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2 CHRIS SQUIRE’s Swiss Choir CHRIS SQUIRE’s Swiss Choir 11 1. Adam Lay Ybounden (Music: Boris Ord, additional arr. Squire/ Johnson / Stone Ghost Music/ Words: English, 15th Century) Copyright Novello & Co Ltd. 1957 2. I Saw Three Ships (English Traditional, arr. Squire /Johnson) Stone Ghost Music 3. O Come O Come Emmanuel (Music: French, 15th Century, arr. Squire /Johnson / Stone Ghost Music) Words: From the ‘Great O Antiphons’ (12-13 C.) tr. J M Neale) 4. Silent Night/ Night of Silence BarItone solo by Chris Squire (Silent Night: Gruber/ Mohr, arr. Squire /Johnson / Stone Ghost Music / Night of Silence: Daniel Kantor) Copyright GIA Publications Inc. 1984 5. Ding Dong Merrily On High (Music: French 16th Century, arr. Squire /Johnson / Stone Ghost Music Words: G R Woodward) 6. The Three Kings Baritone solo by Chris Squire (Music: Peter Cornelius/ arr. Ivor Atkins, additional arr Squire/ Johnson / Stone Ghost Music Words: Cornelius/ Nicolai, tr. H N Bate) Copyright Oxford University Press 1930, renewed 1958 7. Sans Day Carol (English Traditional, arr Squire /Johnson) Stone Ghost Music 8. Personent Hodie (Music: German, 1360. arr. Gustav Holst, additional arrangement Squire/Johnson / Stone Ghost Music Words: from Piae Cantiones, 1582) Copyright Gustav Holst 1924, J Curwen & Sons Ltd 9. Sussex Carol (English Traditional, arr. Squire /Johnson/ Jackman) Stone Ghost Music 10.Gaudete (Piae Cantiones, 1582, arr. Squire /Johnson) Stone Ghost Music 11.In The Bleak Midwinter Soprano solo by Amy George/Tenor solo by Chris Squire (Music: Harold Darke. Words: Christina Rossetti) Copyright Stainer & Bell Ltd 1911 12.Past 3 O’Clock (English Traditional, arr. Squire /Johnson/ Jackman) Stone Ghost Music 13.Run With The Fox (Squire/ White/ Sinfield) Squire/ Warner Bros. Music/ Paper Music CTP Template: CD_DPS1 COLOURS Compact Disc Booklet: Double Page Spread CYAN MAGENTA Customer YELLOW Catalogue No. 5060115510134 BLACK Job Title Chris Squire Page Nos. 10/3
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Produced and arranged by Chris Squire and Gerard Johnson Recorded and mixed by Greg Jackman Assistant engineer: Mark Neary Guitars recorded by Roger King Except Run With The Fox: Orchestrated by Andrew Pryce Jackman Additional vocal arrangement: Gerard Johnson Recording Engineer: Nigel Luby Mix Engineer: Greg Jackman Produced by Chris Squire and Alan White Recorded in Chelsea, Twickenham and Purley, September/ October 2007 Bass, Vocals: Chris Squire Guitars: Steve Hackett Keyboards: Gerard Johnson Drums: Jeremy Stacey Drums on Run With The Fox: Alan White Choir: The English Baroque Choir, Conductor: Jeremy Jackman Soprano Solo (In The Bleak Midwinter): Amy George Aditional Vocals (Gaudete): Laura Macara Special thanks to Scotland Squire at Stone Ghost Entertainment This album is dedicated to my dear friend Andrew Pryce Jackman Cover and interior paintings by Alan Giana and Pam Giana Graphic Communication & Studio Photography: Hugh Gilmour www.gilmourdesign.co.uk Warning: This disc contains no recordings of actual Swiss Choirs www.stoneghost-ent.com www.chrissquire.net www.myspace.com/limerecords www.myspace.com/limerecordscom www.limerecords.com CTP Template: CD_DPS1 COLOURS Compact Disc Booklet: Double Page Spread CYAN MAGENTA Customer YELLOW Catalogue No. 5060115510134 BLACK Job Title Chris Squire Page Nos. 4/9
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Adam Lay Ybounden O they sailed into Bethlehem Light out of star-land Won or lost before begun On Christmas day, on Christmas day Leadeth from far land While we thrive on mass confusion Adam lay ybounden O they sailed into Bethlehem Princes, to meet him Thus we walk before we run Bounden in a bond On Christmas day in the morning Worship and greet him Four thousand winter Run with the fox Thought he not too long And all the bells on earth shall ring Myrrh from full coffer Into the wind And all was for an apple On Christmas day, on Christmas day Incense they offer On to the dawn of tomorrow An apple that he took And all the bells on earth shall ring Nor is the golden Run with the fox As clerkes finden On Christmas day in the morning Nugget withholden. Into the wild Written in their book Thus they: I pray you Into the wild and the cold Ne had the apple taken been And all the angels in heav’n shall sing Up sirs, nor stay you Beware of the rocks The apple taken been On Christmas day, on Christmas day Till ye confess him And be prepared Ne had never our ladie And all the angels in heav’n shall sing Likewise and bless him. Prepare, for love finally grows A-been heav’ne queen On Christmas day in the morning Blessed be the time It’s in the air that I breathe Let us live to tell our story That apple taken was And all the souls on earth shall sing And in the way that I see this Christmas Here on earth and out in space Therefore we moun singen On Christmas day, on Christmas day It’s in the air that I breathe Forward on the road to glory Deo gratias! And all the souls on e arth shall sing And in the way that I see this Christmas History records the chase On Christmas day in the morning Have yourselves that certain Christmas I Saw Three Ships Run With The Fox Eat, be glad, and drink the wine Then let us all rejoice, Amen Now the season, now the question Leave your sadness by the river I saw three ships come sailing in On Christmas day, on Christmas day Time to breathe, a moment’s grace Giving love and given time On Christmas day, on Christmas day Then let us all rejoice, Amen For the hunter and the hunted I saw three ships come sailing in On Christmas day in the morning Taking time to break the pace Across the ice of frozen lakes On Christmas day in the morning Are you hopeful? Are you haunted Run with the fox By the ghosts of Christmas past? Along the lanes a lover takes And what was in those ships all three? O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Face the future undaunted Run with the fox On Christmas day, on Christmas day Step aside or take your chance Beneath a moon, a Christmas moon And what was in those ships all three? O come, O come, Emmanuel Run with the fox On Christmas day in the morning And ransom captive Israel Run with the fox And sing a tune, a dreamer’s tune That mourns in lonely exile here Into the wind Run with the fox Our Savior Christ and His lady Until the Son of God appear On to the dawn of tomorrow Across the bridge of many ways On Christmas day, on Christmas day Run with the fox Run with the fox Our Savior Christ and His lady Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Into the wild On to the plains where dreamers play On Christmas day in the morning Shall come to thee, O Israel. Into the wild and the cold Run with the fox Beware of the rocks Pray whither sailed those ships all three,? O come thou wisdom from on high And be prepared On Christmas day, on Christmas day And order all things mightily Prepare, for love comes and goes Pray whither sailed those ships all three? To us the path of knowledge show Run with the fox On Christmas day in the morning And teach us in her ways to go Every year the revolution CTP Template: CD_DPS1 COLOURS Compact Disc Booklet: Double Page Spread CYAN MAGENTA Customer YELLOW Catalogue No. 5060115510134 BLACK Job Title Chris Squire Page Nos. 8/5
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This is the time of grace that we have wished for The ox and ass and camel O come, O come, Thou Lord of might Spirit among us, shine like the star Let us devoutly offer joyous songs which adore Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai’s height Your light that guides shepherds and kings from afar In ancient times did’st give the Law Shimmer in the sky so empty, lonely God is made man, nature marvels What can I give him In cloud, and majesty and awe. Rising in the warmth of your Son’s love The world is renewed through the reign of Christ Poor as I am? Star unknowing of night and day If I were a shepherd O come, thou day-spring, come and cheer Spirit, we wait for your loving Son The closed gate of Ezechiel has been traversed I would bring a lamb Our spirits by thine advent here From which the light arises, bringing salvation If I were a wise man Disperse the gloomy clouds of night Silent night, holy night I would do my part And death’s dark shadows put to flight Son of God, love’s pure light Therefore our assembly now sings in the wilderness Yet what I can I give Him — Radiant beams from Thy holy face Blessed be the Lord: Greetings to our King) Give my heart Silent Night/ Night of Silence With the dawn of redeeming grace Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth Silent night, holy night Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth Past Three O’Clock All is calm, all is bright In The Bleak Mid-Winter Past three o’clock Round yon virgin mother and child Ding Dong Merrily On High And a cold frosty morning Holy Infant so tender and mild In the bleak midwinter Sleep in heavenly peace Ding dong merrily on high Frosty wind made moan Past three o’clock Good morrow masters all Sleep in heavenly peace In heav’n the bells are ringing Earth stood hard as iron Ding dong! verily the sky Water like a stone Silent night, holy night! Is riv’n with angel singing Snow had fallen Born is a baby, Gentle as may be Shepherds quake at the sight Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis! Snow on snow Glories stream from heaven afar Snow on snow Son of the Eternal Father supernal Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia! E’en so here below, below In the bleak midwinter Christ, the Saviour is born Let steeple bells be swungen Long ago Seraph choir singeth Angel bell ringeth Christ, the Saviour is born And “Io, io, io!” Hark how they rhyme it By priest and people sungen Our God, heaven cannot hold him Night of Silence Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis! Nor earth sustain Time it and chime it! Heaven and earth shall flee away Mid earth rejoices Cold are the people, winter of life Pray you, dutifully prime When he comes to reign We tremble in darkness this cold endless night Your matin chime, ye ringers In the bleak midwinter Hearing such voices Ne’ertofore so well Frozen in the snow lie roses sleeping May you beautifully rime A stable place sufficed Flowers that will echo the sunrise Your evetime song, ye singers The Lord God incarnate Carolling nowell! Hinds o’er the pearly Fire of hope is our only warmth Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis! Jesus Christ Weary, its flame will be dying soon Dewy lawn early Three Kings from Persian lands afar Enough for him, whom cherubim Seek the high stranger Laid in a manager Voice in the distance, call in the night Worship night and day On wind you enfold us, you speak of the light Three kings from Persian lands afar A breast full of milk Gentle on the ear you whisper softly To Jordan follow the pointing star And a manger full of hay Cheese from the dairy Bring they for Mary Rumours of a dawn so embracing And this the quest of the travellers three Enough for him, whom angels Breathless love awaits darkened souls Where the new-born King of the Jews may be Fall down before And, not for money Butter and honey Soon we will know of the morning Full royal gifts they bear for the King CTP Template: CD_DPS1 COLOURS Compact Disc Booklet: Double Page Spread CYAN MAGENTA Customer YELLOW Catalogue No. 5060115510134 BLACK Job Title Chris Squire Page Nos. 6/7
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Gold, incense, myrrh are their offering Sans Day Carol Parvulum inquirunt Then why should men on earth be so sad Bethlehem adeunt Since our Redeemer made us glad? How brightly shines the morning star! Stellulam sequendo Then why should men on earth be so sad With grace and truth from heaven afar Now the holly bears a berry as white as the milk Ipsum adorando Since our Redeemer made us glad? Our Jesse tree now bloweth And Mary bore Jesus who was wrapped up in Aurum, thus, et myrrham ei offerendo When from our sin he set us free silk All for to gain our liberty Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern Omnes clericuli Voll Gnad’ und Wahrheit von dem Herrn And Mary bore Jesus Christ our Saviour for to be Pariter pueri When sin departs before His grace Die süße Wurzel Jesse! And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly Cantent ut angeli Then life and health come in its place Holly! Holly! Advenisti mundo When sin departs before His grace The star shines out with a steadfast ray And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly Laudes tibi fundo Then life and health come in its place The kings to Bethlehem make their way Ideo gloria in excelsis Deo Angels and men with joy may sing And there in worship they bend the knee Now the holly bears a berry as green as the All for to see the new-born King As Mary’s child in her lap they see grass (Translation - Today the voices of boys resound Their royal gifts they show to the King And Mary bore Jesus who died on the cross Joyfully praising him who is born for us All out of darkness we have light Gold, incense, myrrh are their offering Given by almighty God, from the womb of a virgin Which made the angels sing this night All out of darkness we have light Of Jacob’s stem and David’s line Now the holly bears a berry as black as the coal He was born into the world, Which made the angels sing this night For thee, my bridegroom, King divine And Mary bore Jesus who died for us all wrapped in swaddling clothes “Glory to God and peace to men My soul with love o’erfloweth. Laid in a manger in the animals’ stable, Now and for evermore, Amen!” Now the holly bears a berry, as blood is it red Lord of the heavens. Gaudete Du Sohn Davids aus Jakobs Stamm And Mary bore Jesus who rose from the dead The prince who robs hell of its trophies Mein König und mein Bräutigam Gaudete! gaudete! Christus est natus Hast mir mein Herz besessen Three wise men came looking for the little one Ex Maria Virgine: Gaudete! Personent Hodie They arrived at Bethlehem following a star and Thy word, Jesu, inly feeds us adored him Tempus adest gratiae, hoc quod optabamus Rightly leads us, life bestowing Personent hodie Gold, incense and myrrh they offered him Carmina laetitiae devote redamus Praise, O praise such love o’erflowing Voces puerulae Laudantes iucunde Let all clerics along with the boys sing like angels Thou child of man, lo, to Bethlehem Qui nobis est natus Deus homo factus est, natura mirante ‘You have come into the world, I pour out praises to Mundus renovatus est a Christo regnante The kings are travelling, travel with them! Summo Deo datus you’ The star of mercy, the star of grace Et de virgineo ventre procreatus And in the same way give glory to God in the highest) Shall lead thy heart to its resting place Ezechiellis porta clausa pertransitur Gold, incense, myrrh thou canst not bring In mundo nascitur Sussex Carol Unde lux est orta, salus invenitur Offer thy heart to the infant King Pannis involvitur Offer thy heart On Christmas night all Christians sing Praesepi ponitur To hear the news the angels bring Ergo nostra contio psallat iam in lustro Stabulo brutorum On Christmas night all Christians sing Benedicat Domino: salus Regi nostro Rector supernorum To hear the news the angels bring Perdidit spolia princeps infernorum News of great joy, news of great mirth, (Translation - Rejoice! Rejoice! News of our merciful King’s birth Christ is born of the Virgin Mary: Rejoice! Magi tres venerunt