Good King Wenceslas [Complete Hymn with Lyrics]

The hymn entitled ‘Good King Wenceslas‘ is one of the popular Catholic Christmas hymns which is used in Christian communities during worship within the Christmas season. Catholic faithful use this hymn for Holy Mass and other liturgical celebrations. You will find below the lyrics of this hymn.

Good King Wenceslas Lyrics

1. Good King Wenceslas look out on the feast of Stephen, when the snow lay round about, deep, and crisp, and even: brightly shone the moon that night though the frost was cruel, when poor man came in sight, gath’ring winter fuel.

2. “Hinther, page, and stand by me, if thou know’st it, telling, younder peasant, who is he, where and what his dwelling? “sire, he lives a good league hence, underneath the mountain, right against the forest fence, by saint Agnes’ fountain”.

3. “Bring me flesh and bring me wine, bring me pine logs hither: thou and I will see him dine, when we bring them thither.” page and monarch forth they went forth they went together; though the rude wind’s wild lament, and the bitter weather.

4. “Sire, the night is darker now, and the wind blows stronger; fails my heart, I know not how; I can go no longer.” “Mark my footsteps, good my page tread thou in them bold; thou shalt find the winters range freeze thy blood less cordly.”

5. In this master’s steps he trod. Where the snow lay dinted; heat was in the very sod which the saint had printed. Therefore, Christian men, be sure, wealth or rank possessing, ye who now will bless the poor, shall yourselves find blessing.

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