The Hymnal for Boys and Girls ‎#32

32. As I sat on a sunny bank

1 As I sat on a sunny bank,
On Christmas Day in the morning,
I spied three ships come sailing by,
On Christmas Day in the morning.

2 And who should be with those three ships
But Joseph and his fair lady!
O he did whistle, and she did sing,
On Christmas Day in the morning.

3 And all the bells on earth did ring,
On Christmas Day in the morning,
For joy that our Saviour he was born
On Christmas Day in the morning.

Text Information

• First Line: As I sat on a sunny bank
• Meter: L.M.
• Publication Date: 1935
• Topic: Christmas
• Source: Traditional

Tune Information

• Name: CHRISTMAS
• Harmonizer: Martin Shaw
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Harm. copyright by Martin Shaw. From "The Oxford Book of Carols" by permission of Oxford University Press