Archive for the ‘Carols’ Category

Their flocks by night All seated on the ground The angel of the Lord came down And glory shone around And glory shone around ‘Fear not,’ he said, For mighty dread Had seized their troubled minds ‘Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind, To you and all mankind.’ ‘To you [...]

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With heart and soul and voice! Give ye heed to what we say News! News! 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! Good Christian men, rejoice With heart and soul and voice Now ye hear of [...]

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When they are both full grown Of all the trees that are in the wood The holly bears the crown O the rising of the sun And the running of the deer The playing of the merry organ Sweet singing of the choir The holly bears a blossom As white as lily flower And Mary [...]

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Among the leaves so green, Here we come a-wand’ring So fair to be seen. Love and joy come to you, And to you your wassail, too, And God bless you, and send you A Happy New Year, And God send you a Happy New Year. We are not daily beggers That beg from door to [...]

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Whereon the Saviour of the world was born Rise to adore the mystery of love Which hosts of angels chanted from above With them the joyful tidings first begun Of God incarnate and the Virgin’s Son Then to the watchful shepherds it was told Who heard the angelic herald’s voice: “Behold, I bring good tidings [...]

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King of all creation: Cradled in a stall was He, The Lord of every nation, The Lord of every nation. Cradled in a stall was he With sleepy cows and asses; But the very beasts could see That He all men surpasses. Herod then with fear was filled: ‘A prince’, he said, ‘In Jewry!’ All [...]

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Allelujah! Allelujah! And joy is in Jerusalem, Allelujah! Allelujah! And there He lay in manger poor, Allelujah! Allelujah! Whose rein shall last for ever-more, Allelujah! Allelujah! The ass and ox and all the heard, Allelujah! Allelujah! Knew well that Boy to be the Lord! Allelujah! Allelujah! And kings from out the East there were, Allelujah! [...]

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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 [...]

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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 through all Jerusalem, Christ is born in Bethlehem. Lo, within a manger lies He who built the starry skies; He who throned in height sublime Sits amid the cherubim. Chorus [...]

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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 Saviour is born Christ, the Saviour is born Silent [...]

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