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Good Christian Friends, Rejoice

Author: John Mason Neale Meter: 6.6.7.7.7.8.5.5 Appears in 219 hymnals Topics: Christian Year-Christmastide Lyrics: 1 Good Christian friends, rejoice with heart and soul and voice! Give ye heed to what we say: Jesus Christ is born today. Ox and ass before Him bow, and He is in the manger now: Christ is born today, Christ is born today! 2 Good Christian friends, rejoice with heart and soul and voice! Now ye hear of endless bliss: Jesus Christ was born for this. He has opened heaven’s door, and we are blest forevermore. Christ was born for this, Christ was born for this! 3 Good Christian friends, 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! Used With Tune: IN DULCI JUBILO Text Sources: Medieval Latin carol

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Author: Phillips Brooks Meter: Irregular Appears in 841 hymnals Topics: Christian Year-Christmastide Lyrics: 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 thy dark streets shineth the everlasting Light; the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight. 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! 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. 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! Used With Tune: ST. LOUIS

The First Nowell

Meter: Irregular with refrain Appears in 396 hymnals Topics: Christian Year-Christmastide First Line: The first Nowell the angel did say Refrain First Line: Nowell, Nowell Lyrics: 1 The first Nowell 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. Refrain: Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, born is the King of Israel. 2 For all to see there was a star shining in the east, beyond them far, and to the earth it gave great light, and so it continued both day and night. [Refrain] 3 And by the light of that same star the wise men came from country far; to seek for a king was their intent, and to follow the star wherever it went. [Refrain] 4 Then let us all with one accord sing praises to our heavenly Lord who hath made heaven and earth of naught, and with His blood humankind hath bought. [Refrain] Scripture: Matthew 1:11 Used With Tune: THE FIRST NOWELL Text Sources: Trad. English carol

Away in a Manger

Author: Anonymous; John Thomas McFarland Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 542 hymnals Topics: Christian Year-Christmastide First Line: Away in a manger, no crib for a bed Lyrics: 1 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 on the hay. 2 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 cradle till morning is nigh. 3 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 fit us for heaven, to live with Thee there. Scripture: Luke 2:7 Used With Tune: CRADLE SONG

Angels from the Realms of Glory

Author: James Montgomery Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 761 hymnals Topics: Christian Year-Christmastide Refrain First Line: Come and worship Lyrics: 1 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 newborn King! 2 Shepherds, in the fields abiding, watching o'er your flocks by night, God on earth is now residing, yonder shines the infant Light: come and worship, come and worship, worship Christ, the newborn King! 3 Sages, leave your contemplations, brighter visions beam afar; seek the great Desire of nations, ye have seen the Infant's star: come and worship, come and worship, worship Christ, the newborn King! 4 Saints, before the altar bending, watching long in hope and fear, suddenly the Lord, descending, in His temple shall appear: come and worship, come and worship, worship Christ, the newborn King! Scripture: Malachi 3:1 Used With Tune: REGENT SQUARE

Silent Night, Holy Night

Author: Joseph Mohr; John Freeman Young; Anonymous Meter: Irregular Appears in 620 hymnals Topics: Christian Year-Christmastide Lyrics: 1 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. 2 Silent night, holy night, shepherds quake at the sight. Glory streams from heaven afar, heavenly hosts sing "Alleluia, Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior is born." 3 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. 4 Silent night, holy night, wondrous star, lend thy light; with the angels let us sing Alleluia to our King: Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior is born. German: 1 Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht! Alles schläft, einsam wacht nur das traute, hochheilige Paar. Holder Knabe im lockigen Haar, schlaf in himmlischer Ruh', schlaf in himmlischer Ruh!" Used With Tune: STILLE NACHT

What Child Is This

Author: William C. Dix Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.8.6.7 Appears in 202 hymnals Topics: Christian Year-Christmastide First Line: What Child is this, who, laid to rest Lyrics: 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! 2 Why lies He in such mean estate, where ox and ass are feeding? Good Christians, fear: for sinners here the silent Word is pleading. Nails, spears, shall pierce Him through, the cross be borne for me, for you. Hail, hail the Word made flesh, the Babe, the Son of Mary! 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 the song on high, the virgin sings her lullaby. Joy, joy for Christ is born, the Babe, the Son of Mary! Scripture: Matthew 2:11 Used With Tune: GREENSLEEVES

O Come, All Ye Faithful

Author: John Francis Wade; Frederick Oakeley Meter: Irregular with refrain Appears in 727 hymnals Topics: Christian Year-Christmastide Refrain First Line: O come, let us adore Him Lyrics: 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! 2 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] 3 Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation, O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above! Glory to God, all glory in the highest! [Refrain] 4 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] Used With Tune: ADESTE FIDELES Text Sources: Latin hymn

Angels We Have Heard on High

Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 235 hymnals Topics: Christian Year-Christmastide Refrain First Line: Gloria in excelsis Deo! Lyrics: 1 Angels we have heard on high sweetly singing o'er the plains, And the mountains in reply echoing their joyous strains. Refrain: Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo! 2 Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong? What the gladsome tidings be which inspire your heavenly song? [Refrain] 3 Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing; come, adore on bended knee, Christ the Lord, the newborn King. [Refrain] 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. [Refrain] Scripture: Luke 2:8-16 Used With Tune: GLORIA Text Sources: Trad. French carol; Tr. Crown of Jesus, 1862

Joy to the World! The Lord Is Come

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 1,854 hymnals Topics: Christian Year-Christmastide Lyrics: 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. 2 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. 3 No more let sins and sorrow grow, nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessings flow far as the curse is found, far as the curse is found, far as, far as the curse is found. 4 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. Scripture: Psalm 98:4-9 Used With Tune: ANTIOCH