Shepherd's Song

Fifty Christmas Poems for Children, by Florence B. Hyett, [1923], at sacred-texts.com

SHEPHERD'S SONG

AS I rode out this enderes' night,
Of three jolly shepherds I saw a sight
And all about their fold a star shone bright;
They sang, Terli, terlow;
So merrily the shepherds their pipes can blow.

Down from heaven, from heaven so high,
Of angels there came a great company.
With mirth, and joy, and great solemnity
They sang, Terli, terlow;
So merrily the shepherds their pipes can blow.

--OLD SONG