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1. Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
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Hark, the herald angels sing,
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“Glory to the new-born King;
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Peace on earth and mercy mild,
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God and sinners reconciled!”
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Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
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join the triumph of the skies;
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With angelic host proclaim,
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“Christ is born in Bethlehem!”
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Hark, the herald angels sing,
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“Glory to the new-born King!”
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Christ by highest heaven adored,
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Christ the everlasting Lord
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Late in time behold Him come,
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Offspring of the Virgin’s womb
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Veiled in flesh the Godhead see,
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Hail th’ Incarnate Deity
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Pleased as Man with man to dwell,
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Jesus, our Emmanuel
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Hark, the herald angels sing,
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“Glory to the new-born King!”
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Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace!
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Hail the Son of Righteousness!
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Light and life to all He brings,
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Ris’n with healing in His wings.
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Mild He lays his glory by,
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Born that man no more may die
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Born to raise the sons of earth,
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Born to give them second birth.
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Hark, the herald angels sing,
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“Glory to the new-born King!”
2. O Come, All Ye Faithful
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O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
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O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
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Come and behold Him, born the King of angels:
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O come let us adore Him,
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O come let us adore Him,
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O come let us adore Him,
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Christ the Lord.
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Sing choirs of angels, sing in exultation,
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Sing all ye citizens of heav’n above;
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Glory to God, glory in the highest:
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Yea, Lord we greet thee, born this happy morning
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Jesus to Thee be all glory giv’n
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Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing:
3. Joy to the World
4. The First Noel
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Joy to the world! the Lord is come;
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Let earth receive her King;
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Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room,
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And heav’n and nature sing,
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And heav’n and nature sing,
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And heav’n, and heav’n, and nature sing.
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The first Noel the angel did say,
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Was to certain poor shepherds
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in fields where they lay;
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In fields where they lay keeping their sheep
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On a cold winter’s night that was so deep:
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Joy to the earth! the Savior reigns;
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Let men their songs employ;
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While fields & floods, rocks, hills, & plains
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Repeat the sounding joy,
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Repeat the sounding joy,
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Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.
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He rules the world with truth and grace,
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And makes the nations prove;
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The glories of His righteousness,
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And wonders of His love,
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And wonders of His love,
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And wonders, wonders of his love.
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Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
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Born is the King of Israel
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They look-ed up and saw a star
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Shining in the east, beyond them far,
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And to the earth, it gave great light,,
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And so they continued both day and night.
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And by the light of that same star
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Three wise men came from country far;
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To seek for a king was their intent,
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And to follow the star wherever it went.
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Then let us all with one accord
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Sing praises to our heav’nly Lord,
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That hath made heav’n and earth of naught,
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And with His blood mankind hath bought
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5. O Little Town of Bethlehem
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O little town of Bethlehem,
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how still we see thee lie!
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Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
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the silent stars go by.
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Yet in thy dark streets shineth
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the everlasting Light;
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The hopes and fears of all the years
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are met in thee tonight.
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O holy child of Bethlehem!
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Descend to us, we pray;
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Cast out our sin, and enter in;
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Be born in us today.
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We hear the Christmas angels
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the great glad tidings tell;
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O come to us, abide with us,
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Our Lord Emmanuel.
6. COME, THOU LONG EXPECTED JESUS
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For Christ is born of Mary,
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and gathered all above,
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While mortals sleep, the angels keep
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their watch of wond’ring love.
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O morning stars, together
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proclaim the holy birth!
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And praises sing to God the King,
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And peace to men on earth.
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Come, Thou long expected Jesus
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Born to set Thy people free;
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From our fears and sins release us,
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Let us find our rest in Thee.
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Israel’s strength and consolation,
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Hope of all the earth Thou art;
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Dear desire of every nation,
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Joy of every longing heart.
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How silently, how silently
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the wondrous gift is giv’n!
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So God imparts to human hearts
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the blessings of his heav’n.
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No ear may hear His coming,
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but in this world of sin,
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Where meek souls will receive Him still
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the dear Christ enters in.
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Born Thy people to deliver,
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Born a child and yet a King,
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Born to reign in us forever,
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Now Thy gracious kingdom bring.
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By Thine own eternal Spirit
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Rule in all our hearts alone;
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By Thine all sufficient merit,
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Raise us to Thy glorious throne.
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7. We Three Kings
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We three kings of Orient are;
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Bearing gifts we traverse afar,
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Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
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Following yonder star.
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Glorious now behold Him arise;
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King and God and sacrifice;
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Alleluia, Alleluia,
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Sounds through the earth and skies.
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O star of wonder, star of light,
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Star with royal beauty bright,
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Westward leading, still proceeding,
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Guide us to thy perfect light.
8. What Child Is This? (capo3)
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Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain
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Gold I bring to crown Him again,
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King forever, ceasing never,
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Over us all to reign.
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Frankincense to offer have I;
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Incense owns a Deity nigh;
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Prayer and praising, voices raising,
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Worshipping God on high.
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Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume
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Breathes a life of gathering gloom;
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Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,
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Sealed in the stone cold tomb.
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What Child is this who laid to rest,
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On Mary’s lap is sleeping?
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Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,
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While shepherds watch are keeping?
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This, this is Christ the King,
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Whom shepherds guard and angels sing:
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Haste, haste to bring Him laud,
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The Babe, the Son of Mary.
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Why lies He in such mean estate
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Where ox and ass are feeding?
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Good Christian, fear; for sinners here
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The silent Word is pleading.
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So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh,
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Come one and all to own Him;
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The King of kings salvation brings,
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Let lov- ing hearts enthrone Him.
9. O Holy Night
10. Silent Night
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O holy night! The stars are brightly shining,
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It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth;
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Long lay the world, in sin and error pining,
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Till He appeared, and the soul felt its worth.
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A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,
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For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!
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Fall on your knees! O hear the angel voices!
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O night divine, O night, when Christ was born!
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O night, divine, O night, O night divine!
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Truly He taught us to love one another;
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His law is love and His gospel is peace;
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Chains shall He break, for the slave is our brother,
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And in His name all oppression shall cease.
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Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
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Let all within us praise His holy name;
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Christ is the Lord, Oh, praise His name forever!
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His pow’r and glory e- vermore proclaim!
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His pow’r and glory e- vermore proclaim!
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Silent night! holy night!
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All is calm, all is bright
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‘Round yon virgin mother and child,
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Holy infant so tender and mild,
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Sleep in heavenly peace!
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Sleep in heavenly peace!
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Silent night! holy night!
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Shepherds quake at the sight;
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Glories stream from heaven afar,
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Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia,
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Christ, the Saviour, is born!
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Christ, the Saviour, is born!
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Silent night! holy night!
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Son of God, love's pure light
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Radiant beams from thy holy face,
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With the dawn of redeeming grace,
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Jesus, Lord at they birth.
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Jesus, Lord at they birth.
11. Joy Has Dawned upon the World"
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Joy has dawned upon the world,
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Promised from creation—
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God's salvation now unfurled,
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Hope for ev'ry nation.
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Not with fanfares from above,
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Not with scenes of glory,
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But a humble gift of love—
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Jesus born of Mary.
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Sounds of wonder fill the sky
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With the songs of angels
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As the mighty Prince of Life
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Shelters in a stable.
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Hands that set each star in place,
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Shaped the earth in darkness,
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Cling now to a mother's breast,
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Vuln'rable and helpless.
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Shepherds bow before the Lamb,
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Gazing at the glory;
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Gifts of men from distant lands
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Prophesy the story.
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Gold—a King is born today,
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Incense—God is with us,
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Myrrh—His death will make a way,
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And by His blood He'll win us.
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Son of Adam, Son of heav’n,
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Given as a ransom;
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Reconciling God and man,
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Christ, our mighty champion!
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What a Savior! What a Friend!
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What a glorious myst'ry!
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Once a babe in Bethlehem,
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Now the Lord of hist'ry.
12. HERE I AM TO WORSHIP
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Light of the world,
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You stepped down into darkness
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Opened my eyes, let me see
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Beauty that made this heart adore You
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Hope of a life spent with You
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Here I am to worship, Here I am to bow down
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Here I am to say that You're my God
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You're altogether lovely, Altogether worthy
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Altogether wonderful to me
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King of all days, Oh so highly exalted
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Glorious in Heaven above
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Humbly You came to the earth You created
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All for love's sake became poor
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I'll never know how much it cost
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To see my sin upon that cross
13. Angels We Have Heard On High
14. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
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Angels we have heard on high
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sweetly singing o’er the plains,
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And the mountains in reply
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echoing their joyous strains.
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O come, O come, Emmanuel
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And ransom captive Israel
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That mourns in lonely exile here
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Until the Son of God
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Glo--------------------------------------ria,
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In excelsis Deo!
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Glo--------------------------------------ria,
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In excelsis Deo!
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Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
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Shall come to thee O Israel!
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Shepherds why this jubilee?
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Why your joyous strains prolong?
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What the gladsome tidings be
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which inspire your heav’nly song?
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Come to Bethlehem and see
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Him whose birth the angels sing;
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Come adore on bended knee,
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Christ the Lord, the new-born King.
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See within a manger laid
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Jesus, Lord of hea’vn and earth!
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Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
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With us sing our Savior’s birth.
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O come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheer
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Our spirits by Thine ad- vent here;
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Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
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And death’s dark shadows put to flight.
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O come, Thou Wisdom from
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And order all things, far
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To us the path of knowledge show,
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And cause us in her ways
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O come, Desire of nations, bind
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All peoples in one heart
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Bid envy, strife and quarrels cease,
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Fill all the world with heaven’s peace.
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15. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
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It came upon the midnight clear,
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that glorious song of old,
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from angels bending near the earth
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to touch their harps of gold:
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'Peace on the earth, good will to men,
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from heaven's all-gracious King!'
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The world in solemn stillness lay
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to hear the angels sing.
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O ye beneath life's crushing load,
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Whose forms are bending low,
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Who toil along the climbing way
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With painful steps and slow;
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Look now, for glad and golden hours
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Come swiftly on the wing;
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Oh rest beside the weary road
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And hear the angels sing.
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For, lo! the days are hastening on,
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by prophets seen of old,
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when with the ever-circling years,
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shall come the time foretold,
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when the new heav’n and earth shall own
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the Prince of Peace their King.
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And the whole world send back the song
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which now the angels sing.
16. All praise to Thee, Eternal Lord
(tune: All Creatures of Our God and King)
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All praise to Thee, Eternal Lord,
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Clothed in a garb of flesh and blood;
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Alle lu ia, Alle lu
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Choosing a manger for Thy throne,
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While worlds on worlds are Thine alone.
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O praise Him, O praise Him,
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Alle lu ia, Alle lu ia, Alle lu-- ia!
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Once did the skies before Thee bow;
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A virgin's arms contain Thee now,
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Alle lu ia, Alle lu
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Forlorn and lowly is Thy birth;
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Veiling your all-supassing worth!
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O praise Him, O praise Him,
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Alle lu ia, Alle lu ia, Alle lu-- ia!
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A little Child, Thou art our Guest,
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That weary ones in Thee may rest;
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Alle lu ia, Alle lu
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Taking our weak flesh as your own
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That you might for our sin atone;
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O praise Him, O praise Him,
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Alle lu ia, Alle lu ia, Alle lu-- ia!