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Verse 1:
Creator of the stars of night,
your people’s everlasting light,
O Christ, redeemer of us all,
we pray you, hear us when we call.
Verse 2:
When this old world drew on toward night,
you came; but not in splendor bright,
not as a monarch, but the child
of Mary, blameless mother mild.
Verse 3:
At your great name, O Jesus, now
all knees must bend, all hearts must bow;
all things on earth with one accord,
like those in heav’n, shall call you Lord.
Verse 4:
To God the Father, God the Son,
and God the Spirit, Three in One,
praise, honor, might, and glory be
from age to age eternally.
Verse 5:
Amen
Amen
Amen
Amen
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
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Verse 1:
O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie!
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by.
Yet in the dark streets shineth the everlasting Light;
the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.
Verse 2:
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 all on earth.
Refrain:
Be born in us today.
Be born in us, we pray.
Verse 3:
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 souls will receive him, still the dear Christ enters in.
Refrain x2
Verse 4:
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;
O come to us; abide with us, our Lord Emmanuel!
Refrain x2
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Verse 1:
Angels, from the realms of glory, wing your flight o’er all the earth;
you, who sang creation’s story, now proclaim Messiah’s birth:
Refrain:
come and worship, come and worship,
worship Christ, the newborn King.
Verse 2:
Shepherds in the field abiding, watching o’er your flocks by night,
God with you is now residing; yonder shines the infant Light:
Refrain x2
Verse 3:
Saints before the altar bending, watching long in hope and fear,
suddenly the Lord, descending, in his temple shall appear.
Refrain x4
Tag:
Worship Christ, the newborn King.
Worship Christ, the newborn King.
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The Song of Simeon
03:13
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Verse 1:
Lord, you now have set your servant free
To go in peace as you have promised
Lord, you now have set your servant free
To go in peace as you have promised
Chorus:
For these eyes of mine have seen the Savior
Whom you have prepared for all the world to see
These eyes of mine have seen the Savior
Whom you have prepared for all the world to see
Verse 2:
A light to enlighten the nations
And the glory of your people, Israel
A light to enlighten the nations
And the glory of your people, Israel
Chorus
Bridge:
Glory to the Father and to the Son
And to the Holy Spirit
As it was in the beginning
Is now and will be forever, amen
Glory to the Father and to the Son
And to the Holy Spirit
As it was in the beginning
Is now and will be forever, amen, amen
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O Come, All Ye Faithful
04:03
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Verse 1:
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!
Refrain:
O come, let us adore him;
O come, let us adore him;
O come, let us adore him, Christ, the Lord!
Verse 2:
Sing, choirs of angels; sing in exultation;
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
Glory to God, all glory in the highest!
Refrain
Verse 3:
Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning:
Jesus, to thee be all glory given;
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing!
Refrain x2
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Verse 1:
Love came down at Christmas,
love all lovely, love divine;
love was born at Christmas:
star and angels gave the sign.
Verse 2:
Worship we the Godhead,
love incarnate, love divine;
worship we our Jesus,
but wherewith for sacred sign?
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Love Has Come
03:07
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Verse 1:
Love has come: a light in the darkness!
Love shines forth in the Bethlehem skies.
See, all heaven has come to proclaim it;
hear how their song of joy arises:
Love! Love! Born unto you, a Savior!
Love! Love! Glory to God on high.
Verse 2:
Love is born! Come, share in the wonder.
Love is God now asleep in the hay.
See the glow in the eyes of his mother;
what is the name her heart is saying?
Love! Love! Love is the name she whispers.
Love! Love! Jesus, Emmanuel.
Verse 3:
Love has come and never will leave us!
Love is life everlasting and free.
Love is Jesus within and among us.
Love is the peace our hearts are seeking.
Love! Love! Love is the gift of Christmas.
Love! Love! Praise to you, God on high!
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Verse 1:
“Comfort, comfort, now my people; tell of peace!” so says our God.
“Comfort those who sit in darkness mourning under sorrow’s load.
To my people now proclaim that my pardon waits for them!
Tell them that their sins I cover, and their warfare now is over.”
Verse 2:
For the herald’s voice is crying in the desert far and near,
calling us to true repentance, since the reign of God is here.
O, that warning cry obey! Now prepare for God a way.
Let the valleys rise in meeting and the hills bow down in greeting.
Verse 3:
Straight shall be what long was crooked, and the rougher places plain.
Let your hearts be true and humble, as befits God’s holy reign.
For the glory of the Lord now on earth is shed abroad,
and all flesh shall see the token that God’s word is never broken.
Verse 1 x2
Tag:
“Tell them that their sins I cover, and their warfare now is over.
Tell them that their sins I cover, and their warfare now is over.”
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In the Bleak Midwinter
03:32
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Verse 1:
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan;
earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
in the bleak midwinter, long ago.
Verse 2:
Our God, heaven can’t hold him, nor earth sustain;
heaven and earth shall flee away when he comes to reign:
in the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
the Lord God incarnate, Jesus Christ.
Verse 3:
What can I give him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
if I were a wiseman, I would do my part;
yet what I can I give him: give my heart.
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Verse 1:
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on our troubles will be out of sight
Verse 2:
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the Yuletide gay
From now on our troubles will be miles away
Bridge:
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
Verse 3:
Through the years we all will be together
If the Fates allow
Until then we’ll have to muddle through somehow
And have ourselves a merry little Christmas
And have yourself a merry little Christmas
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now
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O Holy Night
05:15
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Verse 1:
O holy night, the stars are brightly shining;
it is the night of the 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 world 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!
Verse 2:
Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
with glowing hearts by his cradle we stand.
Over the world a star is sweetly gleaming,
now come the wiseman from eastern land.
The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger;
in all our trials born to be our friend.
He knows our need, our weakness is no stranger,
behold your king! Before him lowly bend!
Verse 3:
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 evermore proclaim!
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Verse 1:
What star is this, with beams so bright,
more beauteous than the noonday light?
It shines to herald forth the King,
and Gentiles to his crib to bring.
Verse 2:
True spoke the prophet from afar
who told the rise of Jacob’s star;
and eastern sages with amaze
upon the wondrous token gaze.
Verse 3:
The guiding star above is bright;
within them shines a clearer light,
and leads them on with power benign
to seek the Giver of the sign.
Verse 4:
O Jesus, while the star of grace
impels us on to seek your face,
let not our slothful hearts refuse
the guidance of your light to use.
Verse 5:
To God the Father, heavenly Light,
to Christ revealed in earthly night,
to God the Holy Ghost we raise
our equal and unceasing praise.
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