Text:Whence, O Shepherd Maiden?
Tune:D'OÙ VIENS TU, BERGÈRE

258. Whence, O Shepherd Maiden?

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.

Text Information
First Line: Whence, O shepherd maiden, whence came you?
Title: Whence, O Shepherd Maiden?
Meter: 9.9.6.5.6.5.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1993
Topic: Jewish and Christian Teachings: Christmas
Source: 17th cent. French Canadian carol
Tune Information
Name: D'OÙ VIENS TU, BERGÈRE
Meter: 9.9.6.5.6.5.
Key: G Major or modal
Source: 17th cent. French Canadian carol



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