Christmas Carols, Lyrics.Indd
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1. Angels We Have Heard On High 2. Hark! the herald angels sing 3. Joy to the World French carol, ca. 1862 Charles Wesley(1707-1788), 1739 Isaac Watts(1674-1748) Angels we have heard on high Hark! the herald angels sing Joy to the World , the Lord is come! Sweetly singing over the plains “Glory to the newborn King Let earth receive her King; And the mountains in reply, Peace on earth and mercy mild, Let every heart prepare Him room, Echoing their joyous strains. God and sinners reconciled!” And Heaven and nature sing, Joyful, all ye nations rise; And Heaven and nature sing, Glo-ori-a In excelsis de-o Join the triumph of the skies; And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing. Glo-ori-a In excelsis de-o With angelic host proclaim “Christ is born in Bethlehem!” Joy to the World, the Savior reigns! Shepherds, why this Jubilee? Hark! the herald angels sing Let men their songs employ; Why your joyous strains prolong? “Glory to the newborn King!” While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains What the gladsome tidings be Repeat the sounding joy, Which inspire your heavenly song? Christ, by highest heaven adored; Repeat the sounding joy, Christ the everlasting Lord; Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy. In excelsis de-o Late in time behold Him come, Come to Bethlehem and see Offspring of the favored one. No more let sins and sorrows grow, Him whose birth the angels sing; Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see; Nor thorns infest the ground; Come, adore on bended knee hail the incarnate Deity He comes to make His blessings flow Christ, the Lord, Pleased as man with men to dwell, Far as the curse is found, the newborn King Jesus, our Emmanuel Far as the curse is found, Hark! the herald angels sing, Far as, far as, the curse is found. See Him in a manger laid “Glory to the newborn King” Jesus, Lord of heaven and earth! He rules the world with truth and grace, Mary, Joseph, lend your aid, Hail! the heaven-born Prince of Peace! And makes the nations prove With us sing our Savior’s birth. Hail! the Son of Righteousness! The glories of His righteousness, Light and life to all He brings, And wonders of His love, risen with healing in His wings. And wonders of His love, Mild He lays His glory by, And wonders, wonders, of His love. born that man no more may die; Born to raise the sons of earth, 4. The First Noel born to give them second birth English carol, 17th century Hark! the herald angels sing, 6. Silent Night “Glory to the newborn King” Joseph Mohr(1792-1848), 1818 The first Noel the angels did say Was to certain poor shepherds Silent night, holy night! in fields as they lay, All is calm, All is bright In fields where they lay Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child keeping their sheep 5. O Little Town of Bethlehem Holy Infant so Tender and mild, On a cold winter’s night Phillips Brooks(1835-1893), 1868 Sleep in heavenly peace, that was so deep. Sleep in heavenly peace. O little town of Bethlehem, Noel Noel Noel Noel! How still we see thee lie. Silent night, holy night! Born is the King of Israel! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep Shepherds quake at the sight! The silent stars go by; Glories stream from heaven afar; They looked up and saw a star Yet in thy dark streets shineth Heavenly hosts sing Al-le-lu-ia! Shining in the East beyond them far, The everlasting Light; Christ the Saviour is born! And to the earth it gave great light, The hopes and fears of all the years Christ the Saviour is born! And so it continued both day and night. Are met in thee tonight. Silent night, holy night! And by the light of that same star For Christ is born of Mary, Wondrous star, lend thy light! Three wise men came from country far, And, gathered all above With the angels let us sing To seek for a King was their intent While mortals sleep, the angels keep Alleluia to our King! And to follow the star Their watch of wondering love. Christ the Saviour is here, wherever it went. O morning stars, together Jesus the Saviour is here! Proclaim the holy birth. Silent night, Holy night! This star drew nigh to the northwest And praises sing to God the King. Over Bethlehem it took its rest, And peace to men on earth. 7. O Come, All Ye Faithful And there it did both stop and stay Attributed to John Francis Wade(ca. 1711-1786) Right over the place where Jesus lay. How silently, how silently The wondrous gift is given! O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, Then did they know assuredly So God imparts to human hearts O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; Within that house the King did lie: The blessings of His heaven. Come and behold Him, Born the King of angels; One entered in then for to see, No ear may hear His coming; And found the Babe in poverty: But in this world of sin, O come, let us adore Him, Where meek souls will receive Him, still O come, let us adore Him, Then entered in those wise men three The dear Christ enters in. O come, let us adore Him, Full reverently upon their knee, Christ, the Lord. And offered there in His presence O Holy Child of Bethlehem, (Yeshua) Their gold, and myrrh and frankincense. Descend to us, we pray; Cast out our sin and enter in; (For You alone are worthy) Then let us all with one accord Be born in us today! (We give you all the Glory) Sing praises to our heavenly Lord, We hear the Christmas angels (We’ll praise Your Name forever) That hath made heaven The great glad tidings tell; and earth of naught O come to us, abide with us, Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation, And with His blood Our Lord Emmanuel! Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above; mankind hath bought. Glory to God, Glory in the highest; Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, Born this happy morning, Jesus, to Thee be all glory given; Son of the Father, Now in flesh appearing; 1 8. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear 9. We Three Kings 10. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks Edmund H. Sears(1810-1876), 1849 Nahum Tate(1652-1715), ca. 1700 We three kings of orient are, It came upon the midnight clear, bearing gifts we traverse afar While shepherds watched their flocks by night, That glorious song of old, Field and fountain, All seated on the ground, From angels bending near the earth, moor and mountain, The angel of the Lord came down, To touch their harps of gold: following yonder star. And glory shone around, “Peace on the earth, goodwill to men And glory shone around. From heavens all gracious King!” Chorus: The world in solemn stillness lay O star of wonder, star of night, “Fear not!” said he, for mighty dread To hear the angels sing. star with royal beauty bright. Had seized their troubled mind. Westward leading, still proceeding, “Glad tidings of great joy I bring Still through the cloven skies they come, Guide us to thy perfect light. To you and all mankind With peaceful wings unfurled; To you and all mankind. And still their heavenly music floats Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain, O’er all the weary world: Gold I bring to crown Him again “To you, in David’s town, this day Above its sad and lowly plains King for ever, ceasing never Is born of David’s line They bend on hovering wing, over us all to reign. A Savior, who is Christ the Lord, And ever o’er its Babel sounds And this shall be the sign, The blessed angels sing. Frankincense to offer have I, And this shall be the sign. incense owns a Deity nigh O ye beneath life’s crushing load, Prayer and praising, all men raising, “The heavenly Babe you there shall find Whose forms are bending low, Worship Him, God most high. To human view displayed, Who toil along the climbing way All meanly wrapped in swathing bands, With painful steps and slow; Myrrh is mine, And in a manger laid, Look now, for glad and golden hours its bitter perfume breathes And in a manger laid.” Come swiftly on the wing; a life of gathering gloom. Oh rest beside the weary road Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying, Thus spake the seraph and forthwith And hear the angels sing. sealed in the stone cold tomb. Appeared a shining throng Of angels praising God on high, For lo! the days are hastening on, Glorious now behold Him arise, Who thus addressed their song, By prophets seen of old, King and God and Sacrifice! Who thus addressed their song: When with the ever-circling years Al-le-lu-ia, al-le-lu-ia, Shall come the time foretold, heaven to earth replies. “All glory be to God on high, When the new heaven and earth shall own And to the Earth be peace; The Prince of Peace, their King, Good will henceforth from Heaven to men And the whole world send back the song Begin and never cease, Which now the angels sing. 12. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Begin and never cease!” O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, 13. O Holy Night 11.