Name: Behold Three Kings
Duration: P00H03M22S
Description: The melody for this carol has been lost to time. But Waddinge calls for “I doe not Love cause thou art faire”. I reckon that could well mean the Henry Lawes song “I Do Confess Th’art Smooth and Fair” (from his Select Musicall Ayres, 1652), and that is the tune we have here.

Behold Three Kings

from The Wexford Carols by Caitríona O'Leary

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The melody for this carol has been lost to time. But Waddinge calls for “I doe not Love cause thou art faire”. I reckon that could well mean the Henry Lawes song “I Do Confess Th’art Smooth and Fair” (from his Select Musicall Ayres, 1652), and that is the tune we have here.

lyrics

Behould three Kings come from the East Ledd by a star of stars the best
Which brought them where they did espy The King of Kings and saviour ly
With gould and myrh and frankencense They doe Adore this new born Prince.
It’s strange what did these three Kings see That might by them Adored be
A tender Babe layd on the ground
Yet they submit scepter and Crown.
Their gould their myrh, their frankencense For to Adore this new born Prince.
Then let us with those three Kings bring Our guifts unto this new born King Our Sense our will our wit our heart And all that e’re we can impart
Our gould, our myrh, our frankencense For to Adore this new born Prince.

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from The Wexford Carols, released November 18, 2014
Rosanne Cash, lead vocals - Caitríona O'Leary, John Smith, Graham Hopkins, backing vocals

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Caitriona O'Leary

Caitríona is known for her performances of Early Music and Traditional Irish song. She has recorded over twenty critically acclaimed albums. The Wexford Carols with Tom Jones, Rosanne Cash, and Rhiannon Giddens, reached #1 on Billboard.

She has performed at Royal Albert Hall, Lincoln Center, Radio City Music Hall, Halle Handel Festival, Beethovenfest Bonn, Utrecht Early Music Festival, etc. ... more

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