The Cambridge Carol Book/Past three a clock, and a cold frosty morning
XXV. PAST THREE A CLOCK, AND A COLD FROSTY MORNING
℟.Past three a clock,
And a cold frosty morning:
Past three a clock;
Good morrow, masters all!
1. ℣.Born is a Baby.
Gentle as may be,
Son of th' eternal
Father supernal. ℟.
℟.Past three a clock, etc,
2. ℣.Seraph quire singeth,
Angel bell ringeth:
Hark how they rime it,
Time it, and chime it. ℟.
3. ℣.Mid earth rejoices
Hearing such voices
Ne'ertofore só well
Carolling Nowell. ℟.
4. ℣.Hinds o'er the pearly
Dewy lawn early
Seek the high stranger
Laid in the manger. ℟.
5. ℣.Cheese from the dairy
Bring they for Mary,
And, not for money,
Butter and honey. ℟.
6. ℣.Light out of star-land
Leadeth from far land
Princes, to meet Him,
Worship and greet Him. ℟.
7. ℣.Myrrh from full coffer,
Incense they offer:
Nor is the golden
Nugget withholden. ℟.
8. ℣.Thus they: I pray you,
Up sirs, nor stay you
Till ye confess Him
Likewise, and bless Him. ℟.