Publisher Desc.  "The Merchants' Carol" is an arrangement of a Traditional English tune. The poem, by Frank Kendon has been slightly augmented to accommodate musical material added to the tune. The arrangement is scored for SATB and organ. The poem tells the tale of merchants on their way to Jerusalem who encounter the crowds shouting "Hosanna." The merchants deduce a king is passing through and attempt to see him up close. What they saw and heard did not match their expectations.