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Christmas Music HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING GOD REST YOU MERRY, GENTLEMEN Hark! The herald angels sing: “Glory to the newborn King: 1. God rest you merry gentlemen, Peace on earth, and mercy mild, Let nothing you dismay; God and sinners reconcile!” Remember Christ our Savior was born Joyful all ye nations rise, on Christmas Day Join the triumph of the skies: To save us all from Satan’s power when With angelic hosts proclaim: we were gone astray. “Christ is born in Bethlehem!” Hark! The herald angels sing, O tidings of comfort and joy, “Glory to the newborn King.” Comfort and joy; O tidings of comfort and joy. Christ, by highest heav’n adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord: 2. From God our heavenly Father a Late in time, behold him come, blessed angel came, Offspring of a virgin’s womb. And unto certain shepherds brought Veiled in flesh the Godhead see! tidings of the same, Hail the incarnate Deity! How that in Bethlehem was born the Pleased as man with us to dwell; Son of God by name. Ref. Jesus, our Emmanuel! Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King.” IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR Hail the heaven born Prince of Peace! It came upon the midnight clear, that Hail the Sun of Righteousness! glorious song of old, Light and life to all he brings, From angels bending near the earth to Risen with healing in his wings. touch their harps of gold: Mild he lays his glory by, “Peace on the earth, goodwill to all from Born that we no more may die, heaven’s all gracious King;” Born to raise us from the earth, The world in solemn stillness lay, to hear Born to give us second birth. the angels sing. Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King.” Still through the cloven’s skies they come, with peaceful wings unfurled, And still their heavenly music floats o’er all the weary world: Above its sad and lowly plains they bend on hovering wing And ever o’er its Babel sounds the blessed angels sing. 1 with the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord, at thy birth, O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL Jesus, Lord at thy birth. THE FIRST NOEL O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, The first noel, the angel did say, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; was to certain poor shepherds in fields as Come and behold him, they lay; born the King of angels. In fields where they lay keeping their sheep, on a cold winter’s night that was so deep. O come let us adore him, O come let us adore him, NOEL, NOEL, NOEL, NOEL, O come let us adore him, Christ, the Born is the King of Israel! Lord! Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation, They looked up and saw a star shining in Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above! the east beyond them far; Glory to God, all glory in the highest; And to the earth it gave great light, and so it continued both day and night. Yea, Lord we greet thee, born this happy morning, And by the light of that same star Three Jesus, to thee be all glory given; wisemen came from country far; Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing; To seek for a king was their intent, and to follow the star wherever it went. Adeste fideles, laeti triumphantes, Venite, venite in Bethlehem. This star drew nigh to the northwest, Natum videte regem angelorum. over Bethlehem it took its rest, Venite adoremus, Venite adoremus, And there it did both stop and stay, Venite adoremus Dominum right over the place where Jesus lay. SILENT NIGHT Then entered in those wisemen three, full reverently upon the knee, Silent Night, holy night! And offered there, in his presence, All is calm, all is bright Their gold and myrrh and frankincense. Round yon Virgin Mother and Child! Holy Infant so tender and mild, Then let us all with one accord Sleep in heavenly peace, sing praises to our heavenly Lord; Sleep in heavenly peace. Who with the Father we adore and Spirit blest forevermore. Silent night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight; Glories stream from heaven afar; Heavenly hosts sing “Alleluia! Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior is born.” Silent night, holy night! Son of God, loves pure light radiant beams from thy holy face, 2 And fit us for heaven to live with thee there. WHAT CHILD IS THIS JOY TO THE WORLD What child is this, who, laid to rest, on Joy to the world! The Lord is come; Mary’s lap is sleeping? Let earth receive her King, Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, Let every heart prepare him room, while shepherd watch are keeping? And heaven and nature sing, And heaven and nature sing, This, this is Christ the King, And heaven and heaven sing, whom shepherds guard and angels sing; Haste, haste to bring him laud, Joy to the world! The Savior reigns; the babe, the son of Mary. Let us our songs employ; While fields and floods, rock hills and Why lies he in such mean estate where ox plains, and ass are feeding? Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat the Good Christian, fear: for sinners here the sounding joy, silent word is pleading. Repeat, repeat the sounding joy, So bring him incense, gold, and myrrh, He rules the world with truth and grace, Come peasant, king, to own him; And makes the nations prove The King of kings salvation brings, let loving The glories of his righteousness, hearts enthrone him. And wonders of his love, And wonders of his love, And wonders, wonders of his love. AWAY IN A MANGER ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet Angels we have heard on high, sweetly head; singing o’er the plains, The stars in the sky looked down where he And the mountains in reply echo back lay, their joyous strains. The little Lord Jesus, a sleep on the hay. Gloria in excelsis Deo! The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes, Gloria in excelsis Deo! But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes; I love thee, Lord Jesus! Look down from Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your the sky, joyous strains prolong? And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh. Say what may the tidings be which inspire your heavenly song. Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask thee to stay Close by me forever, and love me, I pray; Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose Bless all the dear children in thy tender birth the angels sing: care, 3 Come, adore on bended knee Christ, the seemed his lot, Lord, the newborn King. We got into a drifted bank and there we got upsot. chorus: Go, Tell It on the Mountain Deck The Halls Go, tell it on the mountain, Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Over the hills and everywhere. Fa la la la la, la la la la. Go, tell it on the mountain ‘Tis the season to be jolly, That Jesus Christ is born. Fa la la la la, la la la la. Don we now our gay apparel, While shepherds kept their watching o’er Fa la la, la la la, la la la. silent flocks Toll the ancient Yuletide carol, by night, behold, throughout the heavens Fa la la la la, la la la la. there shone a holy light. The shepherds feared and trembled when See the blazing Yule before us, high above Fa la la la la, la la la la. the earth rang out the angel chorus that Strike the harp and join the chorus. hailed our Savior's birth. Fa la la la la, la la la la. Follow me in merry measure, And lo, when they had heard it, they all Fa la la, la la la, la la la. bowed down While I tell of Yule tide treasure, and prayed; They traveled on together to Fa la la la la, la la la la. where the Babe was laid. Fast away the old year passes, Down in a lowly manger the humble Christ Fa la la la la, la la la la. was born Hail the new, ye lads and lasses, and God sent us salvation that blessed Fa la la la la, la la la la. Christmas morn. Sing we joyous, all together, Fa la la, la la la, la la la. Heedless of the wind and weather, Jingle Bells Fa la la la la, la la la la. Dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh Over the fields we go laughing all the way. Bells on bob-tail ring making spirits bright What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight. Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh, (repeat) A day or two ago I thought I’d take a ride And soon Miss Fanny Bright was seated by my side; The horse was lean and lank misfortune 4 Frosty the Snowman was as live as he could be And the children say he could laugh and play Just the same as you and me Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Frosty the Snowman knew the sun was hot that day You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer So he said let’s run and we’ll have some fun and Vixen Now before I melt away down to the village Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen With a broomstick in his hand But do you recall the most famous reindeer Running here and there all around the of all? square Saying catch me if you can Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose.
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