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[The boar's head in hand bear I]

Appears in 5 hymnals Incipit: 51117 15344 64551 Used With Text: Boar's Head Carol

Appears in 5 hymnals First Line: The boar's head in hand bear I Refrain First Line: Caput apri defero Lyrics: 1. The boar's head in hand bear I, Bedecked with bays and rosemary, And I pray you, my masters, be merry, Quot estis in convivio. Refrain: Caput apri defero, Reddens laudes Domino. 2. The boar's head, as I understand, Is the bravest dish in all the land, Which, thus bedecked with a gay garland, Let us servire cantico. (Refrain:) 3. Our steward hath provided this, in honour of the King of bliss, which on this day to be servèd is in Reginensi Atrio. (Refrain:) Used With Tune: [The boar's head in hand bear I] Text Sources: Traditional

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Boar's Head Carol

Hymnal: The Oxford Book of Carols #19 (1928) First Line: The boar's head in hand bear I Refrain First Line: Caput apri defero Tune Title: [The boar's head in hand bear I]

The Boar's Head Carol

Hymnal: Carols of Christmas #55 (1946) First Line: The boar's head in hand bear I Refrain First Line: Caput apri defero Languages: English Tune Title: [The boar's head in hand bear I]

The Boar's Head Carol

Hymnal: The Cambridge Hymnal #144 (1967) First Line: The boar's head in hand bear I Refrain First Line: Caput apri defero Topics: Christmas Tune Title: [The boar's head in hand bear I]

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Elizabeth Poston

1905 - 1987 Person Name: E. P. Arranger of "[The boar's head in hand bear I]" in The Cambridge Hymnal Elizabeth Poston (24 October 1905 – 18 March 1987) was an English composer, pianist, and writer. See more in: Wikipedia