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Whence, O Shepherd Maiden?

Whence, O shepherd maiden, whence came you?

Author: J. M. Gibbon
Tune: D'OÙ VIENS TU, BERGÈRE
Published in 6 hymnals

Representative Text

1 Whence, O shepherd maiden, whence came you?
Whence, O shepherd maiden, whence came you?
I come from the manger, walking on my way,
nothing ever stranger seen within my day.

2 What saw you there, maiden, what saw you?
What saw you there, maiden, what saw you?
I saw lying cradled there a tiny child,
in the new straw huddled, softly it was piled.

3 Nothing more then, maiden, nothing more?
Nothing more then, maiden, nothing more?
Mary, holy mother, nursing babe at breast,
Joseph, holy father, with the cold oppressed.

Source: Singing the Living Tradition #258

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First Line: Whence, O shepherd maiden, whence came you?
Title: Whence, O Shepherd Maiden?
Author: J. M. Gibbon
Meter: 9.9.6.5.6.5
Source: 17th cent. French Canadian carol
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
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Singing the Living Tradition #258

Singing the Living Tradition #258
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