✧1. HARK!
THE HEARLD ANGELS SING ✧ Chorus
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 Angelic host proclaim,
"Christ is born in Bethlehem."
Hark! The herald angels sing
Glory to the new-born King.
Hail, the heaven-born Prince of peace!
Hail the Sun of righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings,
Risen 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.
Hark! The herald angels sing
Glory to the new-born King.
✧ 2. THE HOLLY AND THE IVY ✧
The holly and the ivy,
When they are both full grown,
Of all the trees that are in the wood,
The holly bears the crown.
Chorus
The rising of the sun,
And the running of the deer,
The playing of the merry organ,
Sweet singing in the choir.
The holly bears a blossom,
As white as the lily flower;
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ;
To be our sweet Saviour.
Chorus
The rising of the sun,
And the running of the deer,
The playing of the merry organ,
Sweet singing in the choir.
The holly bears a berry,
As red as any blood;
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ,
To do poor sinners good
The rising of the sun,
And the running of the deer,
The playing of the merry organ,
Sweet singing in the choir.
★ 3. O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM ★
Verse 1 - solo Joanna
ALL
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.
✧ 4. ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID’S CITY ✧
Verse 1 - solo Joanna
ALL
He came down to earth from Heaven
Who is God and Lord of all,
And His shelter was a stable
And His cradle was a stall;
With the poor, and mean, and lowly,
Lived on earth our Saviour Holy.
And our eyes at last shall see Him,
Through His own redeeming love,
For that Child so dear and gentle
Is our Lord in Heav’n above;
And He leads His children on
To the place where He is gone.
✧ 5. AWAY IN A MANGER ✧
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 in 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 for ever, and love me, I pray!
Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care,
And fit us for Heaven to live with Thee
there.
★ 6. GOOD KING WENCESLAS ★
ALL
Good King Wenceslas looked out
On the feast of Stephen,
When the snow lay round about,
Deep and crisp and even.
Brightly shone the moon that night,
Though the frost was cruel,
When a poor man came in sight,
Gath’ring winter fuel.
MEN
‘Hither page and stand by me,
If thou know’st it telling,
Yonder peasant, who is he?
Where and what his dwelling?
WOMEN
‘Sire, he lives a good league hence,
Underneath the mountain,
Right against the forest fence,
By Saint Agnes’ fountain.
MEN
Bring me flesh and bring me wine,
Bring me pine logs hither:
Thou and I will see him dine,
When we bear them thither.’
ALL
Page and monarch, forth they went,
Forth they went together;
Through the rude wind’s wild lament
And the bitter weather.
WOMEN
‘Sire, the night is darker now,
And the wind blows stronger:
Fails my heart, I know not how;
I can go no longer.’
MEN
‘Mark my footsteps, good my page;
Tread thou in them boldly:
Thou shalt find the winter’s rage
Freeze they blood less coldly.’
ALL
In his master’s steps he trod,
Where the snow lay dinted;
Heat was in the very sod
Which the saint had printed.
Therefore, Christian men be sure,
Wealth and rank possessing,
Ye who now will bless the poor,
Shall yourselves find blessing.
✩ 7. SEE AMID THE WINTER’S SNOW ✩
See amid the winter’s snow,
Born for us on earth below,
See the tender Lamb appears,
Promised from eternal years.
Chorus
Hail! Thou ever-blessed morn!
Hail, Redemption’s happy dawn!
Sing thro’ all Jerusalem,
Christ is born in Bethlehem.
Sacred Infant, all Divine,
What a tender love was Thine;
Thus to come from highest bliss
Down to such a world as this!
Chorus
Hail! Thou ever-blessed morn!
Hail, Redemption’s happy dawn!
Sing thro’ all Jerusalem,
Christ is born in Bethlehem.
✩ 8. 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
Heav’nly hosts sing Alleluia
Christ, the Saviour, is born!
Christ, the Saviour, is born!
★ 9. WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED
THEIR FLOCKS ✩
While shepherds watched their flocks by
night,
All seated on the ground,
The Angel of the Lord came down,
And glory shone around.
“Fear not” said he; for mighty dread
Had seized their troubled mind;
“Glad tidings of great joy I bring
To you and all mankind.”
“All glory be to God on high,
And to the earth be peace.
Good-will henceforth from heav’n to men
Begin and never cease.”
✧10. 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;
Chorus
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.
From God our Heav’nly Father,
A blessed Angel came;
And unto certain Shepherds
Brought tidings of the same:
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by Name.
Chorus
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.
✩ 11. IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER ✩
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.
Our God, heav’n cannot hold him,
Nor earth sustain;
Heav’n and earth shall flee away
When he comes to reign:
In the bleak midwinter
A stable place sufficed.
The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.
What can I give him, Poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd I would bring a lamb;
If I were a wise man I would do my part;
Yet what I can I give him,
Give my heart.
✩ 12. DING DONG MERRILY ON HIGH ✩
Ding dong, Merrily on high!
In heav’n the bells are ringing.
Ding dong, verily the sky
Is riv’n with angel singing.
Chorus
Gloria, Hosannah in Excelsis!
Gloria, Hosannah in Excelsis!
E’en so, here below, below,
Let steeple bells be swungen.
And i-o, i-o, i-o,
By priest and people sungen!
Chorus
Gloria, Hosannah in Excelsis!
Gloria, Hosannah in Excelsis!
★ 13. 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 honour 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 our King,
pa-rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,
Rum pum pum pum.
Shall I play for you pa-rum pum pum,
On my drum?
Mary nodded, pa-rum pum pum,
The Ox and Lamb kept time pa-rum 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.
★ 14. SLEIGH RIDE & JINGLE BELLS ★
Just hear those sleigh bells jingleing,
Ring-ting-tingleing too,
Come on, it’s lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you.
Outside the snow is falling
And friends are calling “yoo hoo!”
Come on, it’s lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you.
Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up, let’s go,
Let’s look at the show,
We’re riding in a wonderland of snow,
Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up, it’s grand,
Just holding your hand,
We’re gliding along with a song of a wintery
fairyland.
Our cheeks are nice and rosy,
And comfy and cosy are we,
We’re snuggled up together
Like two birds of a faether would be.
Let’s take the road before us
And sing a chorus or two,
Come on, it’s lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you.
Dashing through the snow,
In a one-horse open sleigh,
O’er the fields we go Laughing all the way!
Bells on bob-tail ring, Keeping spirits bright,
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight.
Chorus
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.
Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open
sleigh. Repeat
Now the ground is white,
Go it while you’re young.
Take the girls tonight,
Sing this sleighing song.
Get a bob-tailed bay, Two-forty for his speed,
Then hitch him to an open sleigh
And you will take the lead.
Chorus Jingle bells…
✧15. WE WISH YOU A MERRY
CHRISTMAS ✧
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
And a Happy New Year!
Chorus
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin;
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
And a Happy New Year!
Now bring us some figgy pudding,
Now bring us some figgy pudding,
Now bring us some figgy pudding,
And bring some out here.
Chorus Good tidings we bring…
For we all like figgy pudding,
We all like figgy pudding,
We all like figgy pudding,
So bring some out here.
Chorus Good tidings we bring…
And we won’t go until we’ve got some,
We won’t go until we’ve got some,
We won’t go until we’ve got some,
So bring some out here.
Chorus Good tidings we bring…