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      For Dominic Peckham and The London Oriana Choir at Christmas. Commissioned as part of the five 15 project championing women composers.

      • SATB
      • SATB with soli
      • 4 min
      • Richard Greene. Modernised version by Eleanor Parker.

      Programme Note

      Commissioned by the London Oriana Choir as part of their five15 project. Premiered by the choir conducted by Dominic Peckham at St. James' Church, Piccadilly on 15th December 2016.

      ​Text:

      Nowel, nowel, nowel,
      Syng we with myrth:
      Cryst is come wel
      With us to dwell
      By hys most noble byrth.

      Under a tre
      In sportyng me
      Alone by a wod syd
      I hard a mayd
      That swetly sayd,
      "I am with chyld this tyd.

      Gracyusly
      Conceyvyd have I
      The Son of God so swete;
      Hys gracyous wyll
      I put me tyll
      As moder hym to kepe.

      Both nyght and day
      I wyl hym pray
      And her hys lawes taught,
      And every dell
      Hys trewe gospell
      In hys apostles fraught.

      Thys goostly case
      Dooth me embrace
      Withowt dyspyte or moke:
      With my derlyng
      'Lullay' to syng
      And lovely hym to roke.

      Withowt dystresse
      In grete lyghtnesse
      I am both nyght and day;
      This hevenly fod
      In hys chyldhod
      Schal dayly with me play.

      Soone must I syng
      With rejoycyng
      For the tym is all ronne
      That I schal chyld
      All undefyld
      The kyng of hevens sonne."