Lyrics Bethlehem Down - Choir of Clare College, Cambridge , Peter Warlock

When he is King, we will give him the King's gifts
Myrrh for its sweetness, and gold for a crown
Beautiful robes, said the young girl to Joseph
Farewell with a first-born, on Bethlehem down
Bethlehem down, is full of the starlight
Wheat for the spices, and stubs for the gold
Mary for sleep, and for lullaby music
Songs of a shepherd by Bethlehem-fall
When he is King, they will clothe him in great sheets
Myrrh for embalmment, and gold for a crown
He that lies now in the white arms of Mary
Sleeping so lightly on Bethlehem-down
Here he has peace, and a short while for dreaming
Cloths of sardonic silks, and to keep him from cold
Mary for love, and for lullaby music
Songs of a shepherd by Bethlehem-fall