Myn Lyking

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Instrumental Only?
No
Description

SATB, solo (high voice), and keyboard.
A 15th century English carol set to music at the turn of the last century. A Christmas classic!

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Lyrics

I saw a fair mayden sytten and sing.
She lulled a lyttel childe, a swete Lording.

Refrain: Lullay myn lyking, my dere sonne, my sweetling.
Lullay my dere herte, myn own dere derling.

That same Lord is he that made alle thing;
Of alle lordis he is Lord, of alle kynges Kyng.

There was mickle melody at that chylde's birth.
All that were in heuenly blisse they made mickle mirth.

Aungels bright sang their song to that chylde,
Blyssid be thou and so be sche so meke and so milde.