Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella - Traditional

Bring a torch, Jeanette, Isabella!
Bring a torch, to the cradle run!
It is Jesus, good folk of the village;
Christ is born and the maids' voices call.
Ah, ah, beautiful is the Mother!
Ah, ah, beautiful is her Son!

It is wrong when the Child is sleeping,
It is wrong to talk so loud;
Silence, now as you gather around,
Lest your noise should waken Jesus.
Hush, hush, see how He slumbers;
Hush, hush, see how fast He sleeps!

Softly now unto the stable,
Softly for a moment go;
Gather round, all you mothers and maidens,
While the angels from above are singing.
Ah, ah, beautiful is the Mother!
Ah, ah, beautiful is her Son!

Bring a Torch Jeanette Isabella lyrics originated as dance music for the French nobility before becoming a beloved Christmas carol. The song tells the story of Jeanette and Isabella who find the infant Jesus and run to tell the villagers urging them to bring torches to light the stable. It emphasizes a quiet respectful adoration with the refrain Hush! Hush! to avoid waking the sleeping babe. By singing these lyrics believers and carolers alike participate in the excitement of the first news of the Nativity transitioning from the hustle of the announcement to the serene silence of the manger scene.