Down in Yon Forest
"Down in Yon Forest" (or "Down in Yon Forrest"), also known as "All Bells in Paradise" and "Castleton Carol," is a traditional English Christmas carol dating to the Renaissance era, ultimately deriving from the anonymous Middle English poem known today as the Corpus Christi Carol.
Lyrics
1. Down in yon forest be a hall,Sing May, Queen May, sing Mary!
‘Tis coverlided over with purple and pall.
Sing all good men for the new-born Baby!
2. Oh in that hall is a pallet bed,
Sing May, Queen May, sing Mary!
‘Tis stained with blood like cardinal red.
Sing all good men for the new-born Baby!
3. And at that pallet is a stone
Sing May, Queen May, sing Mary!
On which the Virgin did atone
Sing all good men for the new-born Baby!
4. Under that Hall is a gushing flood
Sing May, Queen May, sing Mary!
From Christ’s own side ’tis water and blood.
Sing all good men for the new-born Baby!
5. Beside that bed a shrub tree grows,
Sing May, Queen May, sing Mary!
Since He was born it blooms and blows.
Sing all good men for the new-born Baby!
6. Oh, on that bed a young Squire sleeps,
Sing May, Queen May, sing Mary!
His wounds are sick, and see, he weeps.
Sing all good men for the new-born Baby!
7. Oh hail yon Hall were none can sin,
Sing May, Queen May, sing Mary!
Cause it’s gold outside and silver within,
Sing all good men for the new-born Baby!