The Snow In The Street Lyrics

1. From far away we come to you,
The snow on the street and the wind on the door.
To tell of great tidings strange and true.
Minstrels and maids stand forth on the floor:

[Refrain]
From far away we come to you,
To tell of great tidings, strange and true.

2. For as we wandered far and wide,
The snow on the street and the wind on the door.
What hap do you deem there should us betide?
Minstrels and maids stand forth on the floor:

3. Under a bent when the night was deep,
The snow on the street and the wind on the door.
There lay three shepherds tending their sheep.
Minstrels and maids stand forth on the floor:

4. "O ye shepherds what have you seen,
The snow on the street and the wind on the door.
To slay your sorrow and heal your teen?"
Minstrels and maids stand forth on the floor:

5. "In an ox-stall this night we saw
The snow on the street and the wind on the door.
A Babe and a Maid without a flaw.
Minstrels and maids stand forth on the floor:

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