Full Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The holly and the ivy, when they are both full grown,
Of all the trees that are in the wood the holly bears the crown.
[Refrain]
O, the rising of the sun and the running of the deer,
The playing of the merry organ, sweet singing in the choir.
[Verse 2]
The holly bears a blossom as white as any flow'r,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ, to be our sweet Saviour.
[Verse 3]
And the holly bears a berry, as red as any blood,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ to do poor sinners good.
[Verse 4]
The holly bears a bark as bitter as any gall,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ for to redeem us all.
[Outro]
O, the rising of the sun and the running of the deer,
The playing of the merry organ, sweet singing, sweet singing, sweet singing in the choir.
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ for to redeem us all.
