Browse Carols: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z # Ho! Merry Herdmen 1. "Ho! merry herdmen; go hear o'er yonder byre Gloria, Gloria, Sungen by our quire, Why weary ye; why dreary be? I pray you sing Nowell. 2. See o'er the manger, among the starry cluster, Gloria, Gloria, Shineth a planet of new and brighter lustre. Why weary ye; why dreary be? I pray you sing Nowell. 3. Go and discover, with straw and hay to pillow, Gloria, Gloria, Him who created the earth, the sky, the billow. Why weary ye; why dreary be? I pray you sing Nowell. 4. Blest are your crystals: for many would have eyed him, Gloria, Gloria, Prophets and monarchs, or now, but ne'er espied him. Why weary ye; why dreary be? I pray you sing Nowell. 5. Thee shall ye gaze on his Mother, Mary maiden, Gloria, Gloria, Fair as the lily, or rose in garth of Aden. Why weary ye; why dreary be? I pray you sing Nowell. 6. There standeth Joseph: in heart he maketh merry Gloria, Gloria, Blithe as the mavis in view of holly berry. Why weary ye; why dreary be? I pray you sing Nowell. 7. So, on the meadow forsaking ewe and wether, Gloria, Gloria, Get you to Bethlem, anon-right, all together." Why weary ye; why dreary be? I pray you sing Nowell. 8. Then was the mountain and valley set a-ringing Gloria, Gloria, Sweet with the musick of Angel-host a singing. Why weary ye; why dreary be? I pray you sing Nowell. 9. Come to the manger, full true the herdmen found it, Gloria, Gloria, E'en as the herald Arch-angel did propound it. Why weary ye; why dreary be? I pray you sing Nowell. 10. Thus they adore him, who fed their sites with Manna, Gloria, Gloria, Born of the Virgin, the daughter of Saint Anna. Why weary ye; why dreary be? I pray you sing Nowell. Browse Carols: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z #