When I heard this first at one of John's Wassail! concerts way back, I was blown away. Met John at various solo gigs subsequently and sugested that this deserved a much wider audience. It has the ability to be sung in so many different ways and with different bands / choirs. Well done, and it's really great to hear it again. Happy Christmas all!
1. O Shepherd, O shepherd come leave off your piping Come listen come learn come hear what I say For now is the time that has long been forespoken For now is the time there’ll be new tunes to play For soon there comes one who brings a new music Of sweetness and clarity none can compare So open your heart for heavenly harmony Here on this hill will be filling the air CHORUS: With chariots of cherubim chanting And seraphim singing hosanna And a choir of archangels a-caroling come Hallelujah Hallelu All the angels a-trumpeting glory In praise of the Prince of Peace 2. See on yon stable the starlight is shimmering And glimmering and glistening and glowing with glee In Bethlehem blest this baby of bliss will be Born here before you as bold as can be And you’ll be the first to hear the new symphony Songs full of gladness and glory and light So learn your tunes well and play your pipes proudly For the Prince of Paradise plays here tonight 3. Bring your sheep bleating to this happy meeting To hear how the lamb with the lion shall lie It’s mooing and braying you’ll hear the song saying The humble and lowly will be the most high Let the horn of the herdsman be heard up in heaven For the gates are flung open for all who come near And the simplest of souls shall sing to infinity Lift up and listen and you shall hear 4. The warmonger’s charger will thunder for freedom The gun-maker’s furnace will dwindle and die And muskets and sabers and swords shall be sundered Surrendered to the sound that is sweeping the sky And the shoes of the mighty shall dance to new measures And the jackboots of generals shall jangle no more As sister and brother and father and mother Agree with each other the end to all war 5. As a candle can conquer the demons of darkness As a flame can keep frost from the deepest of cold So a song can give hope in the depths of all danger And a line of pure melody soar in your soul So sing your songs well and sing your songs sweetly And swear that your singing it never shall cease So the clatter of battle and drums of disaster Be drowned in the sound of the pipes of peace
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Ah, this is just awesome! Great work!
An amazing performance of an amazing song.
Great band , great song/carol and great songwriter (JK!).
Nicely done!
Lovely performance of one of my absolute favorite Christmas songs!
Love it !
An authentic folk carol - what a delight! It must have been fun to make that recording.
Written by English squeeze box maestro John Kirkpatrick.
Never heart this angel voices clair on my life ... Thank you you so much "I love "
Happy Christmas all!
Mighty. Song, performances and vid. Just beautiful. Can't wait till Christmas!
Mighty sounds right to me. What a gift this is.
When I heard this first at one of John's Wassail! concerts way back, I was blown away. Met John at various solo gigs subsequently and sugested that this deserved a much wider audience. It has the ability to be sung in so many different ways and with different bands / choirs. Well done, and it's really great to hear it again. Happy Christmas all!
Great night at Staveley last night - many thanks - and to Mr Kirkpatrick for the song!
Fabulous!! Loved the blend and mix of vocals and instruments. ❤️
Beautiful song/carol and well sung with great instrumentation. Thanks!
Yes splendid!
Moo!
Is there somewhere we can find the lyrics?
1. O Shepherd, O shepherd come leave off your piping
Come listen come learn come hear what I say
For now is the time that has long been forespoken
For now is the time there’ll be new tunes to play
For soon there comes one who brings a new music
Of sweetness and clarity none can compare
So open your heart for heavenly harmony
Here on this hill will be filling the air
CHORUS:
With chariots of cherubim chanting
And seraphim singing hosanna
And a choir of archangels a-caroling come
Hallelujah Hallelu
All the angels a-trumpeting glory
In praise of the Prince of Peace
2. See on yon stable the starlight is shimmering
And glimmering and glistening and glowing with glee
In Bethlehem blest this baby of bliss will be
Born here before you as bold as can be
And you’ll be the first to hear the new symphony
Songs full of gladness and glory and light
So learn your tunes well and play your pipes proudly
For the Prince of Paradise plays here tonight
3. Bring your sheep bleating to this happy meeting
To hear how the lamb with the lion shall lie
It’s mooing and braying you’ll hear the song saying
The humble and lowly will be the most high
Let the horn of the herdsman be heard up in heaven
For the gates are flung open for all who come near
And the simplest of souls shall sing to infinity
Lift up and listen and you shall hear
4. The warmonger’s charger will thunder for freedom
The gun-maker’s furnace will dwindle and die
And muskets and sabers and swords shall be sundered
Surrendered to the sound that is sweeping the sky
And the shoes of the mighty shall dance to new measures
And the jackboots of generals shall jangle no more
As sister and brother and father and mother
Agree with each other the end to all war
5. As a candle can conquer the demons of darkness
As a flame can keep frost from the deepest of cold
So a song can give hope in the depths of all danger
And a line of pure melody soar in your soul
So sing your songs well and sing your songs sweetly
And swear that your singing it never shall cease
So the clatter of battle and drums of disaster
Be drowned in the sound of the pipes of peace
Haha, I posted the question a year ago, I have since got a copy of the music and the lyrics 😂