A Good Christmas Box
Containing a choice collection of Christmas Carols
Dudley: G. Walters, 1847
Reprinted Michael Raven, 2007
The very influential Staffordshire chapbook of 58 carols published in 1847. It contained a number of carols that were first published here, including a number of those on William Hone's list of 89 Christmas Carols now annually Printed (Ancient Mysteries Described, Chapter 3, 1823). Mr. Walters — a printer, stationer, bookseller, music-seller, etc. — was well known for publishing Broadsides, and specialised in ornate carol sheets.
"Page" refers to the number in the reprint, while "Original Page" refers to the 1847 volume.
| A Good Christmas Box Part One | |||
| Page | Original Page |
Title | First Line |
| 8 | 5 | The Five and Twentieth of December | Upon the five and twentieth of December |
| 8 | 7 | The Sinner's Dream | One night as slumbering I lay |
| 9 | 9 | Christ's Love For Sinners | This second carol here I sing |
| 10 | 13 | Shepherds Rejoice | Shepherds rejoice, lift up your eyes |
| 10 | 14 | New Year's Carol | Awake, awake ye drowsy souls |
| 12 | 17 | The Virgin Unspotted | The virgin unspotted the prophets foretold |
| 13 | 18 | Truth Sent From Above | This is the truth sent from above |
| 14 | 21 | Fountain of Christ's Blood | There is a fountain of Christ's blood |
| 14 | 23 | The Birth of Christ | Hark, Hark! what news the Angels bring |
| 15 | 24 | O, Fair Jerusalem | O fair, O fair Jerusalem! |
| 15 | 27 | Mirth Inclined or The Sinner's Redemption | All you that are to mirth inclin'd |
| 18 | 31 | The Twelve Apostles | When Jesus Christ had lived |
| 18 | 33 | Joyful Mirth | Let Christians now in joyful mirth |
| 19 | 35 | Away Dark Thoughts | Away dark thoughts, awake my joys |
| 19 | 37 | Righteous Joseph | When righteous Joseph wedded was |
| 19 | 38 | The Saviour's Birth | Hark! Hark! What news the angels bring |
| 20 | 39 | Star of Bethlehem | Lo! The Eastern magi rise |
| 20 | 41 | The Nativity | While shepherds watch'd their flocks by night |
| 20 | 42 | Christmas Night | On Christmas night true Christians sing |
| 21 | 43 | The Holy Well | As it fell out one May morning |
| 23 | 45 | God's Dear Son | God's dear Son without beginning |
| 24 | 48 | Herald Angels | Hark! The herald angels sing |
| 24 | 49 | Dives and Lazarus | As it fell upon a day |
| 25 | 52 | The Sunny Bank | As I sat on a sunny bank |
| 25 | 53 | Rising of the Dead | O faithless proud and sinful man |
| 27 | 57 | The Holly and the Ivy | The holly and the ivy, | Now both are well grown |
| 27 | 58 | Coleman's Carol | Good Christian people pray attend |
| 29 | 62 | The Saviour's Love | Thus have your heard and seen our Saviour's love |
| A Good Christmas Box Part Two | |||
| 34 | 67 | The Twelve Articles | One God there is of wisdom, glory, might |
| 34 | 69 | David's Royal Son | Of all the wonders and delights |
| 35 | 70 | The Babe of Bethlehem | The babe of Bethlehem's manger laid |
| 35 | 71 | The Little Room, First Part | As on my bed with grief oppressed |
| 36 | 75 | The Man That Lives Must Learn To Die | The man that lives must learn to die |
| 37 | 76 | Twelve Points | My gift is small, a dozen of points |
| 38 | 79 | Behold The Grace Appears | Behold the grace appears |
| 38 | 80 | Old Christmas Hymn | Arise, and hail the sacred day |
| 39 | 82 | The Shepherds Amazed | The shepherds amazed, the angels beheld |
| 39 | 83 | God Rest You Merry Gentlemen | God Rest You Merry Gentlemen |
| 39 | 85 | The Moon Shines Bright | The moon shines bright, the stars give light |
| 40 | 87 | You Mortals All, or Christ's Love to Penitent Sinners | Your mortals all of high and low degree |
| 42 | 91 | Lift Up Your Heads | Lift up your heads in joyful hope |
| 43 | 92 | The Black Decree | Let Christians all with one accorde rejoice |
| 44 | 96 | Sweet Jesus | On Christmas day in the morn |
| 45 | 98 | Joseph and Mary | Now when Joseph and Mary |
| 46 | 101 | The Carnal and the Crane | As I pass'd by a river side |
| 48 | 105 | The Creation of the World | All Christian people pray attend |
| 51 | 103 | Christmas Hymn | High let us swell our tuneful notes |
| 51 | 114 | The Little Room, Second Part | Another mystery behold |
| 53 | 115 | Melodious Sound | Once more the sweet melodious sound |
| 53 | 116 | Jacob's Well | At Jacob's well a Stranger sought |
| 53 | 117 | The Infant Stranger [the first six verses] | Lo! He comes, an infant stranger |
| 54 | 118 | The Seven Virgins, or The Leaves Of Life | All under the leaves, and the leaves of life |
| 56 | 120 | The New-born King | Angels from the realms of glory |
| 56 | 121 | The Star of the East | Brightest and best of the sons of the morning |
| 56 | 122 | The Golden Harp | Hark! what mean those holy voices |
| 57 | 123 | The Twinkling Stars | Veil your bright heads ye twinkling stars |
| 57 | 124 | Christians, Awake! | Christians Awake! salute the happy morn |
| 58 | 126 | The Holly Bough | The cheerful days of Spring are fine |
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