As Joseph was a-walking he heard an Angel sing
This night shall be the birth time of Christ the heavenly kingAs Joseph was a-walking he heard an Angel sing
This night shall be the birth time of Christ the heavenly kingHe neither shall be borned in housen nor in hall
Nor in the place of paradise but in an ox's stallHe neither shall be clothed in purple nor in pall
But in fair white linen as usen babies allHe neither shall be rocked in silver nor in gold
But in a wooden cradle that rocks upon the moldHe neither shall be christen'd in white wine nor in red
But in the fair spring water with which we were christenedHe neither shall be borned in housen nor in hall
Nor in the place of paradise but in an ox's stallAs Joseph was a-walking he heard the angel sing
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