Lully, lullah, thou little tiny child,
Bye bye, lully, lullay.
Thou little tiny child,
Bye bye, lully, lullay.
Herod the king in his raging
Set forth upon this day
By his decree, no life spare thee
All children young to slay
All children young to slay
The above quotation comes from The Coventry Carol. This 16th century English carol representing the last lullaby sung by the mothers of the Holy Innocents, the babies slaughtered by Herod whose feast we celebrate today.
What a dark feast to follow on the heels of our Christmas joy! What a stark reminder of the fallen world in which we live with its balance of happiness and horror.
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