Good King Wenceslas chords by Chaise Lounge
Verse 1
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Good King Wenceslas
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looked out on the Feast of Stephen
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When the snow lay round about,
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deep and crisp and even
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Brightly shone the moon that night,
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though the frost was cruel
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When a poor man came in side,
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Gathering winter's fumes.
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Hither, page, and stand by me,
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If thou know'st it, tell me,
Yonder peasant, who is he?
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Where and what his dwelling?
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Sire, he lives a goodly kins
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Underneath the mountain
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Right against the forest fence
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By St. Agnes' fountain
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Bring me flesh and bring me
wine,
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Bring me pine logs hither,
Thou and I will see him dine,
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when we bear him thither.
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Page and monarch, forth they went,
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forth they went together,
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Through the rude winds, wild lament,
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and the bitter weather.
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Sire, the night is darker now,
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an d the wind blows stronger.
Fails my heart, I know not how,
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I can go no longer.
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Mark my footsteps, my good page,
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tread thou in them boldly,
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thou shalt find the winter's rage.
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freeze thy blood less coldly.
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In his master's steps he trod,
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where the snow lay dinted.
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Heat was in the very sod,
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which the saint had printed.
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Therefore Christian men rejoice,
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wealth or rank possessing.
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Ye who now will bless the poor
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Shall yourselves find blessing
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