Wexford Carol

Good people all who seek the Lord Consider well and bear in mind What our great God has done for us In sending His beloved son With all the saints we love to pray To God Most High who comes to us. In Bethlehem upon that morn The bless’d Messiah was born for us, Near Bethlehem the shepherds kept Their nightly watch o’er lambs and sheep When suddenly appeared a host: mighty angels praising the Lord 'Prepare and go,' the angels said 'To Bethlehem, be not afraid For there you’ll find God’s gift to all A princely babe, sweet Jesus born. With thankful heart and joyful mind The shepherds went, this babe to find And as God's angel had foretold They did our Saviour Christ behold Within a manger he was laid, And by his side the virgin maid. Attending on the Lord of life Who came on earth to end all strife. Good people now and ev’ry day Consider well and bear in mind What our great God has done for us In sending His beloved Son With Mary holy now we pray To God with love most every day. For now on Earth good will to men The bless’d Messiah was born to rule; And we can now rejoice and sing His heav’nly reign has come to us. Megan Topper takes the lead in singing this beautiful and ever popular ancient Irish rendering of the Christmas story. She is accompanied by Shirley Richards, Christiane Mueller, Jo Garcia on strings and by Christiane von Albrecht on keyboard.