The lyrics were written by William Chatterton Dix (1837 - 1898), a hymn writer who also wrote carols. The famous melody known as "Greensleeves". Which was a traditional Celtic English folk melody that was used in many texts during the 14th century. Here it is done in a traditional format with, harp, strings, woodwinds, and choir much the way it would have been heard in the Tudor courts of England.
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