O Little One Sweet

03:19 duration|Composed in 2021|Difficulty: Intermediate|First performed: December 2021

O Little One Sweet was written for Simon Bell, the Chapel Choir of Dean Close School and Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum. Each verse of this carol becomes more animated and moves further harmonically.

O Little One Sweet – sung by Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum

O Little One Sweet – sung by Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum

Text

O little one sweet, O little one mild,
Thy Father’s purpose thou hast fulfilled;
Thou camest from heaven to mortal ken,
Equal to be with us poor men,
O little one sweet, O little one mild.

O little one sweet, O little one mild,
With joy thou hast the whole world filled;
Thou camest here from heaven’s domain,
To bring men comfort in their pain,
O little one sweet, O little one mild.

O little one sweet, O little one mild,
In thee Love’s beauties are all distilled;
Then light in us thy love’s bright flame,
That we may give thee back the same,
O little one sweet, O little one mild.

Samuel Scheidt (1587-1654)
Tr. Percy Dearmer (1867-1936)