Authoritative information about the hymn text The Cherry Tree Carol, with lyrics, MIDI files, PDF files, printable scores, and products for worship planners.

The lyrics present Mary as humble and gentle, Joseph as protective and caring, and the miraculous bending of the cherry tree as a symbol of God’s power and favor. This miracle …

Dec 4, 2025 · Lyrics Shirley Collins sings The Cherry Tree Carol Joseph was an old man, an old man was he, When he married Virgin Mary, the Queen of Galilee. As Mary and Joseph were …

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Joan Baez "The Cherry Tree Carol": When Joseph was an old man, an old man was he He married Virgin Mary, the Queen of Galilee He marrie...

Christmas Carols - The Cherry Tree Carol 1 Lyrics. 1. Joseph was an old man, An old man was he; He married sweet Mary, The Queen of Galilee. 2. As they went a walking In the garden so …

54C.5 Mary said to cherry-tree, ‘Bow down to my knee, That I may pluck cherries, by one, two, and three.’ 54C.6 The uppermost sprig then bowed down to her knee: ‘Thus you may see, …

Bow low down, cherry tree." "Let my mother have some cherries, Bow low down, cherry tree." The cherry tree bowed low down, Bowed low down to the ground, And Mary gathered cherries …

The Cherry Tree Carol Lyrics: When Joseph was an old man / An old man was he / He married Virgin Mary / The Queen of Galilee / He married Virgin Mary / The Queen of Galilee / Joseph …

In the most popular version, the two stop in a cherry orchard, and Mary asks her husband to pick cherries for her, citing her child. Joseph spitefully tells Mary to let the child's father pick her …