"A Child this day is born."

X:2
T:"A Child this day is born."
T:From Christmas Carols Ancient & Modern by Wm Sandys FSA
S: Janet Blunt Manuscript Collection (JHB/18/1)
Z: Taz Tarry, 12/05/2016
N: Additional text in at top of left margin: No.2, Words Page 58
N: Page number in top right margin: 775
Z: It looks like the key signature was originally written as A and on most but not sll stave lines an attempt has been made to erase the third sharp with greater or less success. 
Z: The tune also sounds to me like it should indeed be D not A. 
M:4/4
L:1/4
K:D
V:T1 clef=treble
V:B1 middle=d clef=bass
[V:T1]A| A d c (A/B/) | c3 e| d c (d/c/) B| A3 A|
w:A Child this day is_ born. A Child of high _ re-nown. Most
[V:B1][dfa] | [d2f2a2] [c2e2a2] | [e2a2c'2] [e2a2c'2]  | [dfa] [eac'][gbd'] [gbd'] |[e2a2c'2] [e2a2c'2] |
[V:T1] (AD) (B/c/) d| (A3/2 B/ A3/2) G/| (Fd) F E | D3 ||
w:Wor-thy of_ a Sce-p-tre, A scep-tre and a crown.
[V:B1][d2f2a2] [dgb] [dgb] | [d2f2a2] [d2f2a2] | [d2f2a2] [A2a2]| [d3f3a3] ||
[V:T1]A| A d c (A/B/) | c3 e| d c (d/c/) B| A3 A|
w:No-vels! No-vels, No_vels. No-vels sing all_ we may. Be-
[V:B1][dfa] | [d2f2a2] [c2e2a2] | [e2a2c'2] [e2a2c'2]  | [dfa] [eac'][gbd'] [gbd'] |([e2a2c'2] [e2a2c'2] )|
[V:T1] AD (B/c/) d| (A3/2 B/) A3/2 G/| Fd (FE)| D3 ||
w:cause the King_ of all_ Kings was  born this bles-sed day.
[V:B1][d2f2a2] [dgb] [dgb] | [d2f2a2] [c2e2a2] | [d2f2a2] [A2a2]| [d3f3a3] ||

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