The Holly and the Ivy - Portland Revels/Portland Brass Quintet/Portland Revels Renaissance Band/Portland Revels Chorus

The holly and the ivy

When they are both full grown

Of all the trees that are in the wood

The holly tree bears the crown

O the rising of the sun

And the running of the deer

The playing of the merry organ

Sweet singing in the choir

The holly bears a blossom

As white as lily flower

And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ

To be our sweet Saviour

O the rising of the sun

And the running of the deer

The playing of the merry organ

Sweet singing in the choir

The holly bears a prickle

As sharp as any thorn

And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ

On Christmas Day in the morn

O the rising of the sun

And the running of the deer

The playing of the merry organ

Sweet singing in the choir

The holly and the ivy

When they are both full grown

Of all the trees that are in the wood

The holly tree bears the crown

O the rising of the sun

And the running of the deer

The playing of the merry organ

Sweet singing in the choir