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WEXFORD CAROL

Tune Information

Title: WEXFORD CAROL
Meter: 8.8.8.8 D
Incipit: 51171 23455 43156
Key: E Major
Source: Irish folk melody
Copyright: Public Domain
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Texts

The Wexford Carol

Good people all, this Christmas time,
Consider well and bear in mind
What our good God for us has done,
In sending His belov&#;d Son.
With Mary holy we should pray
To God with love this Christmas Day;
In Bethlehem upon the morn
There was a blest Messiah born.

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The Wedding Feast

God gave us life, a heart of flesh

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Timeline

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Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • Easy Organ Library Volume 70
    Composer/Editor Douglas E. Wagner
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2021) pp. 60
  • The Sacred Organ Library Volume 10
    Composer/Editor George Emlen
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2021) pp. 37
  • The Organist Volume 124 Number 5 November December 2020: The Service Music Companion for the Church Organist
    Composer/Editors Carson Cooman; Douglas E. Wagner
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2020) pp. 26
  • The Sacred Organ Journal Volume 55 Number 2 November December 2020: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for Church Organists
    Composer/Editors Carson Cooman; George Emlen
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2020) pp. 11
  • Sounding Joy: Organ Settings for Christmas
    Composer/Editor Aaron Shows
    Published By: Augsburg Fortress (2017) pp. 23
  • Carols for Organ Volume 2: Easy Seasonal Expressions of Joy and Peace
    Composer/Editors Mark Hayes; Douglas E. Wagner
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2014) pp. 10
  • The Sacred Organ Folio No. 46
    Composer/Editor James Mansfield
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1993) pp. 27
  • The Sacred Organ Journal Volume 27 Number 2 November 1992: A Bi-Monthly Anthology for Church Organists
    Composer/Editor James Mansfield
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1992) pp. 27

Organ Solo: With Optional Instrument(s)

  • Reflections of Christmas: Quiet Carol Settings for Organ and Optional Flute
    Composer/Editor Lani Smith
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2015) pp. 31

Piano Solo

  • The Church Pianist Volume 31 Number 2 November December 2014: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Larry Shackley; Stan Pethel
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2014) pp. 32
  • Of the Father's Love Begotten: A Piano Solo Collection of 10 Carol Arrangements for the Christmas Season
    Composer/Editors Craig Courtney; Howard Helvey
    Published By: Beckenhorst Press, Inc. (2010) pp. 5
  • Emmanuel: Artful Piano Solos for Christmas
    Composer/Editor Mark Hayes
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (2006) pp. 24
  • Classic Carols
    Composer/Editor Larry Dalton
    Published By: Word Music Group, LLC (2003) pp. 29
  • Classic Carols: 10 Christmas Master Pieces for Solo Piano
    Composer/Editor Larry Dalton
    Published By: Word Music Group, LLC (2003) pp. 29
  • The Church Pianist Volume 13 Number 2 November December 1996: The Pianist's Companion for the Church Year
    Composer/Editors Hugh S. Livingston, Jr.; Samuel Wellman
    Published By: Lorenz Publishing Company (1996) pp. 24
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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #7259
Text: The Wexford Carol
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
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Instances

Instances (1 - 4 of 4)

Discipleship Ministries Collection #27

Discipleship Ministries Collection #27
Text

Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #321

Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #321
TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #7259

The Cyber Hymnal #7259

The New Century Hymnal #206

The New Century Hymnal #206
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