"Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, 'Where is the One who has been born king of the Jews?'" Matthew 2:1-2
Words: Traditional; appeared in Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern, by William Sandys (London: Richard Beckley, 1833).
Music: Adapted by Richard W. Adams, 1999, from melody in Sandys' Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern
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I SAW THREE SHIPS. Musical arrangement © 1999, Richard W. Adams. This music may be reproduced for Christian worship, as long as this notice is with each copy. All other rights reserved.
I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas day, on Christmas day;
I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas day in the morning.
And what was in those ships all three,
On Christmas day, on Christmas day?
And what was in those ships all three,
On Christmas day in the morning?
Our Savior Christ and His lady,
On Christmas day, on Christmas day;
Our Savior Christ and His lady,
On Christmas day in the morning.
Pray whither sailed those ships all three,
On Christmas day, on Christmas day?
Pray whither sailed those ships all three,
On Christmas day in the morning?
O they sailed into Bethlehem,
On Christmas day, on Christmas day,
O they sailed into Bethlehem,
On Christmas day in the morning.
And all the bells on earth shall ring,
On Christmas day, on Christmas day;
And all the bells on earth shall ring,
On Christmas day in the morning.
And all the angels in Heav'n shall sing,
On Christmas day, on Christmas day;
And all the angels in Heav'n shall sing,
On Christmas day in the morning.
And all the souls on Earth shall sing,
On Christmas day, on Christmas day;
And all the souls on Earth shall sing,
On Christmas day in the morning.
Then let us all rejoice amain,
On Christmas day, on Christmas day;
Then let us rejoice amain,
On Christmas day in the morning.
I SAW THREE SHIPS. Musical arrangement © 1999, Richard W. Adams. This music may be reproduced for Christian worship, as long as this notice is with each copy. All other rights reserved.
