8 Lully Lulla Lullay Stopford

Lully, Lulla, Lullay by Philip W. J. Stopford, performed by Caritas Chamber Chorale at Trinity Presbyterian Church, East Brunswick, NJ on December 6, 2024, as part of their Christmas concert, "The World's Desire," presented for the benefit of the Adorno Fathers' African Mission.
Jennifer D'Armiento, solo
Video courtesy of Robert Sanderman
Barbara Sanderman, director
Text: 16th Century Traditional
Lully, lulla, Lully, lulla,
By, by, lully, lullay.
Lully, lulla, Thou little tiny child,
By, by, lully, lullay.
O sisters too, how may we do
For to preserve this day
This poor youngling for whom we sing,
By, by, lully, lullay.
Herod the king, in his raging,
Chargèd he hath this day
His men of might in his own sight
All young children to slay.
That woe is me, poor child, for thee
And ever morn and day
For thy parting neither say nor sing,
By, by, lully, lullay.