The Villagers of Châtres
Green Matthews
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The villagers of Châtres and those of Montlhery
Upon this glorious night rejoiced and sang with glee
For Jesus Christ was born, as told in song and fable
And in a manger then was laid
Between the ox and ass where they
Stood in a lowly stable
The angels to the fields came in a shining throng
And to the shepherds told glad tidings with their song
That in a byre mean the Son of God was lying
The offspring of a virgin womb
Who from above to Earth had come
To save all men from dying
They left their flocks and took their bagpipes and their shawms
To where the angels said the Son of God was born
And lustily they sang and played a merry bourrée
Upon their way across the moor
Until at last they stood before
The stable where the child lay
And from the hamlet of Saint-Germain close beside
There came the village band across the countryside
And as they came upon the stable and the manger
They joined the shepherds' pipes and shawms
With drums and trumpets, fifes and horns
To hail the Holy Stranger
And then came Father John, the vicar of Églis
Who brought a cask of wine to make us all merry
And with him came his schoolboys who in perfect chorus
Sang out a hymn of welcoming
To Jesus Christ the new-born King
Born on this blest night for us.