carols for quorn
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Carols for Quorn
O come all ye faithful
Deck the halls
Joy to the world
O little town of Bethlehem
Away in a manger
While shepherds watched
Ding Dong merrily
Silent night
We three kings
Hark the herald angels sing
We wish you a merry Christmas
On coming to the house, they saw the child
with his mother Mary, and they bowed down
and worshipped him.
(Matthew 2:11)
O come all ye faithful
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:
O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord.
See how the shepherds, Summoned to his cradle,
Leaving their flocks draw nigh with lowly fear; We too will thither
Bend our joyful footsteps:
Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation,
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above; Glory to God In the highest
The Word became flesh and made his
dwelling among us.
(John 1:14)
Deck the Halls
Deck the halls with boughs of holly Fa la la la la la la la la 'Tis the season to be jolly Fa la la la la la la la la
Don we now our gay apparel Fa la la la la la la la la Troll the ancient Christmas carol Fa la la la la la la la la
See the blazing Yule before us Fa la la la la la la la la
Strike the harp and join the chorus Fa la la la la la la la la Follow me in merry measure Fa la la la la la la la la
While I tell a Christmas treasure Fa la la la la la la la la
Fast away the old year passes Fa la la la la la la la la Hail the new year lads and lasses Fa la la la la la la la la
Sing we joyous all together Fa la la la la la la la la Heedless of the wind and weather Fa la la la la la la la la
The people walking in darkness have seen
a great light; You have… increased their joy
(Isaiah 9:2,3)
Joy to the world
Joy to the world the Lord has 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 Saviour reigns Let all their songs employ
While fields and floods Rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy
He rules the world with truth and grace And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness The wonders of His love The wonders of His love
The wonders, wonders of His love
Isaac Watts, © Public Domain
“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for
this is what the prophet has written.”
(Matthew 2:5)
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
O morning stars together
Proclaim the holy birth And praises sing to God the King
And peace to men on earth For Christ is born of Mary
And gathered all above While mortals sleep the angels
keep Their watch of wondering love
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
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 Immanuel
© Public Domain , Phillips Brooks
O little town of Bethlehem
“In Bethlehem in Judea,” they replied, “for
this is what the prophet has written.”
(Matthew 2:5)
A little child, A shining star. A stable rude, The door ajar.
Yet in that place, So crude, forlorn,
The Hope of all The world was born.
Poem: Bethlehem Of Judea
She wrapped him in cloths and placed him
in a manger because there was no room in
the inn.
(Luke 2:7)
Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, The little Lord Jesus lay down his sweet head.
The stars in the night 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 You, Lord Jesus, look down from the sky
And stay by my side until morning is nigh.
Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask You to stay, Close by me forever, and love me, I pray!
Bless all the dear children in Your tender care And fit us for heaven, to live with You there.
Away in a manger
Do not be afraid I bring you good news of
great joy that will be for all the people
(Luke 2:10)
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.
“To you in David’s town this day Is born of David’s line
A Saviour, who is Christ the Lord; And this shall be the sign:”
“The heavenly Babe you there shall find
To human view displayed, All meanly wrapped in swathing
bands, And in a manger laid.”
Thus spake the seraph; and forth-
with Appeared a shining throng
Of angels praising God, who thus Addressed their joyful song:
“All glory be to God on high, And to the earth be peace;
Good-will henceforth from heaven to men
Begin and never cease.”
While shepherds watched
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth
peace to men on whom his favour rests.
(Luke 2:14)
Ding Dong merrily on high, in heav'n the bells are ringing, Ding Dong verily the sky, is riv'n with angels singing.
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!
E'en so here below, below let steeple bells be swungen,
And "io, io, io" by priest and people sungen
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!
Ding Dong merrily on high, the curse of sin is broken: Ding Dong open up your eyes, the celebration's starting!
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!
Ding Dong merrily on high
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth
peace to men on whom his favour rests.
(Luke 2:14)
Ding-dong ding, ding-a-dong-a-ding, Ding-dong, ding dong, ding-a-dong ding
Up! Good Christian folk, and listen
How the merry bells do ring, And from steeple bid good people Come adore the new born king:
Tell the story, how from glory God came down at Christmas tide,
Bringing gladness, chasing sadness, Show’ring blessings far and wide, Born of mother, blest o’er other,
In a stable (‘tis no fable), Christ is born on earth.
Ding-dong ding, ding-a-dong-a-ding,
Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-a-dong ding.
Poem: Ding-Dong Ding
You are to give him the name Jesus, be-
cause he will save his people from their sins.
(Matthew 1:21)
Silent night, holy night. All is calm all is bright
Round the virgin mother and Child; Holy Infant, so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent night, holy night.
Shepherds quail at the sight, Glories stream from heaven afar,
Heav'nly 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
Franz Xaver Gruber | John Freeman Young | Joseph Mohr
© Public Domain
Silent night
They opened their treasures and
presented him with gifts of gold and of
incense and of myrrh.
(Matthew 1:11)
We three kings of Orient are Bearing gifts, we traverse afar. Field and fountain, moor and
mountain, Following yonder star.
Chorus:
O 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.
Chorus
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; it’s bitter perfume;
Breathes a life of gathering gloom:
Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,
Sealed in the stone-cold tomb.
Chorus
Glorious now behold him arise, King and God and sacrifice.
Heav'n sings alleluia, Alleluia the earth replies.
We three kings
Dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes
have seen your salvation.
(Luke 2:30,31)
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 th’angelic host proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem. Hark! the herald angels sing Glory to the new-born King.
Christ, by highest heav'n adored,
Christ, the everlasting Lord, Late in time behold Him come, Offspring of a virgin's womb!
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see! Hail, the incarnate Deity!
Pleased as man with man to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel!
Hark! the herald angels sing Glory to the new-born King.
Hail, the heav'n born 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 we 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.
Charles Wesley © Public Domain
Hark the herald angels sing
To all who received him, to those who
believed in his name, he gave the right to
become children of God.
(John 1:12)
We wish you a merry Christmas, We wish you a merry Christmas,
We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin, We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Now bring us a figgy pudding, Now bring us a figgy pudding,
Now bring us a figgy pudding, and bring some out here.
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin, We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year.
For we all like figgy pudding,
We all like figgy pudding, We all like figgy pudding, so bring some out here.
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin,
We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year.
And we won't go until we get some, We won't go until we get some,
We won't go until we get some, so bring some out here.
We wish you a merry Christmas
Carols for Quorn
Details of Christmas services can be found on our
church websites:
www.QuornBC.org
https://sites.google.com/site/stbartsquorn
Thanks to the musicians and singers of:
Quorn Baptist Church
St Bartholomew’s United Church
Quorn Ukulele Orchestra
And to John Lister for reading the poem
Compiled by Rev Ian Smith, QBC (mistakes are probably mine!)