Lullay, Thou little tiny Child.—
SCENE IV
Before curtain rises, invisible Chorus sings.[7]
Curtain rises. Scene—Interior of stable. Back, centre (L.), a manger, with lamp burning in it above. Joseph and Mary kneeling before it motionless. Rest of stage dark. Mary kneels rather in foreground. The Child is just visible. Two angels stand throughout at the head and foot of the manger. If possible, one plays a violin, the other a zither.
3. Now a new Power has come on the earth, A match for the armies of hell, A Child is born who shall conquer the foe, And all the spirits of wickedness quell. For Mary’s Son is the Mighty One Whom the prophets of God foretell.
4.(5.) Faith sees no longer the stable floor, The pavement of sapphire is there; The clear light of Heaven streams out to the world, And angels of God are crowding the air. Heaven and Earth through the spotless Birth Are at peace on this night so fair.
[Mary slightly changes her position. Joseph lays censer down. Music modulates into Coventry Carol.