CAROLS SONG BOOK

In a time of great excitement and frantic last minute shopping it’s easy to lose sight of the real Christmas.

It celebrates something extraordinary and wonderful- the giving by God of His unique gift to us - Jesus!

If these things are true they are life changing and worth singing about.

We’d love you to join us on Christmas day to celebrate the real thing.

Have a great night!

Craig Dobbie Lead Pastor Peninsula EV Church

PROGRAM O Come All Ye Faithful

Hark the Herald

Item: Mary Did You Know

The First Noel

Away in a Manger

Silent Night

Item: You Raise Me Up

Angels we have heard on high

O Holy Night

Item: Amazing Grace

Once in Royal David’s City

Mary’s Boy Child

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Joy to the World

WELCOME

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O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL

VERSE 1O come all ye faithfulJoyful and triumphantO come ye O come ye to BethlehemCome and behold himBorn the King of angels

ChorusO come let us adore HimO come let us adore HimO come let us adore HimChrist the Lord

VERSE 2Sing choirs of AngelsSing in exultationO sing all ye citizens of heav’n aboveGlory to GodIn the highest

ChorusO come let us adore HimO come let us adore HimO come let us adore HimChrist the Lord

VERSE 3Yea Lord we greet TheeBorn this happy morningJesus to Thee be all glory giv’nWord of the FatherNow in flesh appearing

ChorusO come let us adore HimO come let us adore HimO come let us adore HimChrist the Lord

“O Come All Ye Faithful” CCLI Song #31054C.Frederick Oakeley | John Francis WadePublic Domain | CCLI Licence # 88980

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HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING

VERSE 1Hark the herald angels singGlory to the newborn KingPeace on earth and mercy mildGod and sinners reconciledJoyful all ye nations riseJoin the triumph of the skiesWith th’angelic hosts proclaimChrist is born in BethlehemHark the herald angels singGlory to the newborn King

VERSE 2Christ by highest heav’n adoredChrist the everlasting LordLate in time behold Him comeOffspring of a virgin’s wombVeiled in flesh the Godhead seeHail th’incarnate DeityPleased as man with men to dwellJesus our EmmanuelHark the herald angels singGlory to the newborn King

VERSE 3Hail the heav’n born Prince of PeaceHail the Son of righteousnessLight and life to all He bringsRis’n with healing in His wingsMild he lays His glory byBorn that man no more may dieBorn to raise the sons of earthBorn to give them second birthHark the herald angels singGlory to the newborn King

“Hark the Herald Angels Sing” | CCLI Song #27738Charles Wesley | Felix MendelssohnPublic Domain | CCLI Licence # 88980

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THE FIRST NOEL

VERSE 1The first Noel the angel did sayWas to certain poor shepherds in fields as they layIn field where they lay keeping their sheepOn a cold winter’s night that was so deepNoel Noel Noel NoelBorn is the King of Israel

VERSE 2They looked up and saw a starShining in the east beyond them farAnd to the earth it gave great lightAnd so it continued both day and nightNoel Noel Noel NoelBorn is the King of Israel

VERSE 3And by the light of that same starThree wise men came from country farTo seek for a king was their intentAnd to follow the star wherever it wentNoel Noel Noel NoelBorn is the King of Israel

VERSE 4Then let us all with one accordSing praises to our heavenly LordThat hath made heav’n and earth of naughtAnd with His blood mankind hath boughtNoel Noel Noel NoelBorn is the King of Israel

“The First Noel” | CCLI Song # 31047Public Domain | CCLI Licence # 88980

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VERSE 3Be near me Lord Jesus I ask Thee to stayClose by me forever and love me I prayBless all the dear children in Thy tender careAnd fit us for heaven to live with Thee there

AWAY IN A MANGER

VERSE 1Away in a manger no crib for a bedThe little Lord Jesus lay down His sweet headThe stars in the bright sky looked down where He layThe little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay

VERSE 2The cattle are lowing the baby awakesBut little Lord Jesus no crying he makesI love the Lord Jesus look down from the skyAnd stay by my cradle till morning is nigh

“Away in A Manger” | CCLI Song # 38583James Ramsey Murray | John Thomas McFarland | Martin LutherPublic Domain | CCLI Licence # 88980

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VERSE 1Silent night holy nightAll is calm all is brightRound yon virgin mother and ChildHoly Infant so tender and mildSleep in heavenly peaceSleep in heavenly peace

VERSE 2Silent night holy nightShepherds quake at the sightGlories stream from heaven afarHeav’nly hosts sing alleluiaChrist the Saviour is bornChrist the Saviour is born

VERSE 3Silent night holy nightSon of God love’s pure lightRadiant beams from Thy holy faceWith the dawn of redeeming graceJesus Lord at Thy birthJesus Lord at Thy birth

SILENT NIGHT

“Silent Night” | CCLI Song # 27862Franz Xavier Gruber | John Freeman Young | Joseph MohrPublic Domain | CCLI Licence # 88980

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VERSE 3Come to Bethlehem and seeHim whose birth the angels singCome adore on bended kneeChrist the Lord the newborn King

VERSE 4See within a manger laidJesus Lord of heav’n and earthMary Joseph led your aidWith us sing our Saviour’s birth

VERSE 1Angels we have heard on highSweetly singing o’er the plainsAnd the mountains in replyEcho back their joyous strains

ChorusGloria in excelsis DeoGloria in excelsis Deo

VERSE 2Shepherds why this jubileeWhy your joyous strains prolongWhat the gladsome tidings beWhich inspire your heavenly song

ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH

“Angels We Have Heard on High” | CCLI Song # 5203392Don Chapman @ 2002 Hearts to God Music, Inc. CCLI Licence # 88980

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VERSE 1O holy night, the stars are brightly shiningIt is the night of our dear Saviour’s birthLong lay the world in sin and error piningTill He appeared and the soul felt it’s worthA thrill of hope the weary world rejoicesFor yonder breaks, a new and glorious morn

Fall on your knees, oh hear the angel’s voicesO night divine O night when Christ was bornO night, Divine, O night, O night Divine

VERSE 2Led by the light of faith serenely beamingWith glowing hearts by His cradle we standSo led by light of a star sweetly gleamingHere came the wise men from Orient landThe King of Kings, lay thus in lowly mangerIn all our trials born to be our friend

He knows our need, to our weakness is no strangerBehold, your king Before Him lowly bendBehold, your king before Him lowly bend

VERSE 3Truly He taught us to love one anotherHis law is love, and His gospel is peaceChains shall He break for the slave is our brotherAnd in His name all oppression shall ceaseSweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise weLet all within us praise His holy nameChrist is the Lord, O praise His name foreverHis power and glory ever more proclaimHis power and glory ever more proclaim Fall on your knees, oh hear the angel voicesO night divine O night when Christ was bornO night, Divine, O night, O night Divine.

O HOLY NIGHT

“O Holy night” | CCLI Song # 32015 Adolphe Charles Adam | John S. Dwight | Placide Cappeau Public Domain | CCLI Licence # 88980

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VERSE 1Once in royal David’s cityStood a lowly cattle shedWhere a mother laid her babyIn a manger for His bedMary was that mother mildJesus Christ her little child.

VERSE 2He came down to earth from heavenWho is God and Lord of allAnd His shelter was a stableAnd His cradle was a stallWith the poor and meek and lowlyLived on earth our Saviour holy.

VERSE 3Jesus is our childhood’s patternDay by day like us He grewHe was little weak and helplessTears and smiles like us He knewAnd He feels for all our sadnessAnd He shares in all our gladness.

VERSE 4And our eyes at last shall see HimThrough His own redeeming loveFor that child so dear and gentleIs our Lord in heaven aboveAnd He leads His children onTo the place where He has gone.

ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID’S CITY

“Once in Royal David’s City” CCLI Song # 197156Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander | Henry John GauntlettPublic Domain | CCLI Licence # 88980

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VERSE 3 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.

Chorus Hark now hear the angels sing,A king was born today,And man will live for evermoreBecause of Christmas Day

VERSE 4 By and by they find a nookIn a stable all forlorn,And in a manger cold and dark,Mary’s little boy was born.

Chorus Hark, now hear the angels sing,A king was born today,And man will live for evermore,Because of Christmas Day.

VERSE 1Long time ago in BethlehemSo the Holy Bible sayMary’s boy child, Jesus ChristWas born on Christmas Day.

Chorus Hark now hear the angels singA king was born todayAnd man will live for evermoreBecause of Christmas Day.

VERSE 2 While shepherds watched their flock by night,They saw a bright new shining starthey hear a choir sing a songThe music seemed to come from afar.

CHORUS Hark, now hear the angels sing,A king was born today,And man will live for evermore,Because of Christmas Day.

MARY’S BOY CHILD

“Mary’s Boy Child”Public Domain

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VERSE 1O little town of BethlehemHow still we see thee lieAbove thy deep and dreamless sleepThe silent stars go byYet in thy dark streets shinethThe everlasting LightThe hopes and fears of all the yearsAre met in thee tonight.

VERSE 2 For Christ is born of MaryAnd gathered all aboveWhile mortals sleep, the angels keepTheir watch of wondering loveO morning stars togetherProclaim the holy birthAnd praises sing to God the KingAnd Peace to men on earth.

VERSE 3How silently, how silentlyThe wondrous gift is given!So God imparts to human heartsThe 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.

VERSE 4 O holy Child of BethlehemDescend to us, we prayCast out our sin and enter inBe born to us todayWe hear the Christmas angelsThe great glad tidings tellO come to us, abide with usOur Lord Emmanuel.

O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM

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VERSE 1Joy to the world the Lord is comeLet earth receive her KingLet every heart prepare Him roomAnd heaven and nature singAnd heaven and nature singAnd heaven and heaven and nature sing

VERSE 2Joy to the earth the Saviour reignsLet men their songs employWhile field and floodsRocks hills and plainsRepeat the sounding joyRepeat the sounding joyRepeat repeat the sounding joy.

VERSE 3He rules the world with truth and graceAnd makes the nations proveThe glories of His righteousnessAnd wonders of His loveAnd wonders of His loveAnd wonders wonders of His love.

JOY TO THE WORLD

“Joy to the World” | CCLI Song # 24016George Frederic Handel | Isaac WattsPublic Domain | CCLI Licence # 88980

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With thanksPeninsula EV would like to acknowledge the contribution of the Brisbane Water Secondary College, Woy Woy Campus for providing the venue and equipment; and the Umina Salvation Army for their generosity in providing a rehearsal space for the music team.

COME AND CELEBRATE THIS CHRISTMAS!

CHRISTMAS SERVICESCome and celebrate the real thing - 100 percent Christmas.

And join us for one of our weekly services.

PENINSULAIn the Hall, Edward St, Brisbane Water Secondary College, Woy Woy.

Christmas Day 9am* Friday 25 Dec

*EV Kids program www.evchurch.info/christmas Melba Rd

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