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Good King Wenceslas
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Traditional Pop
Good King Wenceslas was released on January 1, 1957 by Legacy Recordings as a part of the album There'll Always Be A Christmas
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1957
LabelLegacy Recordings
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Ames Brothers
The Ames Brothers
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Loreena McKennitt
Loreena McKennitt
Songwriter
John Mason Neale
John Mason Neale
Songwriter

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Good King Wenceslas looked out on the feast of Stephen
When the snow lay round about
Deep and crisp and even
Brightly shone the moon that night
Though the frost was cruel
When a poor man came in sight
Gathering winter fuel
[Verse 2]
Hilther, page and stand by me
If thou knows to telling
Yonder peasant, who is he?
Where and what his dwelling?
Sire, he lives a good league hence, underneath the mountain
Right against the forest fence by St. Agnes fountain
[Verse 3]
Bring me flesh and bring me wine, bring me pine logs hither
Thou and I shall see him dine when we bring them thither
Page and monarch, forth they went, forth they went together
Through the rude winds' wild lament and the bitter weather
[Verse 4]
Sire, the night is darker now and the wind blows stronger
Fails my heart, I know not how, I can go no longer
Mark my footsteps, my good page, tread now in them boldly
Thou shalt find the winter's rage, freeze thy blood less coldly
[Verse 5]
In his master's steps he trod, where the snow lay dinted
Heat was in the very sod, which the saint had printed
Therefore, Christian men be sure, wealth or rank possessing
(Men be sure, men be sure)
You who now will bless the poor, shall yourselves find blessing
(Bless the poor)
Written by: Loreena McKennitt
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