Time To Remember The Poor
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A winter folksong from the collection of the magnificently-monikered Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924). He collected this from an old parishioner of his on Dartmoor during the 1870s.
lyrics
Now the winter is come with its cold chilly breath
And the leaves do fall from the trees
All nature is touched with the finger of death
And the streams do begin for to freeze
When the wanton young boys on the water do slide
And the frost overcovers the moor
When with health rich enjoy everything that is good
That's the time to remember the poor
When the poor harmless hare to the woods may be traced
by the print he has left in the snow
When our lips and our toes are turned blue with the frost
And the sportsmen a shooting do go
When a poor Robin Redbreast approaches our cot
And icicles hang o'er the door
When the bright twinkling stars proclaim a cold night
That's the time to remember the poor
O the time will draw nigh when the seasons on Earth
All the world will agree with one voice
All nations unite to salute the new morn
And the ends of the Earth will rejoice
When death is deprived of his cold chilly sting
And the grave is a terror no more
When angels and men alleluja shall sing
Then the rich will lie down with the poor
And the leaves do fall from the trees
All nature is touched with the finger of death
And the streams do begin for to freeze
When the wanton young boys on the water do slide
And the frost overcovers the moor
When with health rich enjoy everything that is good
That's the time to remember the poor
When the poor harmless hare to the woods may be traced
by the print he has left in the snow
When our lips and our toes are turned blue with the frost
And the sportsmen a shooting do go
When a poor Robin Redbreast approaches our cot
And icicles hang o'er the door
When the bright twinkling stars proclaim a cold night
That's the time to remember the poor
O the time will draw nigh when the seasons on Earth
All the world will agree with one voice
All nations unite to salute the new morn
And the ends of the Earth will rejoice
When death is deprived of his cold chilly sting
And the grave is a terror no more
When angels and men alleluja shall sing
Then the rich will lie down with the poor
credits
from Festive Favourites,
released December 15, 2022
Sophie Matthews: voice
Chris Green: guitar
Jude Rees: oboe
Sophie Matthews: voice
Chris Green: guitar
Jude Rees: oboe
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GreenMatthews Coventry, UK
Chris Green and Sophie Matthews play English traditional songs and tunes in a thoroughly 21st-century kick-ass style. Using a blend of ancient instruments such as cittern, English bagpipes and shawm as well as modern folk instruments such as guitar, flute and piano accordion, they breathe new life into material from hundreds of years ago, making it fresh and relevant for a modern audience. ... more
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Jun 19Hoddesdon, UK
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