Carols On The Common - Song Lyrics, 2024 -
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#1 - 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 God of God Light of light Lo He abhors not the virgin's womb Very God Begotten not created 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 In the highest O come let us adore Him O come let us adore Him O come let us adore Him Christ the Lord Yes Lord we greet Thee Born that happy morning Jesus to Thee be all glory given Word of the Father Now in flesh appearing O come let us adore Him O come let us adore Him O come let us adore Him Christ the Lord
#2 - 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. Glo….ria, Hosanna 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. Glo….ria, Hosanna in excelsis! Pray you, dutifully prime your matin chime, ye ringers; May you, beautifully rime your evetime song, ye singers. Glo….ria, Hosanna in excelsis!
#3 - 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 Saviour holy. And through all his wondrous childhood He would honour and obey, Love and watch the lowly maiden, In whose gentle arms he lay: Christian children all must be Mild, obedient, good as he. For he is our childhood’s pattern, Day by day like us he grew, He was little, weak, and helpless, Tears and smiles like us he knew: And he feeleth for our sadness, And he shareth in our gladness. Not in that poor lowly stable, With the oxen standing by, We shall see Him; but in heaven, Set at God's right hand on high; When like stars his children crowned All in white shall wait around.
#4 - 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 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
#5 - 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. 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 Emmanuel.
#6 - Joy to the World Joy to the world the Lord is come Let earth receive her King Let ev'ry 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 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
#7 - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing 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 the angelic host proclaim, ‘Christ is born in Bethlehem.’ Hark! The herald angels sing Glory to the new-born King. Christ, by highest heaven 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 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.
#8 - 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. 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. 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. For 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! Good tidings we bring to you and your kin; we wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year
St John's wishes you a very happy and blessed Christmas!

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