Sans Day Carol (Arr. Humphris)

Now the holly bears a berry as white as the milk,

And Mary bore Jesus, who was wrapped up in silk:

And Mary bore Jesus Christ our Saviour for to be,

And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly!

Now the holly bears a berry as green as the grass,

And Mary bore Jesus, who died on the cross:

And Mary bore Jesus Christ our Saviour for to be,

And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly!

Now the holly bears a berry as black as the coal,

And Mary bore Jesus, who died for us all:

And Mary bore Jesus Christ our Saviour for to be,

And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly!

Now the holly bears a berry, as blood it is red,

Then trust we our Saviour, who rose from the dead:

And Mary bore Jesus Christ our Saviour for to be,

And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly!