The Cowley Carol Book
George Ratcliffe Woodward, Mus. Doc.,
First Series, Expanded and Enlarged,
Preface To First Series
London: A. R. Mowbray & Co., Ltd., ca. 1902
Second Series,
Preface To Second Series
London: A. R. Mowbray & Co., Ltd., ca. 1912
A copy has been scanned and posted at the IMSLP-Petrucci Music Library: Cowley Carol Book.
Table Of Contents
The First Series
A Babe Is Born In Bethlehem - Version 3, #1
Blessed Be That Maid Marie, #2
Childing Of A Maiden Bright, #3
Christ Was Born on Christmas Day - Version 1, #4
Gabriel's Message Does Away - Version 2, #8
Good King Wenceslas, #10
Hail! Jesu Christ, Blessed For Aye, #11
In Dulci Jubilo - Woodward, #12 (First and Second Tunes)
In The Ending Of The Year, #13
Nowell! Nowell! Good News I Tell, #14 (First and Second Tunes)
Young And Old Must Raise The Lay, #15
O'er The Hill And O'er The Dale, #16 (O'er The Hill And O'er The Vale)
On The Birthday Of The Lord - Version 2, #17
Royal Day That Chasest Gloom, #18
There Came Three Kings (From Eastern Land), #20
The Son Of God Is Born For All, #21
To Us Is Born A Little Child - Version 2, #22
To Us Is Born A Little Child, #23
Today The Light Of Angels Bright, #24
Whom Of Old The Shepherds Praised, #26
Make We Joy Now In This Fest, #27
Earthly Friends Will Change And Falter, #28 (First and Second Tunes)
Up Good Christen Folk and Listen, #29
Here Is Joy For Every Age, #30
Sweet Was The Song The Virgin Sung, #31
Lo! A Wonder-star Doth Shine, #32
Hail! Babe, Of God The Very Son, #33
An Infant Lay Within A Shed, #34
Come, Rock The Cradle For Him, #35
Eastern Monarchs, Sages Three,#37
Would'st Thou Magnify The Story, #38
Ad cantum leticie, #40 (English lyrics: "Love and hope of heav'nly rest")
Touching Grace, We Princes Three, #41
Patrem parit filia, #42
Carols 43-59 relate to Easter;
Carols 63-65 relate to Ascension;
All are omitted from this listing.
The Second Series
A Virgin Most Pure, #66
Shepherds, In The Field Abiding, #68
To Bethlem Shepherd-brethren Ran, #69
Descend From Heav'n, Ye Angels, Come, #70
Psallite unigenito, #71
A Star Doth Bedizen, #72
Wo, Jesu, Is Me, #73
Of These Four Letters Sing Will I, #74
Through Gabriel His Message Mild, #75
Today Maiden Mary, Foretold By The Seer, #76
In Bethlehem City, On Christmas-day Morn, #77
Whom The Sire of Heavn Begot, #78
The Hymn For Conquering Martyrs Raise, #79
Welcome, Christmas, Welcome Here, #80
Iure plaudant omnia, #81
Saint Joseph, Meek And Mild, #82
Ah! Lord God, The World's Creator, #83
Bethlehem-Juda, 'Twas There On A Morn, #84
Whenas The Word Divine Had Found, #86
Joy! Joy! From Every Steeple, #87
There Joseph On His Sleeping Lay, #88
Listen, Lordings, Unto Me, #89
I Heard An Infant Weeping, #90
One Yule-night, As Abed I Lay, #91
Dawn Of Jacob's Star Inciteth, #92
Carols 93-102 relate to Passion-tide, Easter, and the Ascension; They are omitted from this listing.
Collections of Rev. George R. Woodward on this website include:
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The Hymns and Carols for Christmas-tide (London: H. Grice, 1897)
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The Cowley Carol Book for Christmas, Easter and Ascensiontide, First and Second Series (London: A. R. Mowbray & Co., Ltd, 1902, 1912 Revised and Expanded Edition) [this page]
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Songs of Syon (London: Schott & Co., Third Edition, 1908)
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An Italian Carol Book (London: The Faith Press, Ltd., 1920); co-edited with Charles Wood.
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The Babe of Bethlehem. Being Some Christmas Carols (Hillsgate Village, 1923)
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The Cambridge Carol-Book. Being Fifty-Two Songs For Christmas, Easter, And Other Seasons. (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1924); co-edited with Charles Wood. Please note that content is limited to Christmas-related carols or hymns.
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Photo Gallery from The Adoration of the Kings (London, Medici Society, 1924)
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