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Christmas Melodies
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3. Christmas Melodies 1 Angels from the Realms of Glory
2 Angels We have Heard on High
3 Away in a Manger
4 Go, Tell it on the Mountain
5 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
6 Good Christians, Now Rejoice
7 Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
8 It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
9 Joy to the World
10 Little Drummer Boy
11 Now is Born the Divine Christ Child
12 O Come, All Ye Faithful
13 O Come, O Come, Immanuel
14 O Holy Night
15 O Little Town of Bethlehem
16 Silent Night, Holy Night
17 Still, Still, Still
18 The First Noel
19 There’s a Song in the Air
20 We Three Kings
21 What Child is This
22 We Wish You a Merry Christmas

4. Angels From the Realms of Glory1
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.

5. Angels From the Realms of Glory1
Shepherds, in the field abiding,
Watching o'er you flocks by night,
God with man is now residing;
Yonder shines the Infant Light;
Chorus
Come and worship, Come and worship,
Worship Christ, the newborn King.

6. Angels From the Realms of Glory1
Saints, before the altar bending,
Watching long in hope and fear,
Suddenly the Lord, descending,
In His temple shall appear;
Chorus
Come and worship, Come and worship,
Worship Christ, the newborn King.

7. Angels We Have Heard on High2
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 De-o, Gloria in excelsis De-o.

8. Angels We Have Heard on High2
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why these songs of happy cheer?
What great brightness did you see?
What glad tiding did you hear?
Chorus
Gloria in excelsis De-o, Gloria in excelsis De-o.

9. Angels We Have Heard on High2
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ, the Lord, the newborn King.
Chorus
Gloria in excelsis De-o, Gloria in excelsis De-o.

10. Angels We Have Heard on High2
See him in a manger laid
Whom the angels praise above;
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
While we raise our hearts in love.
Chorus
Gloria in excelsis De-o, Gloria in excelsis De-o.

11. Away in the Manger Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,3
Away in a manger, no crib for a 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 cradle till the morning is nigh.

12. Away in the Manger Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask Thee to stay3
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.

13. Go, Tell it on the Mountain4
Chorus
Go, tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and everywhere:
Go, tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born!
While shepherd keep their watching O'er silent flocks by night,
Behold throughout the heavens There shone a holy light.

14. Go, Tell it on the Mountain4
Chorus
Go, tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and everywhere:
Go, tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born!
The shepherds feared and trembled
When lo! Above the earth
Rang out the angel chorus
That hailed our Savior's birth.

15. Go, Tell it on the Mountain4
Chorus
Go, tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and everywhere:
Go, tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born!
Down in a lowly manger
The humble Christ was born,
And brought us God's salvation
That blessed Christmas morn.

16. Go, Tell it on the Mountain4
Chorus
Go, tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and everywhere:
Go, tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born!

17. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen5
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 power When we were gone astray.
Chorus
O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy;
O tidings of comfort and joy!

18. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen5
In Bethlehem, in Jewry,
This blessed Babe was born,
And laid within a manger
Upon this blessed morn;
The which His mother Mary
Did nothing take in scorn.
Chorus
O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy;
O tidings of comfort and joy!

19. Good Christians, Now Rejoice6
Good Christians, now rejoice,
With heart, and soul, and voice;
Give ye heed to what we say:
Jesus Christ is born today;
Ox and ass before Him bow,
And he is in the manger now.
Christ is born today!

20. Good Christians, Now Rejoice6
Good Christians, now rejoice,
With heart, and soul, and voice;
Now ye hear the endless bliss:
Jesus Christ was born for this!
He hath ope'd the heav'nly door,
And we are blessed evermore.
Christ was born for this!

21. Good Christians, Now Rejoice6
Good Christians, now 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!

22. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing7
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 th'angelic host proclaim,
"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"
Chorus
"Glory to the newborn King."

23. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing7
Christ, by highest heaven adored,
Christ the everlasting Lord;
In the manger born a king,
While adoring angels sing,
"Peace on earth, to men good will;“
Bid the trembling soul be still,
Christ on earth has come to dwell,
Jesus, our Immanuel!
Chorus
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King."

24. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing7
Hail! the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail! the Sun of Righteousness!
Life and light to all He brings,
Risen with healing in His wings.
Mild He lay His glory by,
Born that man no more may die,
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to give them second birth.
Chorus
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King."

25. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear8
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.

26. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear8
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 a lowly plains
They bend on hovering wing,
And ever o'er its Babel sounds
The blessed angels sing.

27. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear8
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.

28. Joy to the World Joy to the world, the Lord is come!9
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 heaven and nature sing.

29. Joy to the World Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!9
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, repeat the sounding joy.

30. Joy to the World He rules the world with truth and grace,9
He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonder, and wonders of His love

31. Little Drummer Boy Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum10
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,
So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum,
When we come.

32. Little Drummer Boy Little Baby, pa rum pum pum pum10
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?

33. Little Drummer Boy Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum10
Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum
The ox and 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.

34. Now is Born the Diving Christ Child11
Now is Born the Diving Christ Child
Chorus
Now is born the divine Christ child,
Play the musette, play the tuneful oboe,
Sing we all and rejoice this day.

35. Now is Born the Diving Christ Child11
Now is Born the Diving Christ Child
He was born in a stable bare,
On bed of straw how He sleeps so soundly,
Let us worship and to Him bow.
Chorus
Now is born the divine Christ child,
Play the musette, play the tuneful oboe,
Sing we all and rejoice this day.

36. Now is Born the Diving Christ Child11
Now is Born the Diving Christ Child
Ages long since are past and gone,
When the wise men foretold His coming,
When the wise men foretold His birth.
Chorus
Now is born the divine Christ child,
Play the musette, play the tuneful oboe,
Sing we all and rejoice this day.

37. O Come, All Ye Faithful 12
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!
Chorus
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ, the Lord!

38. O Come, All Ye Faithful Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation,12
Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation,
O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
Glory to God, all glory in the highest!
Chorus
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ, the Lord!

39. O Come, All Ye Faithful Yea, Lord, we greet Thee,12
Yea, Lord, we greet Thee,
Born this happy morning,
Jesus, to Thee be all glory given;
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing!
Chorus
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ, the Lord!

40. O Come, O Come, Immanuel O Come, O come, Immanuel13
O Come, O come, Immanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear
Chorus
Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!

41. O Come, O Come, Immanuel O come, Thou Wisdom from on high,13
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.
Chorus
Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!

42. O Come, O Come, Immanuel O come, Desire of nations, bind13
O come, Desire of nations, bind
All peoples in one heart and mind;
Bid envy, strife, and quarrels cease;
Fill the whole world with heaven's peace.
Chorus
Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!

43. O Holy Night O holy night! The stars are brightly shining,14
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! O, hear the angel voices!
O night divine, the night when Christ was born;
O night, O holy night, O night divine!

44. O Holy Night Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,14
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 wise men 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!

45. O Holy Night Truly He taught us to love one another,14
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!

46. O Little Town of Bethlehem15
O little town of Bethlehem,
How still we see the 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.

47. O Little Town of Bethlehem15
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.

48. O Little Town of Bethlehem15
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 sols will receive Him still,
The dear Christ enters in.

49. O Little Town of Bethlehem15
O holy Child of Bethlehem,
Descend to us, we pray;
Cast out our sin and enter in
Be born in us today.
We hear the Christmas angels
The great glad tidings tell
Oh, come to us, abide with us,
Our Lord Immanuel!

50. Silent Night, Holy Night16
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.
Descant
Peace, peace, peace. Peace and good will to men.
This is the time for love. This is the time for joy.
Now let us all sing together. Of peace, peace, peace on earth.

51. Silent Night, Holy Night16
Silent night, holy night,
Darkness flies, all is light;
Shepherds hear the angels sing,
"Alleluia! hail the King!
Christ the Savior is born,
Christ the Savior is born."
Descant
Peace, peace, peace. Peace and good will to men.
This is the time for love. This is the time for joy.
Now let us all sing together. Of peace, peace, peace on earth.

52. Silent Night, Holy Night16
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.
Descant
Peace, peace, peace. Peace and good will to men.
This is the time for love. This is the time for joy.
Now let us all sing together. Of peace, peace, peace on earth.

53. Silent Night, Holy Night16
Silent night, holy night,
Wondrous star, lend thy light;
With the angels let us sing,
Alleluia to our King;
Christ the Savior is born,
Christ the Savior is born.
Descant
Peace, peace, peace. Peace and good will to men.
This is the time for love. This is the time for joy.
Now let us all sing together. Of peace, peace, peace on earth.

54. Still, Still, Still 17
Still, still, still, One can hear the falling snow.
For all is hushed, The world is sleeping,
Holy Star its vigil keeping.
Sleep, sleep, sleep,
'Tis the eve of our Savior's birth.
The night is peaceful all around you,
Close your eyes, Let sleep surround you.
Sleep, sleep, sleep, 'Tis the eve of our Savior's birth.

55. Still, Still, Still Dream, dream, dream, Of the joyous day to come.17
Dream, dream, dream, Of the joyous day to come.
While guardian angels without number,
Watch you as you sweetly slumber.

56. The First Noel The first noel the angel did say18
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.

57. The First Noel Then entered in those wise men three18
Then entered in those wise men three
Full reverently upon their knee,
And offered there in his presence
Their gold, and myrrh, and frankincense.
Chorus
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Israel.

58. There’s a Song in the Air19
There's a song in the air!
There's a star in the sky!
There's a mother's deep prayer
And the baby's low cry!
And the star rains its fire while the beautiful sing,
For the manger of Bethlehem, cradles a King!

59. There’s a Song in the Air19
We rejoice in the light,
And we echo the song
That comes down through the night
From heavenly throng.
Aye! we shout to the lovely evangel they bring,
And we greet in His cradle our Savior and King!

60. We Three Kings We three kings of Orient are;20
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.

61. We Three Kings Born a King on Bethlehem's plain,20
Born a King on Bethlehem's plain,
Gold I bring to crown Him again,
King forever, ceasing never
Over us all to reign.
Chorus
O star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to Thy perfect light.

62. We Three Kings Glorious now behold Him arise,20
Glorious now behold Him arise,
King and God and sacrifice;
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Sounds through the earth and skies.
Chorus
O star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to Thy perfect light.

63. What Child is This What child is this, who, laid to rest,21
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.

64. What Child is This So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh,21
So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh,
Come, peasant, king, to own Him,
The King of kings salvation brings,
Let loving hearts enthrone Him.
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.

65. We Wish You a Merry Christmas22
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.