...life of man is but a span, It flourishes like a flower; We are here to-day, and gone to-morrow. And are dead in an hour. The moon shines bright, and the stars give light, A little before it is day, So God bless you all, both great and small, And send you a joyful...

...and they began the lovely carol— very well known in the country—of The Moon Shines Bright: Oh ! the Moon shines bright, and the stars give a light, A little before it was day ; Our Lord our God he called upon us all And begged us to wake and pray. Oh ! Wake I and you...

...and they began the lovely carol— very well known in the country—of The Moon Shines Bright : Oh ! the Moon shines bright, and the stars give a light, A little before it was day ; Our Lord our God he called upon us all And begged us to wake and pray. Oh ! Wake ! and you...

...but a span, It flourishes like a flower; We are here to-day and gone to-morrow, And are dead in any hour. The moon shines bright, and the stars give a...all, both great and small, And send you a joyful May. " Popish " to some extent the festival certainly was, at least in later years, and especially so in...

...sprout, But it is well budded out By the work of our Lord's hands. Other verses follow, concluding with : The moon shines bright and the stars give a light...both great and small, And send you a joyful May. In Northamptonshire, about the same date, the mayers were girls, dressed in their best, who carried round...

...sprout. But it is well budded out By the work of our Lord's hands. Other verses follow, concluding with : The moon shines bright and the stars give a light...both great and small, And send you a joyful May. In Northamptonshire, about the same date, the mayers were girls, dressed in their best, who carried round...