The Wexford Carol

Good people all, this Christmas time,

consider well and bear in mind

what our good God for us has done,

in sending His belovèd Son.

With Mary holy we should pray

To God with love as well we may

In Bethlehem upon the morn

There was a blest Messiah born.

I mBeithil thoir i lár na hoíche

Ba chlos an dea-scéal d’aoirí

Go follas don tsaol san spéir go binn

Bhí aingil ag canadh ó rinn go rinn

Gluaisigí go beo, dúirt aingil Dé

Go Beithil sall is gheobhaith sibh é

‘Na luí go ciúin i mainséar tuí

Siúd é an Prionsa, Mac Óg an Rí.

O tagaigí is adhraigí

An leanbh cneasta sa chró ‘na luí

Is cuimhnigí ar ghrá an Rí

A thug dar saoradh anocht an naí

A Mhuire Mháthair i bParas Dé

Ar chlann bhocht Eabha guí anois go séimh

Is doras an chró ná dún go deo

G n-adhraím feasta Mac Rí na hÓigh