StoryTitle("caps", "As Joseph Was A-Walking") ?>
StoryOrigin("center", SmallCapsText("Old English Carol") ) ?>
PoemStart() ?>
PagePoem(16, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "As Joseph was a-walking", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "He heard an angel sing:—", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"This night there shall be born", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Our heavenly King.", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"He neither shall be born", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " In housen, nor in hall,", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Nor in the place of Paradise,", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " But in an ox's stall.", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"He neither shall be clothèd", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " In purple nor in pall;", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "But in the fair, white linen,", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " That usen babies all.", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"He neither shall be rockèd", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " In silver nor in gold,", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "But in a wooden cradle", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " That rocks on the mould.", "") ?>
PagePoem(17, "L0", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0DQ", "", "\"He neither shall be christened", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " In white wine nor in red,", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "But with fair spring water", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " With which we were christenèd.\"", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "Mary took her baby,", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " She dressed Him so sweet,", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "She laid Him in a manger,", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " All there for to sleep.", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "As she stood over Him", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", " She heard angels sing,", "") ?>
PoemLine("L0", "", "\"O bless our dear Saviour,", "") ?>
PoemLine("L2", "", "Our heavenly King.\"", "") ?>
PoemEnd() ?>