Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day - Traditional

Tomorrow shall be my dancing day,
I would my true love did so chance
To see the legend of my play,
To call my true love to my dance:
Sing, oh my love, oh my love, my love, my love;
This have I done for my true love.

Then was I born of a virgin pure,
Of her I took fleshly substance;
Thus was I knit to man's nature,
To call my true love to my dance:
Sing, oh my love, oh my love, my love, my love;
This have I done for my true love.

In a manger laid and wrapped I was,
So very poor, this was my chance,
Betwixt an ox and a silly poor ass,
To call my true love to my dance:
Sing, oh my love, oh my love, my love, my love;
This have I done for my true love.

Then afterwards baptized I was;
The Holy Ghost on me did glance,
My Father's voice heard from above,
To call my true love to my dance:
Sing, oh my love, oh my love, my love, my love;
This have I done for my true love.

Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day lyrics are a fascinating example of a carol in its original sense�a song accompanied by a dance. The lyrics spanning from the Nativity to the Ascension portray Jesus as the leader of the dance of salvation inviting His true love to join Him. It is often performed in a rhythmic spirited manner. By singing these lyrics participants reflect on the joy and movement of the Gospel story seeing the life of Christ not as a static historical event but as a living breathing invitation to a divine relationship and eternal celebration.