St Salvator's Chapel Choir - Down in yon forest

Down in yon forest there stands a hall:
The bells of paradise, I heard them ring:
It's covered all over with purple and pall
And I love my Lord Jesus above anything.

In that hall there stands a bed:
The bells of paradise, I heard them ring:
It's covered all over with scarlet so red:
And I love my Lord Jesus above anything.

At the bed-side there lies a stone:
The bells of paradise, I heard them ring:
Which the sweet Virgin Mary knelt upon:
And I love my Lord Jesus above anything.

Under that bed there runs a flood:
The bells of paradise, I heard them ring:
The one half runs water, the other half blood:
And I love my Lord Jesus above anything.

At the bed's foot there grows a thorn:
The bells of paradise, I heard them ring:
Which ever blows blossom since he was born:
And I love my Lord Jesus above anything.

Over that bed the moon shines bright:
The bells of paradise, I heard them ring:
Denoting our Saviour was born this night:
And I love my Lord Jesus above anything.

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Traditional English

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Lyrics © ESTATE OF JEAN RITCHIE PICKOW

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