Warlock - Bethlehem Down | The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge

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 Fair with her first-born on Bethlehem Down. Bethlehem Down is full of the starlight Winds for the spices, and stars for the gold, Mary for sleep, and for lullaby music Songs of a shepherd by Bethlehem fold. When He is King they will clothe Him in grave-sheets, Myrrh for embalming, and wood 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, Close-huddled oxen to keep Him from cold, Mary for love, and for lullaby music Songs of a shepherd by Bethlehem fold. Bruce Blunt (1899-1957) === Bethlehem Down Music: Peter Warlock (1894-1930) The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge Directed by Stephen Layton Sound engineer: Adrian Peacock Filming & editing: David Hinitt, Paul Nicholson Title slate image: Jehangir Cama Recorded in Trinity College Chapel === For more information about The Choir, including joining as a Choral Scholar or Organ Scholar, and forthcoming livestream services and concerts, visit: https://www.trinitycollegechoir.com On Facebook:   / trincollchoir   On Instagram:   / trincollchoir   On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3x8rZ...