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Christmas Carols

Songbook

Christmas Caroling Songbook

Angels from the Realms of Glory 3Angels We Have Heard On High 4Away In A Manger 5Ding Dong Merrily On High 6God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 7Go Tell It On The Mountain 9Hark The Herald Angels Sing 10Joy To The World 11The First Noel 12O Come All Ye Faithful 13O Holy Night 14O Little Town Of Bethlehem 16Once In Royal David's City 18Silent Night 19The Holly and the Ivy 20We Three Kings 21We Wish You A Merry Christmas 22What Child Is This 23While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night 24

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Angels from the Realms of Glory

Angels from the realms of gloryWing your flight o'er all the earthYe who sang creation's storyNow proclaim Messiah's birth

Come and worship come and worshipWorship Christ the newborn King

Shepherds in the field abidingWatching o'er your flocks by nightGod with us is now residingYonder shines the infant light

Sages leave your contemplationsBrighter visions beam afarSeek the great Desire of nationsYe have seen His natal star

Saints before the altar bendingWatching long in hope and fearSuddenly the Lord descendingIn His temple shall appear

All creation join in praisingGod the Father Spirit SonEvermore your voices raisingTo the eternal Three in One


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Angels We Have Heard On High

Angels we have heard on highSweetly singing o'er the plainsAnd the mountains in replyEchoing their joyous strains

Gloria in excelsis DeoGloria in excelsis Deo

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

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

See Him in a manger laidWhom the choirs of angels praiseMary Joseph lend your aidWhile our hearts in love we raise


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Away In A Manger

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

The cattle are lowing the Baby awakesBut little Lord Jesus no crying He makesI love Thee Lord Jesus look down from the skyAnd stay by my cradle 'til morning is nigh

Be 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


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Ding Dong Merrily On High

Ding dong merrily on highIn heav'n the bells are ringingDing dong verily the skyIs riv'n with angels singingGloria hosanna in excelsisGloria hosanna in excelsis

E'en so here below belowLet steeple bells be swungenAnd io io ioBy priest and people sungenGloria hosanna in excelsisGloria hosanna in excelsis

Pray you dutifully primeYour matin chime ye ringersMay you beautifully rhymeYour eve time song ye singersGloria hosanna in excelsisGloria hosanna in excelsis

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God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

God rest ye merry gentlemenLet nothing you dismayRemember Christ our SaviourWas born on Christmas DayTo save us all from Satan's pow'rWhen we were gone astray

O tidings of comfort and joyComfort and joyO tidings of comfort and joy

In Bethlehem in JewryThis blessed Babe was bornAnd laid within a mangerUpon this blessed mornThe which His mother MaryDid nothing take in scorn

From God our heavenly FatherA blessed angel cameAnd unto certain shepherdsBrought tidings of the sameHow that in Bethlehem was bornThe Son of God by name

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Fear not then said the angelLet nothing you affrightThis day is born a SaviourOf a pure virgin brightTo free all those who trust in HimFrom Satan's pow'r and might

The shepherds at those tidingsRejoiced much in mindAnd left their flocks afeedingIn tempest storms and windAnd went to Bethlehem straightwayThe blessed Babe to find

And when they came to BethlehemWhere our dear Saviour layThey found Him in a mangerWhere oxen feed on hayHis mother Mary kneeling downUnto the Lord did pray

Now to the Lord sing praisesAll you within this placeAnd with true love and brotherhoodEach other now embraceThis holy tide of ChristmasAll others doth deface


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Go Tell It On The Mountain

Go tell it on the mountainOver the hills and ev'rywhereGo tell it on the mountainThat Jesus Christ is born

While shepherds kept their watchingO'er silent flocks by nightBehold throughout the heavensThere shone a holy light

The shepherds feared and trembledWhen lo above the earthRang out the angel chorusThat hailed the Savior's birth

Down in a lowly mangerThe humble Christ was bornAnd God sent us salvationThat blessed Christmas morn


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Hark The Herald Angels Sing

Hark 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 Bethlehem

Hark the herald angels singGlory to the newborn King

Christ by highest heav'n adoredChrist the everlasting LordLate in time behold Him comeOffspring of the Virgin's wombVeiled in flesh the Godhead seeHail th'incarnate DeityPleased as man with men to dwellJesus our Emmanuel

Hail the heav'n-born Prince of PeaceHail the Sun 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 birth


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Joy To The World

Joy to the world the Lord is comeLet earth receive her KingLet ev'ry heart prepare Him roomAnd heav'n and nature singAnd heav'n and nature singAnd heav'n and heav'n and nature sing

Joy to the earth the Savior reignsLet men their songs employWhile fields and floodsRocks hills and plainsRepeat the sounding joyRepeat the sounding joyRepeat repeat the sounding joy

No more let sins and sorrows growNor thorns infest the groundHe comes to make His blessings flowFar as the curse is foundFar as the curse is foundFar as far as the curse is found

He 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


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The First Noel

The first Noel the angel did sayWas to certain poor shepherds in fields as they layIn fields where they lay keeping their sheepOn a cold winter's night that was so deep

Noel Noel Noel NoelBorn is the King of Israel

They 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 night

And 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 went

This star drew nigh to the northwestO'er Bethlehem it took its restAnd there it did both stop and stayRight over the place where Jesus lay

Then entered in those wise men threeFull rev'rently upon the kneeAnd offered there in His presenceTheir gold and myrrh and frankincense

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O Come All Ye Faithful

O come all ye faithfulJoyful and triumphantO come ye O come ye to BethlehemCome and behold HimBorn the King of angels

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

Sing choirs of angelsSing in exultationO sing all ye brightHosts of heav'n aboveGlory to God allGlory in the highest

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


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O Holy Night

O holy night the stars are brightly shiningIt is the night of the dear Savior's birthLong lay the world in sin and error piningTill He appeared and the soul felt its worthA thrill of hope the weary world rejoicesFor yonder breaks a new and glorious morn

Fall on your kneesO hear the angel voicesO night divineO night when Christ was bornO night O holy nightO night divine

Led 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 needTo our weakness is no strangerBehold your KingBefore Him lowly bendBehold your KingBefore Him lowly bend

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Truly 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 name

Christ is the LordO praise His name foreverHis power and gloryEvermore proclaimHis power and gloryEvermore proclaim


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O Little Town Of Bethlehem

O 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

For Christ is born of MaryAnd gathered all aboveWhile mortals sleepThe angels keep their watch of wondering loveO morning stars togetherProclaim the holy birthAnd praises sing to God the KingAnd peace to men on earth

How silently how silentlyThe wondrous gift is givenSo God imparts to human heartsThe blessings of His heavenNo ear may hear His comingBut in this world of sinWhere meek souls will receive Him stillThe dear Christ enters in

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Where children pure and happyPray to the blessed ChildWhere misery cries out to TheeSon of the mother mildWhere charity stands watchingAnd faith holds wide the doorThe dark night wakes the glory breaksAnd Christmas comes once more

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

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Once In Royal David's City

Once 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

He 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 Savior holy

Jesus 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

And 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


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Silent Night

Silent night holy nightAll is calm all is bright'Round yon virgin mother and childHoly infant so tender and mildSleep in heavenly peaceSleep in heavenly peace

Silent night holy nightShepherds quake at the sightGlories stream from heaven afarHeav'nly hosts sing alleluiaChrist the Savior is bornChrist the Savior is born

Silent 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 birthChrist the Savior is born


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The Holly and the Ivy

The holly and the ivyWhen they are both full grownOf all the trees that are in the woodThe holly bears the crown

The rising of the sunAnd the running of the deerThe playing of the merry organSweet singing in the choir

The holly bears a blossomWhite as the lily flowerAnd Mary bore sweet Jesus ChristTo be our sweet Saviour

The holly bears a berryAs red as any bloodAnd Mary bore sweet Jesus ChristTo do poor sinners good

The holly bears a prickleAs sharp as any thornAnd Mary bore sweet Jesus ChristOn Christmas day in the morn

The holly bears a barkAs bitter as any gallAnd Mary bore sweet Jesus ChristFor to redeem us all


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We Three Kings

We three kings of Orient areBearing gifts we traverse afarField and fountain moor and mountainFollowing yonder star

O star of wonder star of nightStar with royal beauty brightWestward leading still proceedingGuide us to Thy perfect light

Born a King on Bethlehem plainGold I bring to crown Him againKing forever ceasing neverOver us all to reign

Frankincense to offer have IIncense owns a Deity nighPrayer and praising gladly raisingWorshipping God on high

Myrrh is mine its bitter perfumeBreathes a life of gathering gloomSorrowing sighing bleeding dyingSealed in the stone cold tomb

Glorious now behold Him ariseKing and God and sacrificeAlleluia alleluiaSounds through the earth and skies


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We Wish You A Merry Christmas

We wish you a merry ChristmasWe wish you a merry ChristmasWe wish you a merry ChristmasAnd a happy New Year

Good tidings we bringTo you and your kinGood tidings for ChristmasAnd a happy New Year

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What Child Is This

What Child is this who laid to restOn Mary's lap is sleepingWhom angels greet with anthems sweetWhile shepherds watch are keepingThis this is Christ the KingWhom shepherds guard and angels singHaste haste to bring Him laudThe Babe the Son of Mary

Why lies He in such mean estateWhere ox and ass are feedingGood Christian fear for sinners hereThe silent Word is pleadingNails spear shall pierce Him throughThe cross be borne for me for youHail hail the Word made fleshThe Babe the Son of Mary

So bring Him incense gold and myrrhCome peasant king to own HimThe King of kings salvation bringsLet loving hearts enthrone HimRaise raise the song on highThe Virgin sings her lullabyJoy joy for Christ is bornThe Babe the Son of Mary

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While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night

While shepherds watchedTheir flocks by nightAll seated on the groundThe angel of the Lord came downAnd glory shone around, and glory shone around

Fear not said he for mighty dreadHad seized their troubled mindGlad tidings of great joy I bringTo you and all mankind, to you and all mankind

To you in David's town this dayIs born of David's lineThe Savior who is Christ the LordAnd this shall be the sign, and this shall be the sign

The heavenly Babe you there shall findTo human view displayedAll meanly wrapped in swathing bandsAnd in a manger laid, and in a manger laid

All glory be to God on highAnd to the earth be peaceGood will hence forthFrom heaven to menBegin and never cease, begin and never cease

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