Lyrics and translation John Rutter, Robert Quinney, Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury & City of London Sinfonia - What sweeter music
What
sweeter
music
can
we
bring
Quelle
musique
plus
douce
pouvons-nous
apporter
Than
a
carol,
for
to
sing
Qu'un
chant
de
Noël,
pour
chanter
The
birth
of
this
our
heavenly
King?
La
naissance
de
notre
roi
céleste
?
Awake
the
voice,
awake
the
string
Éveille
la
voix,
réveille
la
corde
Dark
and
dull
night,
fly
hence
away
Nuit
sombre
et
morne,
fuis
And
give
the
honour
to
this
day
Et
rends
honneur
à
ce
jour
That
sees
December
turned
to
May
Qui
voit
décembre
se
transformer
en
mai
That
sees
December
turned
to
May
Qui
voit
décembre
se
transformer
en
mai
Why
does
the
chilling
winter′s
morn
Pourquoi
le
matin
glacial
de
l'hiver
Smile
like
a
field
beset
with
corn?
Sourire
comme
un
champ
parsemé
de
maïs
?
Or
smell
like
a
meadow
newly-shorn
Ou
sentir
comme
une
prairie
fraîchement
tondue
Thus,
on
the
sudden
come
and
see
Ainsi,
sur
le
coup,
viens
voir
The
cause,
why
things
thus
fragrant
be
La
cause,
pourquoi
les
choses
sont
si
parfumées
'Tis
He
is
born,
whose
quickening
birth
C'est
Lui
qui
est
né,
dont
la
naissance
rapide
Gives
life
and
lustre,
public
mirth
Donne
vie
et
éclat,
joie
publique
To
Heaven
and
the
under
earth
Au
ciel
et
à
la
terre
We
see
Him
come,
and
know
him
ours
Nous
le
voyons
venir,
et
nous
le
savons
nôtre
Who
with
His
sunshine
and
His
showers
Qui
avec
son
soleil
et
ses
averses
Turns
all
the
patient
ground
to
flowers
Transforme
tout
le
sol
patient
en
fleurs
Turns
all
the
patient
ground
to
flowers
Transforme
tout
le
sol
patient
en
fleurs
The
darling
of
the
world
is
come
Le
chéri
du
monde
est
venu
And
fit
it
is,
we
find
a
room
Et
il
est
juste
que
nous
trouvions
une
chambre
To
welcome
Him,
to
welcome
Him
Pour
l'accueillir,
pour
l'accueillir
And
all
of
heart
of
all
the
house
here
is
the
heart
Et
tout
le
cœur
de
toute
la
maison
ici
est
le
cœur
Which
we
will
give
Him
and
bequeath
Que
nous
lui
donnerons
et
léguerons
This
holly
and
this
ivy
wreath
Cette
couronne
de
houx
et
de
lierre
To
do
Him
honour,
who′s
our
King
Pour
lui
rendre
honneur,
qui
est
notre
roi
And
Lord
of
all
this
revelling
Et
Seigneur
de
toute
cette
fête
What
sweeter
music
can
we
bring
Quelle
musique
plus
douce
pouvons-nous
apporter
Than
a
carol,
for
to
sing
Qu'un
chant
de
Noël,
pour
chanter
The
birth
of
this
our
heavenly
King?
La
naissance
de
notre
roi
céleste
?
The
birth
of
this
our
heavenly
King?
La
naissance
de
notre
roi
céleste
?
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1
Gauntlett / Arr. Mann & Willcocks: "Once in Royal David's City"
2 Traditional / Arr. Rutter: Sans Day Carol
3 I wonder as I wander
4 I saw three ships
5 The Cherry Tree Carol
6 Gabriel's Message
7 Goss / Arr. Willcocks: See Amid the Winter's Snow
8 Traditional / Arr. Ledger: Angels from the Realms of Glory
9 Traditional / Arr. Rutter: "Joy to the world!"
10 Traditional: "A great and Mighty wonder"
11 Adam lay ybounden
12 Cornelius: Weihnachtslieder, Op. 8: No. 3, The Kings
13 Traditional / Arr. Pettman: "I saw a maiden"
14 God rest you merry, gentlemen
15 Traditional / Arr. Willcocks: "Whence is that goodly fragrance flowing?
16 Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter (2008 Version)
17 Traditional: "Quem pastores laudavere"
18 Traditional / & Arr. Willcocks: "O Come, all ye faithful"
19 Traditional / Arr. Davies: "The holly and the ivy"
20 Cummings & Mendelssohn: "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing" (After Mendelssohn's Gutenberg Cantata, WoO 9, MWV D4)
21 Gruber / Arr. Willcocks: "Silent night"
22 Traditional / Arr. Sullivan: "It came upon the midnight clear"
23 Kirkpatrick / Arr. Ledger: "Away in a manger"
24 Traditional / Arr. Willcocks: "On Christmas night all Christians sing"
25 Traditional / Arr. Willcocks: "O Come, O come, Emmanuel"
26 Terry: Myn Lyking
27 Traditional: What Child Is This
28 Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
29 Traditional / Arr. Ledger: "O Little town of Bethlehem"
30 Dormi, Jesu
31 Riu, riu, chiu
32 O Jesulein süss, BWV 493
33 Traditional / Arr. Willcocks: How Far is It to Bethlehem?
34 The Truth from Above
35 Up! good Christen folk, and listen (tune from Piae Cantiones, 1582)
36 What sweeter music
37 Traditional / Arr. Willcocks: The Infant King
38 A child is born in Bethlehem [Ein Kind geborn zu Bethlehem] - 1991 Remastered Version
39 Traditional / Arr. Willcocks: "Of the father's heart begotten"
40 A Tender Shoot
41 In Dulci Jubilo.
42 Traditional / Arr. Stainer & Ledger: "The first nowell"
43 Traditional / Arr. Holst: "Personent hodie"
44 Wood: Ding Dong Merrily on High
45 A maiden most gentle
46 In the bleak mid-winter
47 Traditional: "A spotless rose"
48 Traditional / Arr. Willcocks: "While shepherds watched their flocks"
49 Traditional / Arr. Willcocks: "Tomorrow shall be my dancing day"
50 Organ: In dulci jubilo BWV729
51 Tavener: The Lamb
2 Traditional / Arr. Rutter: Sans Day Carol
3 I wonder as I wander
4 I saw three ships
5 The Cherry Tree Carol
6 Gabriel's Message
7 Goss / Arr. Willcocks: See Amid the Winter's Snow
8 Traditional / Arr. Ledger: Angels from the Realms of Glory
9 Traditional / Arr. Rutter: "Joy to the world!"
10 Traditional: "A great and Mighty wonder"
11 Adam lay ybounden
12 Cornelius: Weihnachtslieder, Op. 8: No. 3, The Kings
13 Traditional / Arr. Pettman: "I saw a maiden"
14 God rest you merry, gentlemen
15 Traditional / Arr. Willcocks: "Whence is that goodly fragrance flowing?
16 Holst: In the Bleak Midwinter (2008 Version)
17 Traditional: "Quem pastores laudavere"
18 Traditional / & Arr. Willcocks: "O Come, all ye faithful"
19 Traditional / Arr. Davies: "The holly and the ivy"
20 Cummings & Mendelssohn: "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing" (After Mendelssohn's Gutenberg Cantata, WoO 9, MWV D4)
21 Gruber / Arr. Willcocks: "Silent night"
22 Traditional / Arr. Sullivan: "It came upon the midnight clear"
23 Kirkpatrick / Arr. Ledger: "Away in a manger"
24 Traditional / Arr. Willcocks: "On Christmas night all Christians sing"
25 Traditional / Arr. Willcocks: "O Come, O come, Emmanuel"
26 Terry: Myn Lyking
27 Traditional: What Child Is This
28 Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
29 Traditional / Arr. Ledger: "O Little town of Bethlehem"
30 Dormi, Jesu
31 Riu, riu, chiu
32 O Jesulein süss, BWV 493
33 Traditional / Arr. Willcocks: How Far is It to Bethlehem?
34 The Truth from Above
35 Up! good Christen folk, and listen (tune from Piae Cantiones, 1582)
36 What sweeter music
37 Traditional / Arr. Willcocks: The Infant King
38 A child is born in Bethlehem [Ein Kind geborn zu Bethlehem] - 1991 Remastered Version
39 Traditional / Arr. Willcocks: "Of the father's heart begotten"
40 A Tender Shoot
41 In Dulci Jubilo.
42 Traditional / Arr. Stainer & Ledger: "The first nowell"
43 Traditional / Arr. Holst: "Personent hodie"
44 Wood: Ding Dong Merrily on High
45 A maiden most gentle
46 In the bleak mid-winter
47 Traditional: "A spotless rose"
48 Traditional / Arr. Willcocks: "While shepherds watched their flocks"
49 Traditional / Arr. Willcocks: "Tomorrow shall be my dancing day"
50 Organ: In dulci jubilo BWV729
51 Tavener: The Lamb
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