Christmas Hymns & Songs (alphabetical)
Angels from the realms of glory
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 new-born King!
Shepherds in the fields abiding, Watching o'er your flocks by night;
God with man is now residing, Yonder shines the infant Light.
Come and worship, come and worship; Worship Christ, the new-born King!
Sages, leave your contemplation's, Brighter visions beam afar;
Seek the great Desire of nations, Ye have seen His natal star.
Come and worship, come and worship; Worship Christ, the new-born King!
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 new-born King!
All creation, join in praising, God, the Father, Spirit, Son;
Evermore your voices raising, To the eternal Three in One.
Come and worship, come and worship; Worship Christ, the new-born King!
Angels we have heard on high
Angels we have heard on high, Sweetly singing o'er the plains;
And the mountains in reply, Echo back their joyous strains.
Glo……..ria, in excelsis Deo! Glo……..ria, in excelsis De…o!
Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong?
Say what may the tidings be; Which inspire your heav'nly song?
Glo……..ria, in excelsis Deo! Glo……..ria, in excelsis De…o!
Come to Bethlehem and see, Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee, Christ the Lord, the newborn King.
Glo……..ria, in excelsis Deo! Glo……..ria, in excelsis De…o!
As with gladness men of old
As with gladness men of old did the guiding star behold;
as with joy they hailed its light, Leading onward beaming bright;
so, most gracious God, may we evermore be led to Thee.
As with joyful steps they sped To that lowly cradle bed,
There to bend the knee before Him whom heav'n and earth adore;
So may we with willing feet Ever seek the mercy seat.
As they offered gifts most rare at that manger rude and bare;
so may we with holy joy, pure, and free from sin's alloy,
all our costliest treasures bring, Christ, to thee, our heav'nly King.
Holy Jesus, ev'ry day keep us in the narrow way;
and when earthly things are past, bring our ransomed souls at last
where they need no star to guide, where no clouds Your glory hide.
In the heav'nly country bright Need they no created light;
Thou its light, its joy, its crown, Thou its sun which goes not down;
There forever may we sing Alleluias to our King.
Away in a manger
Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,
The little Lord Jesus lay down His sweet head;
The stars in the bright 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 Thee, Lord Jesus! Look down from the sky,
And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh.
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.
Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
Come, thou long expected Jesus, born to set thy people free;
From our fears and sins release us; let us find our rest in thee.
Israel’s strength and consolation, hope of all the earth thou art,
Dear Desire of ev’ry nation, joy of ev’ry longing heart.
Joy to those who long to see thee, Dayspring from on high, appear;
Come, thou promised Rod of Jesse, of thy birth we long to hear!
O’er the hills the angels singing news, glad tidings of a birth:
“Go to him, your praises bringing; Christ the Lord has come to earth.”
Come to earth to taste our sadness, he whose glories knew no end;
By his life he brings us gladness, our Redeemer, Shepherd, Friend.
Leaving riches without number, born within a cattle stall;
This the everlasting wonder, Christ was born the Lord of all.
Born thy people to deliver, born a child and yet a king,
Born to reign in us forever, now thy gracious kingdom bring.
By thine own eternal Spirit rule in all our hearts alone;
By thine all sufficient merit, raise us to thy glorious throne.
Dawning Light of Our Salvation
Long in darkness Israel wandered; Long in mortal shadows, we
Walked in bondage and self-pity, Trod in paths of sin and grief.
In the prophets’ words He told us, Long the God of Israel spoke;
He alone in strength would save us From the hands of all our foes.
Chorus:
Every valley be exalted! Every mountain be made plane!
Crooked ways repent and straighten; All creation bend in praise!
He shall raise a mighty Savior; Born of David’s lineage, He
Comes in cov’nant love to claim us From our sins to set us free.
Light to those who dwell in darkness Life to those from death who flee
Joy unto the earth, and gladness, To your pathways dawning peace!
(Chorus)
Jesus, Lord, and mighty Savior, David’s Son and yet his King,
Dawning light of our salvation, Of your saving pow’r we sing!
Stand, Oh lame, and dance ye broken, Know the Savior’s healing grace;
Come, Oh deaf and hear him singing; Turn, Oh blind, behold his face!
(Chorus)
Go, Tell It On The Mountain
Chorus:
Go, tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and everywhere;
Go tell it on the mountain, That Jesus Christ is born.
While shepherds kept their watching, O'er silent flocks by night,
Behold throughout the heavens There shone a holy light. (Chorus)
The shepherds feared and trembled, When, lo! above the earth
Rang out the angel chorus That hailed our Savior's birth. (Chorus)
Down in a lowly manger Our humble Christ was born;
And God sent us salvation That blessed Christmas morn. (Chorus)
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen/We Three Kings
God rest ye merry, gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay,
Remember Christ our Saviour Was born upon this day;
To save us all from Satan's power When we were gone astray.
O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy!
From God our heavenly Father This blessed angel came;
And unto certain shepherds Brought tidings of the same;
How that in Bethlehem was born The Son of God by name.
O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy!
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's plain; Gold I bring to crown Him again;
King forever, ceasing never, Over us all to reign.
(Chorus)
Glorious now behold Him arise, King and God and sacrifice,
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Worship Him, God most high.
(Chorus)
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
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 th'angelic hosts proclaim, "Christ is born in Bethlehem."
Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King."
Christ, by highest heav'n adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord!
Late in time behold Him come, Offspring of the virgin's womb.
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail, the incarnate Deity,
Pleased as man with men to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel.
Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn 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 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 newborn King!"
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Infant holy, infant lowly, Heaven's highest love come down
For the poor you left your glory and you laid aside your crown
Weak and helpless, here you slumber in a stable with your mother
As the shepherds gather 'round Do they know you've left your crown?
Infant holy, infant lowly, you who once held Heaven's power
Now you lie here, cold and hungry in the silent midnight hour
With your parents wrapped in worry, still exhausted from their journey
You were helpless in that hour Yet you set aside your power
Infant holy, infant lowly, king of kings and lord of lords
You have come to us with nothing, as the poorest of the poor
So we come to you in wonder, see you helpless as you slumber
And we lay our gifts before Christ the Savior, weak and poor
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
It came upon a midnight clear That glorious song of old
From angels bending near the earth To touch their harps of gold
"Peace on the earth, good will to men From heaven's all gracious King;"
The world in solemn stillness lay,To hear the angels sing
Still through the cloven skies they come With peaceful wings unfurled,
And still their heavenly music floats O'er all the weary world
Above its sad and lowly plains They bend on hovering wing;
And ever o'er its Babel sounds The blessed angels sing.
Yet with the woes of sin and strife the world has suffered long;
Beneath the angel strain have rolled two thousand years of wrong;
And man, at war with man, hears not the love-song which they bring;
O hush the noise, ye men of strife and hear the angels sing.
O ye, beneath life's crushing load Whose forms are bending low,
Who toil along the climbing way With painful steps and slow
Look now! for glad and golden hours Come swiftly on the wing;
O rest beside the weary road And hear the angels sing
For lo, the days are hast’ning on, By prophet bards foretold,
When with the ever-circling years Comes round the age of gold;
When peace shall over all the earth its ancient splendors fling,
and the whole world give back the song which now the angels sing.
Joy To The World
Joy to the world! the Lord is come; Let earth receive her King.
Let every heart prepare Him room And heav'n and nature sing,
And heav'n and nature sing, And heav'n and heav'n and nature sing.
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.
No more let sins and sorrows 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.
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, and wonders of His love
Joy To The World/Our God Saves (add)
[Chorus]
Hear the joyful sound of our offering
As Your saints bow down, as Your people sing
We will rise with You lifted on Your wings
And the world will see that
Our God saves, Our God Saves
There is hope in Your name
Mourning turns to songs of praise
Our God saves Our God saves
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Let all mortal flesh keep silence, and with fear and trembling stand;
ponder nothing earthly minded, for, with blessing in His hand,
Christ our God to earth descendeth, our full homage to demand.
King of kings, yet born of Mary, as of old on earth He stood,
Lord of lords, in human vesture, in the body and the blood.
He will give to all the faithful His own self for heav'nly food.
Rank on rank the host of heaven spreads its vanguard on the way,
as the Light of light descendeth from the realms of endless day,
that the pow'rs of hell may vanish as the darkness clears away.
At His feet the six-winged seraph, cherubim with sleepless eye,
veil their faces to the Presence, as with ceaseless voice they cry,
“Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, Lord Most High!”
Once in royal David's city
Once in royal David's city, stood a lowly cattle shed,
where a mother laid her baby in a manger for His bed.
Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little child
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 Savior 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 heaven above
And He leads His children on To the place where He is gone
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;
chorus:
O come, let us adore Him; O come, let us adore Him;
O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!
Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation;
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above:
"Glory to God, all glory in the highest!"
Yea, Lord we greet Thee, Born that happy morning;
Jesus, to Thee be all glory giv'n.
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing
O come, O come, Emmanuel
O come, O come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear
Chorus:
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee O Israel
O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
And death’s dark shadows put to flight. (Chorus)
O come, Thou Wisdom from on high,
And order all things, far and nigh;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And cause us in her ways to go. (Chorus)
O come, Desire of nations, bind
All people in one heart and mind
Bid envy strife and quarrels cease
Fill all the world with heaven's peace (Chorus)
O Holy Night
O holy night! The stars are brightly shining;
It is the night Of the dear Savior's birth.
Long lay the world In sin and error pining;
Till He appeared And the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope, The weary world rejoices;
For yonder breaks, A new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! Oh hear the angel voices!
Oh night divine! Oh night when Christ was born,
Oh night divine! Oh night, oh night divine!
Truly He taught us To love one another,
His law is love And His gospel is peace;
Chains shall He break For the slave is our brother,
And in His name All oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy In grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us Praise His holy name.
Christ is the Lord O praise His name forever.
His power and glory evermore proclaim;
His power and glory evermore proclaim.
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
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.
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 men on earth.
How silently, how silently, The wondrous gift is giv'n;
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, Emmanuel.
Radiance
The radiance of the father’s splendor, In the body of a child
In the night the angels cried out Oh Their praises filled the sky
Adams model, Adams breath father of the world to come
for us he left his throne and became like a slave
"Glooooooria in excelsis Deo"
Jesus Christ our only ransom The father’s image in the flesh
(Was) formed in Mary, like no other Without help of any man
All creation reconciled through your life giving blood
we celebrate your glorious birth, your father and your spirit
"Glooooooria in excelsis Deo”
For Your coming, Lord we cry out Come to rescue and redeem
Draw your people, by your Spirit that we’d bring our gifts to thee
Infant King we bow before you, surrendering ourselves to you.
Come, Lord Jesus, bring your Kingdom that final day when all’s made new
"Glooooooria in excelsis Deo”
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, Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia;
Christ, the Savior, is born! Christ, the Savior, 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.
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!
The First Noel
The first Noel, 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.
Chorus:
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,
Born is the King of Is-ra-el.
They looked up and saw 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.
And by the light Of that same star
Three wise men came From country far;
To seek for a king Was their intent,
And to follow the star, Wherever it went.
Then let us all With one accord
Sing praises to Our heav'nly Lord,
That hath made heav'n And earth of naught,
And with His blood Mankind hath bought.
What Child Is This?
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.
Why lies he in such mean estate Where ox and ass are feeding?
Good Christian, fear for sinners here, The silent Word is pleasing.
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.
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.
Zion
Awake, awake, O Zion Tonight, tonight, your Saviour is born
This dark night in Bethlehem the skies are full of angels singing
hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah
the shepherd boys were terrified the glory of the lord cut through the night
wise men came by starlight and whispered to the newborn child
a hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah
Sing, O sing, with heavenly host the wonder of our Saviour’s birth
Peace be to all humankind on this the holiest of nights
hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah