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.

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Hark! The herald angels sing

Glory to the new born King.

Joyful, all ye nations, rise,

Join the triumph of the skies;

With the angelic host proclaim,

'Christ is born in Bethlehem'.

Christ, by highest heaven adored,

Christ, the ever lasting Lord,

Late in time behold him come,

Off spring of a virgin's womb.

Veiled in flesh the God head see!

Hail, the incarnate Deity!

Pleased as man with man to dwell,

Jesus, our Emmanuel.

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.

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!

Come, Desire of nations come,

Fix in us Thy humble home;

Rise, the Woman's conquering Seed,

Bruise in us the Serpent's head.

Adam's likeness now efface:

Stamp Thine image in its place;

Second Adam, from above,

Reinstate us in thy love.

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;

Sing, choirs of angels,

Sing in exultation,

Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above;

'Glory to God

In the highest';

Yea, Lord, we greet Thee,

Born this happy morning;

Jesus, to Thee be glory given;

Word of the Father,

Now in flesh appearing;

 

 

 

 

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 a fat,

Heavenly 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 dawn of redeeming grace,

Jesus, Lord, at thy birth,

Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.

 

 

 

 

MARY'S LITTLE BOY CHILD

Long time ago in Bethlehem,

so the holy Bible say,

Mary's boy child Jesus Christ,

was born on Christmas day.

Hark, now hear the angels sing,

"New King's born today,

and man will live forevermore,

because of Christmas day."

While shepherds watched their flocks by night,

they saw a bright new shining star,

And heard a choir from heaven sing;

the music came from afar.

Hark, now hear the angels sing,

"New King's born today,

and man will live forevermore,

because of Christmas day."

Now Joseph and his wife Mary

came to Bethlehem that night;

they found no place to bear her child;

not a single room was in sight.

By and by, they found a little nook

in a stable all forlorn,

And in a manger cold and dark,

Mary's little boy child was born.

Trumpets sound and angels sing;

listen to what they say,

That man will live forevermore,

because of Christmas day.

 

 

 

 

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 star of wonder, star of night,

Star with royal beauty bright,

Westward leading, still proceeding,

Guide us to that 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.

Frankincense to offer have I,

Incense owns a Deity nigh;

Prayer and praising, all men raising,

Worship Him, God most high.

Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume

Breathes a life of gathering gloom,

Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,

Sealed in the stone-cold tomb.

Glorious now behold Him arise,

King and God and Sacrifice;

Alleluia, alleluia

Earth to heaven replies.

 

 

 

O COME, O COME, EMMANUEL

O come, O come, Emmanuel,

And ransom captive Israel,

That mourns in lonely exile here

Until the Son of God appear.

(Refrain)

Rejoice, rejoice! Emmanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel.

O come, O come, Thou Lord of Might,

Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai's height,

In ancient times didst give the law,

In cloud, and majesty, and awe. Refrain

O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free

Thine own from Satan's tyranny;

From depths of hell Thy people save

And give them victory o'er the grave.

O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer

Our spirits by Thine advent here;

Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,

And death's dark shadows put to flight.

O come, Thou Key of David, come,

And open wide our heavenly home;

Make safe the way that leads on high,

And close the path to misery.

O come, Thou Wisdom from on high,

And order all things, far and nigh;

To us the path of knowledge show,

And cause us in her ways to go.

O come, Desire of nations, bind

In one the hearts of all mankind;

Bid Thou our sad divisions cease,

And be Thyself our King of peace.