The Sacred Collection
Angels and Shepherds
Hark all ye shepherds,
come join in our song.
Hark all ye shepherds,
for Jesus is born.
Lo he is lying,
born in a manger,
Jesus, annointed
to be our Savior. Alleluia!
Hark all ye shepherds,
arise from your sheep.
Hark all ye shepherds,
the Christ child asleep.
Mary, the mother,
quietly singing,
From God to man
salvation is bringing. Alleluia!
Angels adore him,
men bow before him, heaven and earth proclaim!
Prophets of old
his coming foretold and men ever praise his name.
Come and adore him,
Jesus our Savior,
He dwells among
us, now and forever. Alleluia!
Angels, From the Realms of Glory
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:
Come and worship,
Come and worship
Worship Christ,
the new-born King.
Shepherds in the
field 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 his
natal star:
Saints before the
altar bending,
Watching long in
hope and fear,
Suddenly the Lord,
descending,
In his temple shall
appear.
Angels We Have Heard on High
Angels we have heard
on high,
Singing sweetly
o'er the plains,
And the mountains
in reply
Echoing their joyous
strains.
Gloria in excelsis
Deo.
Gloria in excelsis
Deo.
Shepherds, why this
jubilee?
Why these songs
of happy cheer?
What great brightness
did you see?
What glad tiding
did you hear?
Gloria in excelsis
Deo.
Gloria in excelsis
Deo.
Come to Bethlehem
and see
Him whose birth
the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended
knee
Christ, the Lord,
the new-born King.
Gloria in excelsis
Deo.
Gloria in excelsis
Deo.
See him in a manger
laid
Whom the angels
praise above;
Mary, Joseph, lend
your aid,
While we raise our
hearts in love.
Gloria in excelsis
Deo.
Gloria in excelsis
Deo.
Away in a Manger
Away in a manger,
no crib for his 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 side
until 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.
Christ Is Born In Bethlehem
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 th' Incarnate
Deity,
Pleased as man with
man to dwell;
Jesus, our Emmanuel.
Come, Desire of nations
come,
Fix in us Thy humble
home;
Rise, the Woman's
conquering Seed,
Bruise in us the
Serpent's head.
Adam's likeness,
Lord efface:
Stamp Thy image
in its place;
Second Adam, from
above,
Reinstate us in
thy love.
Hail, the heav'n-born
Prince of Peace!
Hail, the Son of
Righteousness!
Light and life to
all He brings,
Ris'n with healing
in His wings.
Mild He lays His
glory by,
Born that man no
more may die,
Born to raise the
sons of earth
The First Noel
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.
Noel, Noel, Noel,
Noel,
Born is the King
of Israel.
They looked up and
saw a star
Shining in the the
East, beyond them far;
And to the earth
it gave great light,
And so it continued
both day and night.
Noel, Noel, Noel,
Noel,
Born is the King
of Israel.
And by the light
of that same star,
Three wise men came
from country far;
To seek for a King
was their intent,
And to follow the
star wherever it went.
Noel, Noel, Noel,
Noel,
Born is the King
of Israel.
This star drew night
to the northwest,
O'er Bethlehem it
took its rest;
And there it did
both stop and stay,
Right over the place
where Jesus lay.
Noel, Noel, Noel,
Noel,
Born is the King
of Israel.
Then entered in those
wise men three,
Full reverently
upon their knee;
And offered there
in his presence,
Their gold, and
myrrh, and frankincense.
Noel, Noel, Noel,
Noel,
Born is the King
of Israel.
Gesu Bambino
When blossoms flowered
'mid the snows upon a winter's night
Was born the Child,
the Christmas Rose, The King of Love and Light.
Then angels sang,
the shepherds sang, The grateful earth rejoiced,
And at His blessed
birth the stars their exultation voiced.
Oh come let us adore
Him, Oh come let us adore Him,
Oh come let us adore
Him, Christ the Lord.
Again the heart with
rapture glows to greet the holy night
Then gave the world
its Christmas Rose, its King of Love and Light.
Let every voice
acclaim His name, the grateful chorus swell,
From paradise to
earth He came that we with Him might dwell.
Oh come let us adore
Him, Oh come let us adore Him,
Oh come let us adore
Him, Christ the Lord.
God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
God rest you merry,
gentlemen, let nothing you dismay,
Remember Christ
our Saviour was born on Christmas Day;
To save us all from
Satan's power
When we were gone
astray.
Refrain:
O tidings of comfort
and joy, comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort
and joy!
From God our heavenly
Father a blessed angel came;
And unto certain
shepherds brought tiding of the same;
How that in Bethlehem
was born
The Son of God by
name.
Refrain
"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 power
and might."
Refrain
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
Doth bring redeeming
grace.
Refrain
Good Christian Men, Rejoice
Good Christian men,
rejoice,
With heart and soul,
and voice;
Give ye heed to
what we say:
Jesus Christ is
born to-day;
Ox and ass before
him bow,
And he is in the
manger now.
Christ is born to-day!
Christ is born to-day!
Good Christian men,
rejoice,
With heart and soul,
and voice;
Now ye hear of endless
bliss:
Jesus Christ was
born for this!
He hath oped the
heavenly 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:
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!
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Hark! the herald
angels sing glory to the new-born King!
Peace on earth and
mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!
Joyful, all ye nations,
rise, join the triumph of the skies;
With the angelic
host proclaim Christ is born in Bethlehem!
Hark! the herald
angels sing Glory to the new-born King!
Christ, by highest
heaven adored;
Christ, the everlasting
Lord;
Late in time behold
him come,
Offspring of the
Virgin's womb.
Veiled in flesh
the Godhead see;
Hail the incarnate
Deity,
Pleased as man with
man to dwell;
Jesus, our Emmanuel!
Mild he lays his
glory by,
Born that man no
more may die,
Born to raise the
sons of earth,
Born to give them
second birth.
Risen with healing
in his wings,
Light and life to
all he brings,
Hail, the Sun of
Righteousness!
Hail, the heaven-born
Prince of Peace!
In Excelsis Gloria
When Christ was born
of Mary free,
In Bethlehem in
that fair city,
Angels sung e'er
with mirth and glee,
Refrain:
In excelsis gloria,
In excelsis gloria,
In excelsis gloria,
In excelsis gloria.
Herdmen beheld these
angels bright-
To them appeared
with great light,
And said, "God's
son is born this night."
Refrain
This King is come
to save His kind,
In the Scripture
as we find;
Therefore this song
we have in mind:
Refrain
Then, dear Lord,
for Thy great grace,
Grant us the bliss
to see Thy face,
Where we may sing
to Thy solace: Refrain
I Saw Three Ships
I saw three ships
come sailing in on Christmas Day, on Christmas Day.
I saw three ships
come sailing in on Christmas Day in the morning.
And what was in those
ships all three on Christmas Day, on Christmas Day?
And what was in
those ships all three on Christmas Day in the morning?
The Virgin Mary and
Christ were there on Christmas Day, on Christmas Day.
The virgin Mary
and Christ were there on Christmas Day in the morning.
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
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 fo hear the angels sing.
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 and
lowly plains they bend on hovering wing,
And ever o'er its
Babel-sounds the blessed angels sing.
Yet with the woes
of sin and strife the world has suffered long;
Beneath the heavenly
strain have rolled two thousand years of wrong;
And man, at war
with man, hears not the tidings which they bring;
O hush the noise,
ye men of strife, and hear the angels sing!
O 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 hastening on, by prophets seen of old,
When with the ever-circling
years shall come the time foretold,
When peace shall
over all the earth its ancient splendors fling,
And the whole world
give back the song which now the angels sing.
Joy to the World
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 nature sing,
And heaven, and
heaven and nature sing.
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 blessing 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, wonders
of His love.
The Little Drummer Boy
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.
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?
Mary's Boy
Child
Mary's boy child
Jesus Christ, was born on Christmas Day.
And man will live
for evermore, because of Christmas Day.
Long time ago in
Bethlehem, so the Holy Bible said,
Mary's boy child
Jesus Christ, was born on Christmas Day.
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
Jesus Christ, was born on Christmas Day.
While shepherds watch
their flocks by night,
they see a bright
new shining star,
they hear a choir
sing a song, the music seemed to come from afar.
Hark, now hear the
angels sing, a king was born today,
And man will live
for evermore, because of Christmas Day.
Oh a moment still
worth was a glow, all the bells rang out
there were tears
of joy and laughter, people shouted
"let everyone know,
there is hope for all to find peace".
Now 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.
And then they found
a little nook in a stable all forlorn,
and in a manger
cold and dark, Mary's little boy was born.
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
Jesus Christ, was born on Christmas Day.
Oh a moment still
worth was a glow, all the bells rang out
there were tears
of joy and laughter, people shouted
"let everyone know,
there is hope for all to find peace".
Oh my Lord...
O Come, All Ye Faithful
O come, all ye faithful,
joyful and triumphant,
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.
True God of true
God, Light from Light Eternal,
Lo, he shuns not
the Virgin's womb;
Son of the Father,
begotten, not created;
Refrain
Sing, choirs of angels,
sing in exultation;
Sing, all ye citizens
of heaven above!
Glory to God, all
glory in the highest;
Refrain
See how the shepherds,
summoned to His cradle,
Leaving their flocks,
draw nigh to gaze;
We too will thither
bend our joyful footsteps;
Refrain
Child, for us sinners
poor and in the manger,
We would embrace
Thee, with love and awe;
Who would not love
Thee, loving us so dearly?
Refrain
Yea, Lord, we greet
Thee, born this happy morning;
Jesus, to Thee be
glory given;
Word of the Father,
now in flesh appearing.
Refrain
O Holy Night
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!
Oh, hear the angel voices!
O night divine,
the night when Christ was born;
O night, O holy
night, O night divine!
O night, O holy
night, O night divine!
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 wisemen
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!
Behold your King!
Before him lowly bend!
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!
His power and glory
ever more proclaim!
O Little Town of Bethlehem
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 to-night.
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.
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.
Where children pure
and happy pray to the blessed Child,
Where misery cries
out to thee, Son of the mother mild;
Where charity stands
watching and faith holds wide the door,
The dark night wakes,
the glory breaks, and Christmas comes once more.
O holy Child of Bethlehem!
Descend to us, we pray;
Cast out our sin
and enter in, be born in us to-day.
We hear the Christmas
angels the great glad tidings tell;
O come to us, abide
with us, our Lord Emmanuel!
Silent Night
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 sight,
Glories stream from
heaven afar,
Heavely hosts sing
alleluia;
Christ the Saviour,
is born! Christ the Saviour, 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.
We Three Kings
We three kings of
Orient are bearing gifts we traverse afar.
Field and fountain,
moor and mountain, following yonder star.
Chorus:
Oh, 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
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’,
Prayer and praising,
all men raising, worship Him, God most high.
Chorus
Myrrh is mine,
its bitter perfume breathes a life of gathering gloom:
Sorrowing, sighing,
bleeding, dying. Sealed in the stone-cold tomb.
Glorious now behold
Him rise; King, and God, and sacrifice!
Alleluia!
Alleluia! Earth to the heavens replies.
Chorus
What Child Is This?
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?
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, peasant, king,
to own him.
the King of kings
salvation brings,
Let loving hearts
enthrone him.
