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CHRISTMAS CAROLS
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Angels From The Realms Of Glory
Angels from the realms of glory, Wing you flight o’er all the earth,
Ye who sang creation’s story, Now Proclaim Messiah’s birth:
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Come and worship, Worship Christ, the new born King!
Shepherds, in the fields abiding, Watching o’er your flocks by night,
God with man is now residing, Yonder shines the infant light;
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Sages, leave your contemplations, Brighter visions beam afar,
Seek the great desire of nations, Ye have seen His natal star;
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Away In A Manger
Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,
The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head,
The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay,
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.
The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes,
But little Lord Jesus no crying he makes.
I love thee Lord Jesus! Look down from the sky,
And stay by my side until morning is nigh.
Be near me Lord Jesus! I ask thee to stay,
Close by me forever, and love me I pray.
Bless all the dear children, in thy tender care,
And take them to heaven, to live with you there.
Ding Dong! Merrily On High
Ding Dong! Merrily on high, In heav’n the bells are ringing:
Ding Dong! Verily the sky, Is riv’n with angel singing.
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Gloria, Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!
E’en so here below, below, Let steeple bells be swungen,
And ‘io, io, io!’, By priest and people sungen. Chorus
Pray you, dutifully prime, Your matin chime, ye ringers;
May you beautifully rime, Your evetime, ye singers. Chorus
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
God rest you merry gentlemen, let nothing you dismay,
For Jesus Christ, our Saviour, Was born upon this day,
To save us all from Satan’s power, When we were gone astray
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O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy
In Bethlehem, in Jewry, This blessed Babe was born,
And laid within a manger, Upon this blessed morn,
The which his Mother Mary, Nothing did take in scorn.
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From God our Heavenly Father, A blessed Angel came;
And unto certain Shepherds, Bought tidings of the same:
How that in Bethlehem was born, The Son of God by Name.
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It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
It Came upon a Midnight Clear, That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth, To touch their harps of gold:
‘Peace on the earth, goodwill to men, From heavens all gracious King!’
The world in solemn stillness lay, To hear the angels sing.
Still through the cloven skies they come, With peaceful wings unfurled;
And their heavenly music floats, O’er all the weary world:
Above it’s sad and lowly plains, They bend on hovering wing,
And ever o’er its Babel sounds, The blessed angels sing.
Yet with the woes of sin and strife, The world has suffered long;
Beneath the angels’ strain have rolled, Two thousand years of wrong,
And man, at war with man, hears not, The love-song which they bring;
O hush the noise, ye men of strife, And hear the angels sing.
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Hark! The herald angels sing, Glory to the new-born King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!
Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumph of the skies;
With th’angelic host proclaim, Christ the Lord is born today!
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Hark! The herald angels sing, Glory to the new-born King!
Christ, by highest heaven adored; Christ, the everlasting Lord;
Late in time behold him come, Offspring of the Virgin’s womb.
Veiled in the flesh of the Godhead see; Hail the incarnate Deity,
Pleased as man with man to dwell; Jesus our Emmanuel!
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Hail, the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail, the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings, Risen with healing in his wings,
Mild he lays his glory by, Born that man no more may die,
Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth.
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Jingle Bells
Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh,
Over fields we go, laughing all the way,
Bells on bob-tails ring, making spirits bright,
What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight.
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Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.
A day or two ago, the story I must tell,
I went out on the snow, and on my back I fell;
A gent was riding by, in a one-horse open sleigh,
He laughed as there I sprawling lie but quickly drove away.
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Now the ground is white, go it while you’re young,
Take the girls tonight, and sing this sleighing song;
Just get a bob-tailed bay, two-forty as his speed,
Hitch him to an open sleigh and crack! You’ll take the lead.
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O Come All Ye Faithful
O come all Ye Faithful, joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.
Come and behold Him, Born the King of Angels;
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O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord
God of God, Light of Light,
Lo! He abhors not the Virgin’s womb;
Very God, Begotten, not created.
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Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation,
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above,
Gory to God, in the highest;
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Oh Little Town Of Bethlehem
O little town of Bethlehem, How still we see thee lie!
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep, The silent stars go by;
Yet in thy dark streets shineth, The everlasting Light;
The hopes and fears of all the years, Are met in thee to-night
O morning stars, together, Proclaim the holy birth!
And praises sing to God the King, And peace to men on earth.
For Christ is born of Mary, And gathered all above,
While mortals sleep, the angels keep, Their watch of wondering love.
How silently, how silently, The wonderous gift is given!
So God imparts to human hearts, The blessings of his heaven.
No ear may hear his coming, But in this world of sin,
Where meek souls will receive him, still, The dear Christ enters in.
Once In Royal David’s City
Once in royal David’s city, Stood a lowly cattle shed,
Where a mother laid her Baby, in a manger for His bed.
Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little Child.
He came down to earth from heaven, Who is God and Lord of all,
And his shelter was a stable, And His cradle was a stall;
With the poor, and the meek, and lowly, Lived on earth our Saviour holy.
And through all His wonderous childhood, He would honour and obey,
Love, and watch the lowly maiden, In whose gentle arms He lay,
Christian children, all must be, mild, obedient, good as He.
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose
And if you ever saw him, you would even say it glows.
All of the other reindeer, used to laugh and call him names,
They never let poor Rudolph join in any reindeer games.
Then one foggy Christmas Eve Santa came to say;
‘Rudolph with your nose so bright, won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?’
Then all the reindeer loved him as they shouted out with glee,
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer you’ll go down in history!
Silent Night
Silent night, holy night, All is calm, all is bright,
Round yon virgin mother and child,
Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace. Sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent night, holy night, Shepherds quake at the sight,
Glories stream from heaven afar,
Heavenly hosts sing Hallelujah,
Christ the Saviour is born! Christ the Saviour is born!
Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love’s pure light,
Radiant beams from thy holy face,
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth. Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.
The First Noel
The first Noel the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;
In fields where they lay, keeping their sheep,
On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.
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Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, Born is the King of Israel.
They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the east beyond them far,
And so to earth it gave great light,
And so it continued both day and night
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And by the light of that same star
Three wise men came from country far;
To seek for a King was their intent,
And to follow the star wheresoever it went.
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The Holly And The Ivy
The holly and the ivy, When they are both full grown,
Of all the trees that are in the wood, The holly bears the crown.
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The rising of the sun, And the running of the deer
The playing of the merry organ, Sweet singing in the choir.
The holly bears a blossom, As white as the lily flower,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ, To be our Saviour.
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The holly bears a berry, As red as any blood,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ, To do poor sinners good.
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We Three Kings Of Orient Are
We three kings of Orient are, Bearing gifts we traverse afar,
Field and fountain, moor and mountain, Following yonder star.
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O start of wonder, star of light, Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding, Guide us to the perfect Light.
Born a king on Bethlehem’s plain. Gold I bring to crown Him again,
King forever, ceasing never, Over us all again.
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Frankincense to offer have I. Incense owns a Deity nigh.
Prayer and praising all men raising, Worship Him on High.
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We Wish You A Merry Christmas
We wish you a Merry Christmas; We wish you a Merry Christmas;
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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Glad tidings we bring to you and your kin;
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Now bring us some figgy pudding; Now bring us some figgy pudding;
Now bring us some figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer.
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O we won’t go until we’ve got some; No we won’t go until we’ve got some;
We won’t go until we’ve got some, so bring some right here.
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While Shepherds Watched
While shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seated on the ground,
The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around.
‘Fear not’ he said, for mighty dread, Had seized their troubled minds,
Glad tidings of great joy I bring, To you and all mankind.
To you in David’s town this day, Is born of David’s line,
The Saviour who is Christ the Lord, And this shall be the sign.
All glory be to God on high, And on the earth be peace;
Goodwill henceforth from heaven to men, Begin and never cease!