Bethlehem Down

Peter Warlock, Bruce Blunt

"When He is King we will give Him a King's gifts,
Myrrh for its sweetness, and gold for a crown,
Beautiful robes", said the young girl to Joseph,
Fair with her first-born on Bethlehem Down.

Bethlehem Down is full of the starlight,
Winds for the spices, and stars for the gold,
Mary for sleep, and for lullaby music,
Songs of a shepherd by Bethlehem fold.

When He is King they will clothe Him in grave-sheets,
Myrrh for embalming, and wood for a crown,
He that lies now in the white arms of Mary,
Sleeping so lightly on Bethlehem Down

Here He has peace and a short while for dreaming,
Close-huddled oxen to keep him from cold,
Mary for love, and for lullaby music,
Songs of a shepherd by Bethlehem Down.

Trivia about the song Bethlehem Down by Sting

When was the song “Bethlehem Down” released by Sting?
The song Bethlehem Down was released in 2009, on the album “If On a Winter's Night...”.
Who composed the song “Bethlehem Down” by Sting?
The song “Bethlehem Down” by Sting was composed by Peter Warlock, Bruce Blunt.

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