Christmas Caroling

Verse 1

O come, O come, Emmanuel,And ransom captive Israel,That mourns in lonely exile hereUntil the Son of God appear.

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Rejoice! Rejoice! EmmanuelShall come to thee, O Israel.

Verse 2

O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, freeThine own from Satan's tyranny;From depths of hell Thy people save,And give them victory over the grave.

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Rejoice! Rejoice! EmmanuelShall come to thee, O Israel.

Verse 3

O come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheerOur spirits by Thine advent here;And drive away the shades of nightAnd pierce the clouds and bring us light!

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Rejoice! Rejoice! EmmanuelShall come to thee, O Israel.

Verse 4

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.

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Rejoice! Rejoice! EmmanuelShall come to thee, O Israel.

Verse 5

O come, O come, Thou Lord of might,Who to Thy tribes on Sinai's heightIn ancient times once gave the lawIn cloud, and majesty, and awe.

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Rejoice! Rejoice! EmmanuelShall come to thee, O Israel.

Verse 1

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!"

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Hark! the herald angels sing,"Glory to the newborn King!"

Verse 2

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 with us in flesh to dwell,Jesus our Emmanuel.

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Hark! the herald angels sing,"Glory to the newborn King!"

Verse 3

Hail the heavenly Prince of Peace!Hail the Sun 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,Born to give them second birth.

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Hark! the herald angels sing,"Glory to the newborn King!"

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:

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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,glory in the highest:

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O come, let us adore him,O come, let us adore him,O come, let us adore him,Christ the Lord.

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:

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O come, let us adore him,O come, let us adore him,O come, let us adore him,Christ the Lord.

Verse 1

Angels from the realms of glory,Wing your flight o'er all the earth;Ye who sang creation's storyNow proclaim Messiah's birth.

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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 us is now residing;Yonder shines the infant light:

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Come and worship, come and worship,Worship Christ, the newborn King.

Verse 3

Sages, leave your contemplations,Brighter visions beam afar;Seek the great Desire of nations;Ye have seen His natal star.

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Come and worship, come and worship,Worship Christ, the newborn King.

Verse 4

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

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Come and worship, come and worship,Worship Christ, the newborn King.

Verse 1

While shepherds watched their flocks by night,All seated on the ground,The angel of the Lord came down,And glory shone around.

Verse 2

"Fear not!" said he, for mighty dreadHad seized their troubled mind;"Glad tidings of great joy I bringTo you and all mankind.

Verse 3

"To you, in David's town, this dayIs born of David's lineA Savior, who is Christ the Lord,And this shall be the sign:

Verse 4

"The heavenly Babe you there shall findTo human view displayed,All meanly wrapped in swathing bands,And in a manger laid."

Verse 5

Thus spake the seraph and forthwithAppeared a shining throngOf angels praising God on high,Who thus addressed their song:

Verse 6

"All glory be to God on high,And to the Earth be peace;Good will henceforth from heaven to menBegin and never cease!"

Verse 1

O little town of Bethlehem,how still we see thee lie!Above thy deep and dreamless sleepthe silent stars go by.Yet in thy dark streets shineththe everlasting Light;The hopes and fears of all the yearsare met in thee tonight.

Verse 2

For Christ is born of Mary,and gathered all above,While mortals sleep, the angels keeptheir watch of wond'ring love.O morning stars, togetherproclaim the holy birth,And praises sing to God the King,and peace to men on earth!

Verse 3

How silently, how silently,the wondrous Gift is giv'n;So God imparts to human heartsthe 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.

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 angelsthe great glad tidings tell;Oh, come to us, abide with us,our Lord Emmanuel!

Verse 1

The first Noel the angel did sayWas to certain poor shepherdsin fields as they lay;In fields where they lay keeping their sheep,On a cold winter's night that was so deep.

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Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,Born is the King of Israel.

Verse 2

They looked up and saw a starShining 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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Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,Born is the King of Israel.

Verse 3

And by the light of that same starThree Wise Men came from country far;To seek for a King was their intent,And to follow the star where'er it went.

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Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,Born is the King of Israel.

Verse 4

This star drew nigh to the northwest,Over Bethlehem it took its rest;And there it did both stop and stay,Right over the place where Jesus lay.

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Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,Born is the King of Israel.

Verse 5

Then let us all with one accordSing praises to our heavenly LordThat hath made heaven and earth of naught,And with His blood mankind hath bought.

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Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,Born is the King of Israel.

Verse 1

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.

Verse 2

Why lies He in such mean estate,Where ox and ass are feeding?Good Christians, fear, for sinners hereThe silent Word is pleading.Nails, spear shall pierce Him through,The cross be borne for me, for you;Hail, hail the Word made flesh,The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Verse 3

So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh,Come peasant, king to own Him;The King of kings salvation brings,Let loving hearts enthrone Him.Raise, raise a song on high,The virgin sings her lullaby;Joy, joy for Christ is born,The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Verse 1

God rest ye merry, gentlemen,Let nothing you dismay,Remember, Christ, our SaviourWas born on Christmas day,To save us all from Satan's powerWhen we were gone astray.

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O tidings of comfort and joy,Comfort and joy,O tidings of comfort and joy.

Verse 2

In Bethlehem, in Israel,This blessed Babe was bornAnd laid within a mangerUpon this blessed morn;The which His Mother MaryDid nothing take in scorn.

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O tidings of comfort and joy,Comfort and joy,O tidings of comfort and joy.

Verse 3

From God our Heavenly FatherA blessed Angel came;And unto certain ShepherdsBrought tidings of the same:How that in Bethlehem was bornThe Son of God by Name.

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O tidings of comfort and joy,Comfort and joy,O tidings of comfort and joy.

Verse 4

"Fear not then," said the Angel,"Let nothing you affright,This day is born a SaviourOf a pure Virgin bright,To free all those who trust in HimFrom Satan's power and might."

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O tidings of comfort and joy,Comfort and joy,O tidings of comfort and joy.

Verse 5

The shepherds at those tidingsRejoiced much in mind,And left their flocks a-feedingIn tempest, storm and wind:And went to Bethlehem straightwayThe Son of God to find.

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O tidings of comfort and joy,Comfort and joy,O tidings of comfort and joy.

Verse 1

Angels we have heard on highSweetly singing o'er the plains,And the mountains in replyEchoing their joyous strains.

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Gloria in excelsis Deo!Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Verse 2

Shepherds, why this jubilee?Why your joyous strains prolong?What the gladsome tidings beWhich inspire your heavenly song?

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Gloria in excelsis Deo!Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Verse 3

Come to Bethlehem and seeHim Whose birth the angels sing;Come, adore on bended knee,Christ the Lord, the newborn King.

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Gloria in excelsis Deo!Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Verse 4

See Him in a manger laid,Whom the choirs of angels praise;Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,While our hearts in love we raise.

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Gloria in excelsis Deo!Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Verse 1

Silent night, holy night!All is calm, all is brightRound yon virgin mother and Child.Holy Infant, so tender and mild,Sleep in heavenly peace,Sleep in heavenly peace.

Verse 2

Silent night, holy night!Shepherds quake at the sight;Glories stream from heaven afar,Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!Christ the Savior is born,Christ the Savior is born!

Verse 3

Silent night, holy night!Son of God, love's pure lightRadiant beams from Thy holy faceWith the dawn of redeeming grace,Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth,Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth.

Verse 1

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.

Verse 2

Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!Let men their songs employ;While fields and floods,rocks, hills, and plainsRepeat the sounding joy,Repeat the sounding joy,Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.

Verse 3

No more let sins and sorrows grow,Nor thorns infest the ground;He comes to make His blessings flowFar as the curse is found,Far as the curse is found,Far as, far as, the curse is found.

Verse 4

He rules the world with truth and grace,And makes the nations proveThe glories of His righteousness,And wonders of His love,And wonders of His love,And wonders, wonders, of His love.