Good King Wenceslas looked out On the Feast of Stephen When the snow lay 'round about Deep and crisp and even Brightly shone, the moon that night Though the frost was cruel When a poor man came in sight Gathering winter fuel "Hither, page and stand by me If thou know'st it, telling Yonder peasant, who is he? Where and what his dwelling?" "Sire, he lives a good league hence Underneath the mountain Right against the forest fence By Saint Agnes' fountain" "By the night, is darker now And the wind blows stronger Fails my heart, I know not how I can go no longer" "Mark my footsteps, my good page Tread thou in them boldly Thou shall find the winter's rage Freeze the blood less coldly" In his master's step he trod Where the snow lay dinted Heat was in the very sod Which the Saint had printed Therefore, Christian men rejoice Wealth or rank possessing Ye, who now shall bless the poor Shall yourselves, find blessing
Good King Wenceslas looked out On the Feast of Stephen When the snow lay 'round about Deep and crisp and even Brightly shone, the moon that night Though the frost was cruel When a poor man came in sight Gathering winter fuel "Hither, page and stand by me If thou know'st it, telling Yonder peasant, who is he? Where and what his dwelling?" "Sire, he lives a good league hence Underneath the mountain Right against the forest fence By Saint Agnes' fountain" "By the night, is darker now And the wind blows stronger Fails my heart, I know not how I can go no longer" "Mark my footsteps, my good page Tread thou in them boldly Thou shall find the winter's rage Freeze the blood less coldly" In his master's step he trod Where the snow lay dinted Heat was in the very sod Which the Saint had printed Therefore, Christian men rejoice Wealth or rank possessing Ye, who now shall bless the poor Shall yourselves, find blessing
