VocalEssence Chorus & Ensemble Singers; Lynne Aspnes, harp

The Shepherd and the King, The Angel and the Ass, They heard Sweet Mary sing When her joy was come to pass; They heard Sweet Mary sing To the Baby on her knee. Sing again, Sweet Mary, And we will sing with thee! Earth, bear a berry! Heaven bear a light! Man, make you merry On Christmas Night. The Oxen in the stall, The Sheep upon the hill, They are waking all To hear Sweet Mary still. The Baby is a Child And the Child is running free. Sing again, Sweet Mary ... The People in the land, So many million strong, All silently do stand To hear Sweet Mary’s song. The Child He is a man, And the Man hangs on a tree. Sing again, Sweet Mary ... The Stars that are so old, The Grass that is so young, They listen in the cold To hear Sweet Mary’s tongue. The Man’s the Son of God, And in heaven walketh He. Sing again, Sweet Mary ... Eleanor Farjeon