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Christmas @ St Ben's

Twilight Carols

Joy To The World

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 heaven and nature sing

Joy to the earth, the Saviour 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 earth with truth and grace,

And makes the nations prove

The glories of his righteousness

And wonders of his love

And wonders, and wonders of his love

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 heaven and nature sing

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

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

Christ the Lord!

Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning

Jesus, to Thee be all glory given

Word of the Father

Now in flesh appearing

O come, let us adore Him

Christ the Lord!

Away In A Manger

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.

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 for ever, and love me, I pray.

Bless all the dear children in thy tender care,

And fit us for heaven, to live with thee there.

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.

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.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,

Born is the King of Israel.

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.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,

Born is the King of Israel.

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

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,

Born is the King of Israel.

This star drew nigh to the north-west,

O’er Bethlehem it took its rest,

And there it did both stop and stay

Right over the place where Jesus lay.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,

Born is the King of Israel.

Then entered in those wise men three,

Full reverently upon their knee,

And offered there in His presence

Their gold and myrrh and frankincense.

Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,

Born is the King of Israel.

We Three Kings

We three kings of Orient are
Bearing gifts we traverse afar
Field and fountain moor and mountain
Following yonder star