • 32 — Sweet was the song the Virgin sung ...
  • 19 — The noble stem of Jesse
  • 20 — There came three kings from eastern land
  • 21 — The Son of God is born for all
  • 31 — There comes a galley, laden
  • 22 — To us is born a little Child
  • 23 — To us is born a little Child
  • 24 — To-day the light of Angels bright
  • 41 — Touching grace we Princes three
  • 25 — Unto us is born a Son
  • 29 — Up! good Christen folk, and listen
  • 26 — Whom of old the shepherds praised
  • 39 — Would'st thou magnify the story
  • 15 — Young and old must raise the lay
Easter
  • 43 — Christ the Lord hath risen
  • 58 — Days grow longer, Sunbeams stronger
  • 45 — Give ear, give ear, good Christian men!
  • 46 — Hail, Easter bright, in glory dight!
  • 55 — Holy Church must raise the lay
  • 44 — Jesus Christ is risen
  • 54 — Jesus, to save mankind forlorn
  • 62 — Jesu, Who in bitter pain
  • 47 — Let the merry church bells ring
  • 56 — Let the song be begun
  • 48 — Let us tell the story
  • 57 — Sing Alleluya, all ye lands!
  • 49 — The morning of salvation ...
  • 60 — The world itself is blithe and gay
  • 50 — The world itself keeps Easter Day
  • 51 — This joyful Easter-tide
  • 52 — ‘Twas about the dead of night
  • 61 — We will be merry, far and wide
  • 53 — Winter-tide hath past away
  • 59 — Ye heav'ns, uplift your voice
Ascension
  • 63 — Christ before th' Eleven
  • 64 — God is gone up on high to-day
  • 65 — To-day we tell the story