This CAROL has verses sung to the beautiful French love song ‘Plaisir d’amour’ by Giovanni Martini, followed by a
‘fanfare’ style chorus. A two page score produced by Andrew Collier follows the words and will show the nature of the music. If, however, yay want to print the words and music, the click through link near the bottom of the post will give the best results. After the three verses and refrains there is a link to a Youtube video of the carol being sung by me, the author.
At Bethlehem, in borrowed cattle stall
At Bethlehem, in borrowed cattle stall,
Jesus, the Son of God, was born for all.
Born to a maid, obedient and mild,
A babe, a gift of heaven, a tiny child
But he’s
Wonderful,
Counsellor,
The mighty King
of peace
He is Lord, He
is God and
His reign shall
never cease.
To shepherds poor, upon a stony hill
An angel told of this babe who made heaven
thrill.
And as he spoke, there came a glorious
light,
An angel choir transformed the starry night
For the
Wonderful,
Counsellor,
The mighty King
of peace
He is Lord, He
is God and
His reign shall
never cease.
O holy child, who changed the world by your
birth,
Look down in tenderness on this sad earth.
And where your love is rashly cast aside
Come enter in again and there abide.
For You’re
Wonderful,
Counsellor,
The mighty King
of peace
You are Lord,
You are God and
Your reign shall
never cease.
Watch the carol being sung by me, the author, here
Watch the carol being sung by me, the author, here
Click HERE to produce readable, printable pdf pages.
You can also view this carol being sung by me, the author at
You can also view this carol being sung by me, the author at
There are several other carols on this site which are gathered into a separate INDEX OF CONTEMPORARY CAROLS which include
Other contemporary carols/ Christmas hymns on this site are as follows (with links)
An Angel Told Shepherds With Great, Great Joy (A children’s counting carol)
Before the Creation, the Word was with God (The Chriistmas Gospel sung to ‘To God be the Glory)
Vivid Winter’s Morn (A carol in ‘Rock’ mode)
