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!
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 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.
While Shepherds Watched
While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
all seated on the ground,
an 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 Savior,
who is Christ the Lord;
and this shall be the sign:
"The heavenly babe you there
shall find to human view displayed,
all simply wrapped in swaddling
clothes and in a manger laid."
Thus spoke the angel.
Suddenly 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;
to those on whom his favor rests
goodwill shall never cease."
Hark the Herald Angels
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"
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 world the savior reigns
Let us our songs employ
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy
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, and wonders of His love