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Wexford Carol
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Aug 27, 2026 updated
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Katherine Jenkins performs the traditional Wexford Carol, a Christmas hymn that retells the nativity story. The lyrics call listeners to reflect on God's gift of His Son, describe Mary and Joseph seeking shelter, and recount the angels' announcement to the shepherds. The shepherds then find the newborn Jesus in a manger, and the song concludes by urging everyone to remember God's love at Christmas. It is a reverent, joyful carol that emphasizes the humble circumstances of Christ's birth and the peace He brings.
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Good people all, this Christmas time,
Consider well and bear in mind
What our good God for us has done,
In sending His beloved Son.
With Mary holy we should pray
To God with love this Christmas Day:
In Bethlehem upon that morn
There was a blessed Messiah born.
The night before that happy tide,
The noble Virgin and her guide
Were long time seeking up and down
To find a lodging in the town.
But mark right well what came to pass
From every door repelled, alas,
As one foretold, their refuge all
Was but a humble ox's stall.
Near Bethlehem did shepherds keep
Their flocks of lambs and feeding sheep;
To whom God's angels did appear,
Which put the shepherds in great fear.
"Prepare and go," the angels said,
"To Bethlehem, be not afraid;
For there you'll find, this happy morn,
A princely Babe, sweet Jesus born."
With thankful heart and joyful mind,
The shepherds went the Babe to find,
And as God's angel had foretold,
They did our Saviour Christ behold.
Within a manger He was laid,
And by his side the Virgin Maid,
Attending on the Lord of Life
Who came on earth to end all strife.
Good people all, this Christmas time,
Consider well and bear in mind
What our good God for us has done,
In sending His beloved Son.