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Contents

Religious

O Come, All Ye Faithful

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Angels, From the Realms of Glory

The First Noel

Good Christian Men, Rejoice

Silent Night

God Rest You Merry Gentlemen

Gentle Mary Laid Her Child

Good King Wenceslas

I Saw Three Ships

Joy to the World

We Three Kings of Orient Are

God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen

Drummer Boy

O Holy Night

Away in a Manger

Go Tell It On The Mountain

See In Yonder Manger Low

While By My Sheep I Watched At Night

I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day

Who Is He In Yonder Stall

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Ding Dong! Merrily On High

In Excelsis Gloria

Christmas Season

General


O Come, All Ye Faithful

[Tune: Adeste Fideles, English, 1751]

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;

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; Refrain

Sing, choirs of angels,

Sing in exultation,

Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above;

Glory to God

In the highest; Refrain

See how the shepherds,

Summoned to his cradle,

Leaving their flocks, draw nigh to gaze;

We too will thither

Bend our joyful footsteps; Refrain

Child, for us sinners

Poor and in the manger,

We would embrace thee, with love and awe;

Who would not live thee,

Loving us so dearly? Refrain

Yea, Lord, we greet thee,

Born this happy morning;

Jesus, to thee be glory given;

Word of the Father,

Now in flesh appearing; Refrain

[Latin, 18th cent.]


It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

[Tune: Carol, 2nd Tune, R.S. Willis, 1850]

It came upon the midnight clear,

That glorious song of old,

From angels bending near the earth

To touch their harps of gold:

"Peace on the earth, good will to men,

From heaven's 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 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.

Yet with the woes of sin and strife

The world has suffered long;

Beneath the heavenly strain have rolled

Two thousand years of wrong;

And man, at war with man, hears not

The tidings which they bring;

O hush the noise, ye men of strife,

And hear the angels sing!

O ye, beneath life's crushing load,

Whose forms are bending low,

Who toil along the climbing way

With painful steps and slow,

Look now! for glad and golden hours

Come swiftly on the wing;

O rest beside the weary road

And hear the angels sing!

For lo! the days are hastening on,

By prophets seen of old,

When with the ever-circling years

Shall come the time foretold,

When peace shall over all the earth

Its ancient splendors fling,

And the whole world give back the song

Which now the angels sing.

[E.H. Sears, 1846]


O Little Town of Bethlehem

[Tune: St. Louis, 2nd Tune, L.H. Redner, 1868]

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.

For Christ is born of Mary,

And gathered all above,

While mortals sleep, the angels keep

Their watch of wondering love.

O morning stars, together

Proclaim the holy birth!

And praises sing to God the King,

And peace to men on earth.

How silently, how silently,

The wondrous 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.

Where children pure and happy

Pray to the blessed Child,

Where misery cries out to thee,

Son of the mother mild;

Where charity stands watching

And faith holds wide the door,

The dark night wakes, the glory breaks,

And Christmas comes once more.

O holy Child of Bethlehem!

Descend to us, we pray;

Cast out our sin and enter in,

Be born in us to-day.

We hear the Christmas angels

The great glad tidings tell;

O come to us, abide with us,

Our Lord Emmanuel!

[Phillips Brooks, 1867]


Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

[Tune: Mendelssohn, F. Mendelssohn, 1840]

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 the angelic host proclaim

Christ is born in Bethlehem!

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 flesh the Godhead see;

Hail the incarnate Deity,

Pleased as man with man to dwell;

Jesus, our Emmanuel! Refrain

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.

Risen with healing in his wings,

Light and life to all he brings,

Hail, the Sun of Righteousness!

Hail, the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Refrain

[Charles Wesley, 1739]


Angels, From the Realms of Glory

[Tune: Regent Square, H. Smart, 1867]

Angels, from the realms of glory,

Wing your flight o'er all the earth;

Ye, who sang creation's story,

Now proclaim Messiah's birth:

Come and worship,

Come and worship

Worship Christ, the new-born King.

Shepherds in the field abiding,

Watching o'er your flocks by night,

God with man is now residing;

Yonder shines the infant Light: Refrain

Sages, leave your contemplations,

Brighter visions beam afar:

Seek the great Desire of nations;

Ye have seen his natal star: Refrain

Saints before the altar bending,

Watching long in hope and fear,

Suddenly the Lord, descending,

In his temple shall appear: Refrain

[James Montgomery, 1816]


The First Noel

[Tune: The First Nowell, English Carol, pub. 1833]

The first Nowell the angel did say

Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;

In fields as they lay, keeping their sheep,

on a cold winter's night that was so deep.

Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell,

Born is the King of Israel.

They looked up and saw a star

Shining in the east beyond them far,

And to the earth it gave great light,

And so it continued both day and night. Refrain

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 wherever it went. Refrain

This star drew nigh to the northwest,

O'er Bethlehem it took it rest,

And there it did both stop and stay

Right over the place where Jesus lay. Refrain

Then entered in those wise men three

Full reverently upon their knee,

and offered there in his presence

Their gold, and myrrh, and frakincense. Refrain

Then let us all with one accord

Sing praises to our heavenly Lord;

That hath made heaven and earth of naught,

And with his blood mankind hath bought. Refrain

[Old English Carol]


Good Christian Men, Rejoice

[Tune: In Dulci Jubilo, German, 14th cent.]

Good Christian men, rejoice,

With heart and soul, and voice;

Give ye heed to what we say:

Jesus Christ is born to-day;

Ox and ass before him bow,

And he is in the manger now.

Christ is born to-day!

Christ is born to-day!

Good Christian men, rejoice,

With heart and soul, and voice;

Now ye hear of endless bliss:

Jesus Christ was born for this!

He hath oped the heavenly door,

And man is blessed evermore.

Christ was born for this!

Christ was born for this!

Good Christian men, rejoice,

With heart and soul, and voice;

Now ye need not fear the grave:

Jesus Christ was born to save!

Calls you one and calls you all

To gain his everlasting hall.

Christ was born to save!

Christ was born to save!

[J.M. Neale, 1853]


Silent Night

[Tune: Holy Night, F. Grueber, 1818]

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,

Heavely hosts sing alleluia;

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 dwan of redeeming grace,

Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.

Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.

[Joseph Mohr, 1818]


God Rest You Merry Gentlemen

[Tune: God Rest You Merry, London, 18th cent.]

God rest you merry, gentlemen,

Let nothing you dismay,

Remember Christ our Saviour

Was born on Christmas Day;

To save us all from Satan's power

When we were gone astray.

O tidings of comfort and joy,

Comfort and joy,

O tidings of comfort and joy!

From God our heavenly Father

A blessed angel came;

And unto certain shepherds

Brought tiding of the same;

How that in Bethlehem was born

The Son of God by name. Refrain

"Fear not, then," said the angel,

"Let nothing you affright;

This day is born a Saviour

Of a pure virgin bright,

To free all those who trust in him

From Satan's power and might." Refrain

Now to the Lord sing praises,

All you within this place,

And with true love and brotherhood

Each other now embrace;

this holy tide of Christmas

Doth bring redeeming grace. Refrain

[London Carol, 18th cent.]

Angels We Have Heard on High

[Tune: Gloria, French Carol]

Angels we have heard on high,

Singing sweetly through the night,

And the mountains in reply

Echoing their brave delight.

Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Shepherds, why this jubilee?

Why these songs of happy cheer?

What great brightness did you see?

What glad tiding did you hear?

Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Come to Bethlehem and see

Him whose birth the angels sing;

Come, adore on bended knee

Christ, the Lord, the new-born King.

Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Gloria in excelsis Deo.

See him in a manger laid

Whom the angels praise above;

Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,

While we raise our hearts in love.

Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Gloria in excelsis Deo.

[French Carol]


Gentle Mary Laid Her Child

[Joseph S. Cook, 1919]

Gentle Mary laid her Child

Lowly in a  manger.

There He lay, the Undefiled,

to the world a  stranger.

Such a  Babe in such a place,

can He be the Savior?

Ask the saved of all the race

who have found His favor.

Angels sang about His birth,

wise men sought and found Him.

Heaven's star shone brightly forth

glory all around Him.

Shepherds saw the wondrous sight,

hear the angels singing.

All the plains were lit that night,

all the hills were ringing.

Gentle Mary laid her Child

lowly in a manger.

He is still the Undefiled,

but no more a stranger.

Son of God of humble birth,

beautiful the story.

Praise His name in all the earth.

Hail! The King of Glory!


Good King Wenceslas

[Traditional]

Good King Wenceslas looked out

on the feast of Stephen,

when the snow lay  round about,

deep and crisp and even.

Brightly shown the moon that night,

though the frost was cruel,

when a poor man came in sight,

gathering winter fuel.

Hither, page, and stand by me.

If thou know it telling:

yonder peasant, who is he?

Where and what his dwelling?

Sire, he lives a good league hence,

underneath the mountain,

right against the forest fence

by Saint Agnes  fountain.

Bring me flesh, and bring me wine.

Bring me pine logs hither.

Thou and I will see him dine

when we bear the thither.

Page and monarch, forth they went,

forth they went together

through the rude wind's wild lament

and the bitter weather.

Sire, the night is darker now,

and the wind blows stronger.

Fails my heart, I know not how.

I can go no longer.

Ark my footsteps my good page,

tread thou in them boldly:

Thou shalt find the winter's rage

freeze thy blood less coldly.

In his master's step he trod,

where the snow lay dented.

Heat was in the very sod

which the saint had printed.

Therefore, Christian men, be sure,

wealth or rank possessing,

ye who now will bless the poor

shall yourselves find blessing.


I Saw Three Ships

[Traditional]

I saw three ships come sailing in

on Christmas Day, on Christmas Day.

I saw three ships come sailing in

on Christmas Day in the morning.

And what was in those ships all three

on Christmas Day, on Christmas Day?

And what was in those ships all three

on Christmas Day in the morning?

The Virgin Mary and Christ were there

on Christmas Day, on Christmas Day.

The virgin Mary and Christ were there

on Christmas Day in the morning.


Joy to the World

[Psalm 98, Isaac Watts and Lowell Mason, 1839]

Joy to the world! the Lord is come;

Let earth receive her King;

Let every heart prepare Him room,

and heaven and nature sing,

and heaven and nature sing,

and heaven, and heaven and nature sing.

Joy to the earth! the Savior reigns;

Let men their songs employ;

while fields and floods,

rocks, hills and plains

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

No more let sins and sorrows grow,

nor thorns infest the ground;

He comes to make His blessing flow

far as the curse is found,

far as the curse is found,

far as, far as the curse is found.

He rules the world with truth and grace,

and makes the nations prove

the glories of His righteousness,

and wonders of His love,

and wonders of His love,

and wonders, wonders of His love.


We Three Kings of Orient Are

[John H. Hopkins, Jr., 1857]

We three kings of Orient are

bearing gifts we traverse afar.

Field and fountain, moor and mountain,

following yonder star.

Chorus

O star of wonder, star of night,

star with royal beauty bright,

westward leading, still proceeding,

guide us to thy perfect Light.

Born a king on Bethlehem's plain,

Gold I bring to crown Him again,

King forever, ceasing never

over us all to reign. Chorus

Frankincense to offer have I.

Incense owns a Deity nigh.

Prayer and praising all men raising,

worship Him, God on high. Chorus

Myrrh is mine: Its bitter perfume

breaths a life of gathering gloom.

Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding dying,

sealed in the stone-cold tomb. Chorus

Glorious now behold Him arise,

King and God and Sacrifice.

Alleluia, alleluia!

Sounds through the earth and skies. Chorus


God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen

God rest you merry, gentlemen,

Let nothing you dismay,

Remember Christ our Saviour

Was born on Christmas Day;

To save us all from Satan's power

When we were gone astray.

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;

To which His mother Mary

Did nothing take in scorn. Refrain

From God our Heavenly Father,

A blessed angel came;

And unto certain Shepherds

Brought tidings of the same:

How that in Bethlehem was born

The Son of God by Name. Refrain

"Fear not," then said the angel,

"Let nothing you afright,

This day is born a Saviour

Of a pure Virgin bright,

To free all those who trust in him

From Satan's power and might." Refrain

The shepherds at those tidings

Rejoiced much in mind,

And left their flocks a-feeding,

In tempest, storm and wind:

And went to Bethlehem straightway

The Son of God to find. Refrain

And when they came to Bethlehem

Where our dear Saviour lay,

They found him in a manger,

Where oxen feed on hay;

His mother Mary kneeling down,

Unto the Lord did pray: Refrain

Now to the Lord sing praises,

All you within this place,

And with true love and brotherhood

Each other now embrace;

This holy tide of Christmas

All other doth deface: Refrain


Drummer Boy

Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum

A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum

Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum

To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,

When we come.

Little Baby, pa rum pum pum pum

I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum

I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum

That's fit to give the King, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,

Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum,

On my drum?

Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum

The ox and ass [lamb] kept time, pa rum pum pum pum

I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum pum

I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum

pum pum,

Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum

Me and my drum.


O Holy Night

O holy night!  The stars are brightly shining,

It is the night of the dear Saviour's birth.

Long lay the world in sin and error pining.

Till He appeared and the Spirit felt its worth.

A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,

For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.

Fall on your knees!  Oh, hear the angel voices!

O night divine, the night when Christ was born;

O night, O holy night, O night divine!

O night, O holy night, O night divine!

Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,

With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.

O'er the world a star is sweetly gleaming,

Now come the wisemen from out of the Orient land.

The King of kings lay thus lowly manger;

In all our trials born to be our friends.

He knows our need, our weakness is no stranger,

Behold your King!  Before him lowly bend!

Behold your King!  Before him lowly bend!

Truly He taught us to love one another,

His law is love and His gospel is peace.

Chains he shall break, for the slave is our brother.

And in his name all oppression shall cease.

Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,

With all our hearts we praise His holy name.

Christ is the Lord! Then ever, ever praise we,

His power and glory ever more proclaim!

His power and glory ever more proclaim!


Away in a Manger

Away in a manger, no crib for his 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 fit us for heaven, to live with thee there.


Go Tell It On The Mountain

Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere.

Go tell it on the mountain, that Jesus Chris is born.

While shepherds kept their watching o'er silent flocks by night,

Behold, throughout the heavens there shone a holy light. Refrain

The shepherds feared and trembled when lo, above the earth

Rang out the angel chorus that hailed our Saviour's birth!

Refrain

Down in a lonely manger the humble Christ was born,

And God sent our salvation that blessed Christmas morn.

Refrain


See In Yonder Manger Low

See, amid the winter's snow,

Born for us on earth below,

See, the tender Lamb appears,

Promised from eternal years.

Hail, thou ever blessed morn;

Hail, Redemption's happy dawn;

Sing all through Jerusalem,

"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"

Lo! within a manger lies

He who built the starry skies.

He who, throned in height sublime,

Sits amid the Cherubim.

Say, ye holy shepherds, say:

What your joyful news today?

Wherefore have ye left your sheep

On the lonely mountain steep?

"As we watched at dead of night,

Lo! we saw a wondrous light;

Angels, singing 'Peace on earth',

Told us of the Saviour's birth."

Sacred Infant, all divine,

What a tender love was thine

Thus to come from highest bliss

Down to such a world as this.

Teach, O teach us, holy Child,

By thy face so meek and mild,

Teach us to resemble thee

In thy sweet humility.


While By My Sheep I Watched At Night

While by my sheep I watched at night,

Glad tidings brought an angel bright:

How great my joy, great my joy,

Joy, joy joy,

Joy, joy joy,

Praise we the Lord in heav'n on high.

Praise we the Lord in heav'n on high.

There shall be born, so He did say,

In Bethlehem a Child today: Refrain

There shall He lie in manger mean,

Who shall redeem the world from sin: Refrain

This gift of God we'll cherish well,

That ever joy my heart shall fill. Refrain

Lord, evermore to me be nigh,

Then shall my heart be filled with joy! Refrain


I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day

I heard the bells on Christmas Day

Their old familiar carols play.

And wild and sweet the words repeat

Of Peace on earth, good will to men.

I thought how as the day had come

The belfries of all Christendom

Had roll'd along th' unbroken song

Of Peace on earth, good will to men.

And in despair, I bow'd my head:

"There is no peace on earth," I said,

"For hate is strong and mocks the song,

Of Peace on earth, good will to men."

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep;

The wrong shall fail, the right prevail,

"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;

With Peace on earth, good will to men."


Who Is He In Yonder Stall

Who is He in yonder stall,

At whose feet the shepherds fall?

'Tis the Lord! oh wondrous story!

'Tis the Lord! the King of glory!

At His feet we humbly fall,

Crown Him! crown Him, Lord of all!

Who is He in deep distress,

Fasting in the wilderness? Refrain

Who is He to whom they bring,

All the sick and sorrowing? Refrain

From Heaven Above To Earth I Come

From heaven above to earth I come,

To bear good news to every home,

Glad tidings of great joy I bring,

Whereof I now will gladly sing.

To you this night is born a Child

Of Mary, chosen mother mild;

This little Child, of lowly birth,

Shall be the joy of all the earth.

Glory to God in highest heaven,

Who unto us His Son hath given!

While angels sing with pious mirth,

A glad New Year to all the earth.


Do You Hear What I Hear?

Said the night wind to the little lamb,

"Do you see what I see?

Way up in the sky, little lamb,

Do you see what I see?

A star, a star, dancing in the night

With a tail as big as a kite,

With a tail as big as a kite."

Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy,

"Do you hear what I hear?

Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy,

Do you hear what I hear?

A song, a song high above the trees

With a voice as big as the the sea,

With a voice as big as the the sea."

Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king,

"Do you know what I know?

In your palace warm, mighty king,

Do you know what I know?

A Child, a Child shivers in the cold--

Let us bring him silver and gold,

Let us bring him silver and gold."

Said the king to the people everywhere,

"Listen to what I say!

Pray for peace, people, everywhere,

Listen to what I say!

The Child, the Child sleeping in the night

He will bring us goodness and light,

He will bring us goodness and light."


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.

Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!

E'en so here below, below,

Let steeple bells be swungen,

And "Io, io, io!"

By priest and people sungen. Refrain

Pray you, dutifully prime

Your matin chime, ye ringers;

May you beautifully rime

Your evetime song, ye singers. Refrain


In Excelsis Gloria

When Christ was born of Mary free,

In Bethlehem in that fair city,

Angels sung e'er with mirth and glee,

In excelsis gloria,

In excelsis gloria,

In excelsis gloria,

In excelsis gloria.

Herdmen beheld these angels bright-

To them appeared with great light,

And said, "God's son is born this night." Refrain

This King is come to save His kind,

In the Scripture as we find;

Therefore this song we have in mind: Refrain

Then, dear Lord, for Thy great grace,

Grant us the bliss to see Thy face,

Where we may sing to Thy solace: Refrain


General

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.

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin;

Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;

Oh, bring us a figgy pudding;

Oh, bring us a figgy pudding and a cup of good cheer. Refrain

We won't go until we get some;

We won't go until we get some;

We won't go until we get some, so bring some out here. Refrain

We wish you a Merry Christmas;

We wish you a Merry Christmas;

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.