Christmas Carol Sing-Along · Epiphany
As with Gladness Men of Old
Get ready for Christmas. Practise the carols at home, in your own time, on your own or with family and friends. First hear it, then sing it.
1 Listen
Let the choir sing it to you. Follow the music and the words.
2 Sing
Now it’s your turn. The organ plays, and the gold note shows the way.
Words by William Chatterton Dix, around 1859. The tune is by Conrad Kocher, 1838, shortened by William Henry Monk in 1861.
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William Chatterton Dix, born in Bristol in 1837, wrote these words around 1859 while recovering from an illness. Taking the wise men of St Matthew's Gospel, he turned their journey, worship and gifts into a prayer for our own.
More about this carolThe full lyric video and its history