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Golden Vase Carol
Classical/Choral music • 2025 • Lyricist: folklore • Alternative Title: I wash my face in a golden vase
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Instrumentation |
Organ, Mixed choir |
Type of score |
Full score |
Key |
G major |
Arranger |
Stephen Smith |
Publisher |
Stephen Smith |
Language |
English |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Duration |
2'15 |
This rarely-sung Appalachian version of "I Saw Three Ships" begins, "I wash my face in a golden vase, all on a Christmas morning." Once the narrator's face is washed and dried, and their hair combed, "two little ships" come sailing by, carrying "the blessed Virgin and her Son" -- at which God looks down from heaven and says, "'Tis well! Now all my folks is saved from hell!" As befits such a quaint, folksy carol, the arrangement is light-hearted and fun, but it has some pretty wild harmonies which add a bit of a challenge for the singers, and the accompaniment is a good work-out for any organist! (In consideration of this, a 3-page organ-only part is included.)
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