Christmas Night 1954

James Pitt-Payne and Ian Cousins, Opera Australia - 03 Dec 2002

All the heav'ns are lit by a bright starry glow,
But the babes are asleep
in the town far below,
They are sleeping and dreaming
each one in his bed,
While the angels acclaim a Boy overhead.
So lulla, my love,
O lulla, my love,
The King of the world's
coming down from above.

All the Boobooks are silent
in willow tree glade,
And the night heron listens
in star spangled shade,
While the moon like a sentry
stands guard on the hill
But below in the town
all the babes slumber still
So lulla, my love,
O lulla, my love,
The King of the world's
coming down from above.

There are lights in the heav'ns
in praise of a king,
There is music triumphant,
and voices that sing,
Till at last in the town
far below them it seems
That the babes murmur softly
and smile in their dreams.
So lulla, my love,
O lulla, my love,
The King of the world's
coming down from above.

Soft karaoke
Words
choir
choir
choir
choir
strings t
strings b
*
Christmas Night 1954
Music by William G. James
Lyrics by John Wheeler
copyright MCMLIV by Chappell and Co. Ltd.
sequence and karaoke by
James Pitt-Payne, London UK and
Ian Cousins, Opera Australia
on Wednesday 04 December 2002 at 08.56
in association with Doug Grierson
*