X:620070
T:GB/6b/7 On Christmas Night
T:Version 2 of 2
C:Sung by Mrs Cranstone, Billingshurst, Sussex, June 1907
C:Collected by GSK Butterworth
F:http://archives.vwml.org/record/GB/6b/7
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/4
M:6/4
Q:"(Editorial suggestion)" 1/4=140
K:Cmix
C | D2 (C D) E F | G2 G D2 C | D2 C (D E) F | G2 G D3 |
G2 B A3 | G3 (F E) D | G2 G C2 C | D E F E2 D | C3-C2 |]
W:
W:1. On Christmas night all Christians sing
W:To hear what news the angels bring.
W:News of great joy and news of mirth,
W:News of our merciful Saviour's birth.
W:
W:2. There's kings of kings, of earth and heaven,
W:There's kings of angels and of men.
W:Angels and men with joy may sing,
W:To hear what news the angels bring.
W:
W:3. For out of darkness we have light,
W:Which makes all Christians sing this night.
W:Pris'ners all in their chains rejoice,
W:To hear the echo of a voice.
W:
%%text Editorial notes: The tune is identical to that of GB/7a/57; see also GB/6a/126. 
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%%text For words to this carol see GB/6b/6. 
%%text Collector's notes: The words belong to the first version. Mrs. Cranstone could only remember fragments.