CHRISTMAS

ANGELS FROM THE REALMS OF GLORYText: James Montgomery/ Music: Henry Smart

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

CHORUS

Come and worship/ Come and worship/ Worship Christ the newborn King

Shepherds in the fields abiding/ Watching o’er your flocks by night/ God with man is now residing/ Yonder shines the infant Light

Sages leave your contemplations/ Brighter visions beam afar/ Seek the great desire of nations/ Ye have seen Him natal star

Saints before the altar bending/ Watching long in hope and fear/ Suddenly the Lord descending/ In His temple shall appear

All creation join in praising/ God the Father Spirit Son/ Evermore your voices raising/ To the eternal Three in One

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ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGHTrad. French Carol

Angels we have heard on high/ Sweetly singing o’er the plains/ And the mountains in reply/ Echoing their joyous strains

CHORUS

Gloria in excelsis Deo/ Gloria in excelsis Deo

Shepherds why this jubilee/ Why your joyous strains prolong/ What the gladsome tidings be/ Which inspire your heav’nly song

Come to Bethlehem and see/ Him Whose birth the angels sing/ Come adore on bended knee/ Christ the Lord the Newborn King

See within a manger laid/ Jesus Lord of Heaven and earth/ Earth and Heaven lend your aid/ With us sing our Saviour’s birth

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AWAY IN A MANGER (Kirkpatrick)William J. Kirkpatrick

Away in a manger/ No crib for a bed/ The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head/ The stars in the Heavens looked down where He lay/ The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay

The cattle are lowing/ The poor Baby wakes/ But little Lord Jesus/ No crying He makes/ I love Thee Lord Jesus/ Look down from the sky/ And stay by my cradle till 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 us to Heaven to live with Thee there

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AWAY IN A MANGER (Murray)James R. Murray

Away in a manger/ No crib for a bed/ The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head/ The stars in the Heavens looked down where He lay/ The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay

The cattle are lowing/ The poor Baby wakes/ But little Lord Jesus/ No crying He makes/ I love Thee Lord Jesus/ Look down from the sky/ And stay by my cradle till 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 us to Heaven to live with Thee there

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EMMANUELBob McGee

Emmanuel Emmanuel/ His Name is called/ Emmanuel/ God with us/ Revealed in us/ His Name is called/ Emmanuel

1976 C.A. Music (a Div. of Christian Artists Corp.)

EMMANUEL HAS COMEDon Moen

Christmas is about His glory/ Christmas is about His grace/ Christmas is a gift of love/ Our Father gave us/ More than just another story/ About a special time and place/ Christmas is a time to lift/ A song of praise

CHORUS

For God is with us/ And we celebrate/ The glory of His presence/ Christ has come/ To fill our hearts with love/ He came to save us/ King of kings and Lord of lords/ His Name is Jesus/ God with us/ Emmanuel has come

Angels fill the night with singing/ God is reaching out to man/ Bringing us a gift of hope/ In Christ our Savior/ More than just a time of giving/ This is God’s eternal plan/ And Christmas is the reason/ We can sing again

1996 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music

THE FIRST NOELTrad. English Carol

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

CHORUS

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 to the earth/ It gave great light/ And so it continued both day and night

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This star drew nigh/ To the northwest/ O’er Bethlehem it took its rest/ And there it did/ Both stop and stay/ Right o’er the place where Jesus lay

Then entered in/ There wisemen three/ Full rev’rently upon the knee/ And offered there/ In His presence/ Their gold and myrrh and frankincense

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GLORY TO GODDon Moen and Tom Brooks

Glory to God/ Glory to God/ Glory to God/ In the highest/ Glory to God/ Glory to God/ Glory to God/ In the highest

Peace peace/ On the earth/ Good will toward men/ Praise His Name/ Jesus is born

1990 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music

GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMENAuthor Unknown

God rest ye merry gentlemen/ Let nothing you dismay/ Remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas Day/ To save us all from Satan’s pow’r when we were gone astray

CHORUS

O tidings of comfort and joy/ Comfort and joy/ O tidings of comfort and joy

In Bethlehem in Israel/ This blessed Babe was born/ And laid within a manger/ Upon this blessed morn/ The which His mother Mary/ Did nothing take in scorn

From God our Heav’nly 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

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 pow’r and might

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

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

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

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GOOD CHRISTIAN MEN REJOICEText: John Mason Neale

Good Christian men rejoice / With heart and soul and voice / Give ye heed to what we say / News news / Jesus Christ is born today / Ox and ass before Him bow / And He is in the manger now / Christ is born today / Christ is born today

Good Christian men rejoice / With heart and soul and voice / Now ye hear of endless bliss / Joy joy / Jesus Christ was born for this / He hath opened Heaven’s 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 / Peace peace / 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

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HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SINGText: Charles Wesley/ Music: Felix Mendelssohn

Hark the herald angels sing/ Glory to the Newborn King/ Peace on earth and mercy mild/ God and sinners reconciled/ Joyful all ye nations rise/ Join the triumph of the skies/ With angelic hosts proclaim/ Christ is born in Bethlehem

CHORUS

Hark the herald angels sing/ Glory to the Newborn King

Christ by highest Heaven adored/ Christ the Everlasting Lord/ Late in time behold Him come/ Offspring of a Virgin’s womb/ Veiled in flesh the Godhead see/ Hail the incarnate Deity/ Pleased as man with man to dwell/ Jesus our Emmanuel

Hail the Heaven born Prince of Peace/ Hail the Son 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 save the sons of earth/ Born to give them second birth

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HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMASHugh Martin and Ralph Blane

Christmas future is far away / Christmas past is past / Christmas present is here today / Bringing joy that may last

Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas / Let your heart be light / From now on, our troubles will be out of sight

Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas / Make the Yuletide gay / From now on, our troubles will be miles away

Here we are as in olden days / Happy golden days of yore / Faithful friends who are dear to us / Gather near to us once more

Through the years, we all will be together / If the Lord allows[2] / Hang a shining star upon the highest bough / And

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have yourself a Merry Little Christmas now

[2. If the fates allow]

1943, 1944 copyright renewed 1971, 1972 EMI Feist Catalog, Inc.

HOLY LAMB OF GODGary Sadler and Steven V. Taylor

A virgin cried when You were born / Tears of joy and tears of pain / As Heaven's angels watched in wonder / How could You, the Ancient One / In the frame of man be bound / Lying there with feet and hands / Fully God and fully Man

Who could see and who could know / You had left Your Kingdom's Throne / Baby crying in a manger? / You had come to give Your life / As a holy sacrifice / Nails would pierce your feet and hands / For every heart and every man

CHORUS

Holy Lamb of God, how we love You / Shepherd of our hearts, how we praise You / We were blind and lost, but You came to rescue us / And we thank You, Holy Lamb of God

Now You are the risen One / All You came to do You've done / On this Christmas, we remember / How Love came down to set us free / From our sin and from our fear / Lord of all we bow our hearts / To the wonder that You are

And we thank You Holy Lamb of God / Yes, we thank You Holy Lamb of God

2000 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music (Administered by EMI CMG Publishing) / New Spring Publishing (Administered by Universal Music – Z Tunes)

I’LL GIVE MY HEARTChris Christensen

Whose is that star/ We’ve seen in the East/ Bethlehem town/ You’re not the least/

Who sings that song/ Of love and of light/ Angels and Heaven’s/ Hosts fill up the night

CHORUS

Glory to God/ In the highest/ Peace on the earth/ And good will to men

Who is this Child/ This Baby Boy/ Who but the Son of God/ Could bring so much joy/ What is His Name/ This Lamb to be slain/ Jesus the Christ/ The King Who will reign

What can I give/ What can I bring/ What is a gift/ That is fit for a King/ I’ll give my life/ Not just a part/ I’ll give my all to Him/ I’ll give my heart

1984 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music

IT CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEARText: Edmund Hamilton Sears/ Music: Richard Storrs Willis

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 goodwill to men/ From Heav’n’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 unfurl’d/ And still their Heav’nly music floats/ O’er all the weary world/ Above its sad and lowly plains/ They bend on hov’ring wing/ And ever o’er its Babel sounds/ The blessed angels sing

And 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 hast’ning on/ By prophets seen of old/ When with the ever circling years/ Shall come the time foretold/ When the new

Heav’n and earth shall own/ The Prince of Peace their King/ And the whole of world send back the song/ Which now the angels sing

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IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAREdward Pola, George Wyle, and John Moss

It's the most wonderful time of the year / With the kids jingle belling / And everyone telling you "Be of good cheer" / It's the most wonderful time of the year / It's the hap-happiest season of all / With those holiday greetings / And gay happy meetings / When friends come to call / It's the hap-happiest season of all

There'll be parties for hosting / Marshmallows for toasting / And caroling out in the snow / There'll be laughter and stories[1] / And tales of the glories of / Christmases long, long ago

It's the most wonderful time of the year / There'll be much mistletoeing / And hearts will be glowing / When love ones are near / It's the most wonderful time of the year

It's the most wonderful time of the year / There'll be much mistletoeing / And hearts will be glowing / When love ones are near / It's the most wonderful time / It's the most wonderful time / It's the most wonderful time of the year

[1. There'll be scary ghost stories]

1963 Barnaby Music Corp.

JOY TO THE WORLDText: Isaac Watts/ Music: George Frederick Handel

Joy to the world/ The Lord is come/ Let earth receive her King/ Let every heart/ Prepare Him room/ And Heav’n and nature sing/ And Heav’n and nature sing/ And Heav’n and Heav’n and nature sing

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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 blessings 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 and wonders of His love

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THE LIGHT OF CHRISTDonald Fishel

CHORUS

The light of Christ/ Has come into the world (Descant)/ The light of Christ/ Has come into the world (Descant)

All men must be born again/ To see the Kingdom of God/ The water and/ The Spirit bring/ New life in God’s love

God gave up His only Son/ Out of love for the world/ So that all men who/ Believe in Him/ Will live forever

1974 The Word of God

MARY DID YOU KNOWMark Lowry and Buddy Greene

Mary did you know, that your

Baby Boy / Will one day walk

on water? / Mary did you

know, that your Baby Boy /

Will save our sons and

daughters? / Did you know,

that your Baby Boy / Has

come to make you new? /

This Child that you've

delivered / Will soon deliver

you

Mary did you know, that your

Baby Boy / Will give sight to a

blind man? / Mary did you

know, that your Baby Boy /

Will calm a storm with His

hand? / Did you know, that

your Baby Boy / Has walked

where angels trod? / When

you kiss your little Baby /

You’ve kissed the face of God

The blind will see, the deaf

will hear / The dead will live

again / The lame will leap,

the dumb will speak / The

praises of the Lamb

Mary did you know, that your

Baby Boy / Is Lord of all

creation? / Mary did you

know, that your Baby Boy /

Will one day rule the nations?

/ Did you know, that your

Baby Boy / Is Heaven's

perfect Lamb? / This sleeping

Child you're holding / Is the

great I Am

1991 Rufus Music (Administered by Gaither mgmt) / Word Music, LLC (Administered by Word Music)

MY CHRISTMAS PRAYERDon Moen and David Hamilton

The lights of the city shine bright red and green / But sometimes the season is not what it seems / In heartache or joy let me rest in Your care / Be near me Lord Jesus / This is my Christmas prayer

The wise men brought treasures, the shepherds bowed down / The angels were singing their glorious sound / I have no great riches, no gift to impart / What can I give You? / Lord, I will give my heart

CHORUS

Be near me Lord Jesus, I ask You to stay / Close by me forever, I pray / Through the storm, through the night /

Hold me close, be my light, show the way

Bless all of Your children, we need Your embrace / We hunger for mercy, and long for Your grace / Our grateful devotion is all we can bring / We praise You, we bless You / Jesus, our Savior and King

How great is the gift just to know You are there / Be near me, Lord Jesus / Be near me, Lord Jesus / This is my Christmas prayer

2012 Don Moen Music (Administered by CopyrightSolver) / Gratia Music (Administered by The Loving Co.)

O COME ALL YE FAITHFULJohn Francis Wade/ tr. by Frederick Oakeley

O come all ye faithful/ Joyful and triumphant/ Come ye O come ye to Bethlehem/ Come and behold Him/ Born the King of angels

CHORUS

O come let us adore Him/ O come let us adore Him/ O come let us adore Him/ Christ the Lord

Yea Lord we greet Thee/ Born this happy morning/ Jesus to Thee be all glory giv’n/ Word of the Father/ Now in flesh appearing

Sing choirs of angels/ Sing in exultation/ Sing all ye citizens of Heaven above/ Glory to God/ Glory in the highest

For You alone are worthy/ For You alone are worthy/ For You alone are worthy/ Christ the Lord

We give You all the glory/ We give You all the glory/ We give You all the glory/ Christ the Lord

We’ll praise Your Name forever/ We’ll praise Your Name forever/ We’ll praise Your Name forever/ Christ the Lord

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O COME O COME EMMANUELLatin hymn/ tr. by John M. Neale

O come O come Emmanuel/ And ransom captive Israel/ That mourns in lonely exile here/ Until the Son of God appears

CHORUS

Rejoice rejoice/ Emmanuel/ Shall come to Thee O Israel

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 Day-Spring 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 O come Thou Lord of might/ Who to Thy tribes on Sinai’s height/ In ancient times did’st give the Law/ In cloud and majesty and awe

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O HAVE YE NOT KNOWNDaryl Johnson

O have ye not known / O have ye not heard / O has it not been told you / That He was born this day!

He came to save the whole world / And free us all from sin / Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah / Christ was born this day

Hallelujah, Hallelujah / Hallelujah, Christ was born / Hallelujah, Hallelujah / Hallelujah, Christ was born / Hallelujah, Christ was born / Hallelujah, Christ was born for us this day / Hallelujah, Christ was born

2012 Don Moen Music (Administered by CopyrightSolver)

O HOLY NIGHTJohn S. Dwight and Adolphe C. Adam

O holy night/ The stars are brightly shining/ It is the night of our Dear Savior’s birth/ Long lay the world/ In sin and error pining/ Till he appeared and the soul felt its worth/ A thrill of hope/ The weary soul rejoices/ For yonder breaks/ A new and glorious morn/ Fall on your knees/ O hear the angel voices/ O night divine/ O night when Christ was born/ O night/ O holy night/ O night divine

Led by the light of faith serenely beaming/ With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand/ So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming/ Here came the wise men from the Orient land/ The King of kings lay in lowly manger/ In all our trials born to be our friend/ He knows our need/ To our weakness no stranger/ Behold your King/ Before the lowly bend/ Behold your King/ Your King/ Before Him bend

Truly He taught us to love one another/ His law is love and His gospel is peace/ Chains shall He break/ For the slave is our brother/ And in His Name all oppression shall cease/ Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus rise we/ Let all within us praise His holy Name/ Christ is the Lord/ Then ever ever praise we/ His pow’r and glory ever more proclaim/ His pow’r and glory ever more proclaim

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O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEMText: Phillips Brooks/ Music: Lewis H. Redner

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 tonight

For Christ is born of Mary/ And gather’d all above/ While

mortals sleep the angels keep/ Their watch of wond’ring 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 giv’n/ So God imparts to human hearts/ The blessings of His Heav’n/ No ear may hear His coming/ But in this world of sin/ Where meek souls will receive Him still/ The Dear Christ enters in

O holy Child of Bethlehem/ Descend to us we pray/ Cast out our sin and enter in/ Be born to us today/ We hear the Christmas angels/ The great glad tidings tell/ O come to us abide with us/ Our Lord Emmanuel

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O WHAT A NIGHTDon Moen and Claire Cloninger

I wonder what the shepherds heard/ I wonder what the song was like/ O what a night O what a night/ I wonder what the angels sang/ To celebrate the Child of Light/ O what a night O what a night

CHORUS

Glory to God in the highest/ Peace on the earth/ Good will to man/ So give Him glory/ Lift Him higher/ Celebrate His birth/ God has come to man

I wonder if they ran to see/ The wonder was the King of kings/ O what a night O what a night/ I wonder if they bowed to praise/ And lifted up their hearts to sing/ O what a night O what a night

Even though He came to earth/ So long ago and far away/ We celebrate/ The miracle of Who He is today/ Gloria

1996 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music & Juniper Landing (administered by Word Music)/ Word Music (a div. of WORD, Inc.)

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ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID’S CITYText: Cecil Frances Alexander/ Music: Henry John Gauntlett

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 mean and lowly/ Lived on earth our Savior holy

And thro’ all His wondrous childhood/ He would honor and obey/ Love and watch the lowly maiden/ In whose gentle arms He lay/ Christian children all must be/ Mild obedient good as He

And our eyes at last shall see Him/ Through His own redeeming love/ For that Child so dear and gentle/ Is our Lord in Heav’n above/ And He leads His children on/ To the place where He is gone

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SEASON OF HOPEDon Moen and David Hamilton

The prophet told us long ago / A Child will come to bring us hope / A star lit up the night to show the way / For all the wise men seeking truth / The Child came as living proof / The light of all the world still shines today

PRE-CHORUS

In a lowly cattle stall / Love was born to save us all

CHORUS

It’s a season of hope, a season of joy / And it all goes back to a Baby Boy / When God reached down and changed the world forever / We can reach out, we can believe / In the power of love,

we can all meet a need / And love can change the world forever

Behind the lights and the Christmas cheer / People try to hide their fear / Many hungry hearts are lost and cold / But we can be the light of Christ / Bring some joy to someone’s life / And share the greatest story ever told

Love can change the world / Love can change the world

We are His hands, we are His feet / Across a thousand miles, or across your street / We are His hands, we are His feet / Across a thousand miles, or across your street / We’ve got a gift, let’s give it away / Make a difference today

2012 Don Moen Music (Administered by CopyrightSolver) / Gratia Music (Administered by The Loving Co.)

SILENT NIGHTText: Joseph Mohr/ tr. by John F. Young/ Music: Franz Gruber

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 sound/ Glories stream/ From Heaven above/ Heavenly hosts/ Sing alleluia/ Christ the Savior is born/ Christ the Savior 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

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SOME CHILDREN SEE HIMWhila Hutson and Alfred Burt

Some children see Him lily white / The Baby Jesus born this night / Some children see

Him lily white / With tresses soft and fair

Some children see Him bronzed and brown / The Lord of Heav'n to earth come down / Some children see Him bronzed and brown / With dark and heavy hair

Some children see Him almond-eyed / This Savior Whom we kneel beside / Some children see Him almond-eyed / With skin of golden hue

Some children see Him dark as they / Sweet Mary's Son to Whom we pray / Some children see Him dark as they / And, oh! they love Him, too!

The children in each different place / Will see the Baby Jesus' face / Like theirs, but bright with Heavenly grace / And filled with holy light

O lay aside each earthly thing / And with thy heart as offering / Come worship now the Infant King / Tis love that's born tonight!

1963 Barnaby Music Corp.

WE THREE KINGS OF ORIENT AREJohn Henry Hopkins

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

Frankincense to offer have I/ Incense owns a Deity nigh/ Pray’r and praising all men raising/ Worship Him God most high

Myrrh is mine its bitter perfume/ Breathes of life of

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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 Heav’n replies

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WHAT CHILD IS THISText: William C. Dix

What Child is this/ Who laid to rest/ On Mary’s lap/ Is sleeping/ Whom angels greet/ With anthems sweet/ While shepherds watch/ Are keeping

CHORUS

This this is/ Christ the King/ Whom shepherds guard/ And angels sing/ Haste haste/ To bring Him laud/ The Babe/ The Son of Mary

Why lies He in such mean estate/ Where ox and ass are feeding/ Good Christian fear for sinners here/ The silent Word is pleading

So bring Him incense/ Gold and myrrh/ Come rich and poor/ To own Him/ The King of kings/ Salvation brings/ Let loving hearts/ Enthrone Him

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WHILE BY MY SHEEP I WATCHED AT NIGHTSusan Kochanek and Theodore Baker

While by my sheep/ I watched at night/ Glad tidings brought/ An angel bright

CHORUS

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

There shall He lie/ In manger mean/ Who shall redeem/ The world from sin

This gift of God/ We'll cherish well/ That ever joy/ My heart shall fill

Lord evermore/ To me be nigh/ Then shall my heart/ Be filled with joy

1986 Heritage Music Press (a div. of the Lorenz Corporation)

WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED THEIR FLOCKS BY NIGHTText: Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brody/ Music: George Frederick Handel

While shepherds watched their flocks by night/ All seated on the ground/ The angel of the Lord came down/ And glory shone around/ 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 and all mankind

To you in David’s town this day/ Is born of David’s line/ The Savior Who is Christ the Lord/ And this shall be the sign/ And this shall be the sign

The Heavenly Babe you there shall find/ To human view displayed/ And meanly wrapped in swathing bands/ And in a manger laid/ And in a manger laid

Thus spake the seraph and forthwith/ Appeared a shining throng/ Of angels praising God who thus/ Addressed their joyful song/ Addressed their joyful song

All glory be to God on high/ And to the earth be peace/ Goodwill henceforth from Heaven to men/ Begin and never cease/ Begin and never cease

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