January 1, 2013: Here We Come A-Wassailing!

Here we come a-wassailing
Among the leaves so green;
Here we come a-wand'ring
So fair to be seen.

Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail too;
And God bless you and send you
a Happy New Year
And God send you a Happy New Year.

We're not daily beggars
That beg from door to door;
But we are neighbors' children,
Whom you have seen before.

Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail too;
And God bless you and send you
a Happy New Year
And God send you a Happy New Year.

Good master and good mistress,
Are sitting by the fire,
Pray think of us poor children
Who wander in the mire.

Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail too;
And God bless you and send you
a Happy New Year
And God send you a Happy New Year.

God bless the master of this house
Likewise the mistress too!
And all the little children
that 'round the table go

Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail too;
And God bless you and send you
a Happy New Year
And God send you a Happy New Year

More on wassailing at New Year's here.

I look forward to another year of updates and posts on the English Reformation, the Catholic martyrs of England, the ongoing revival of Catholicism in England--and the big announcement I hinted at yesterday! May 2013 bring great blessings to us all! Happy New Year!