Christmas Carols

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Christmas Carols

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MUSIC

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Godrestyemerry, gentlemen

Christians,awake

Hark!a burstofheavenlymusic Angelsfromthe realmsofglory

Hark!whatsounds are sweetlystealing See!theMorningStarisdwelling Shepherdswerefolding their flocks inJudea

All thisnight brightangels sing

9. Hearagain thewondrousstory 10. Ringoutthe bells

11. Clearuponthe nightairsounding

12. Long, long agoinBethlehem

13. Iwasa Child

14. Sheep onthe wintrywold

15. Myriadstarso'erhung theplains 16. Sing,sing forChristmas

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before the holy Stranger See the trembling shepherds fall.

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has come, the long expected, Full of wisdom, love

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redeem

His ruined creatures,

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restore our fallen race.

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And

this joyful Christmas

morning

Breaking o'er the world below, Tells again the

wondrous

story

Shepherds heard so long ago.

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shall still our tuneful voices,

Who

the tide of praise shall stem

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the blessed angels taught us,

In the fields of Bethlehem?

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hear again the chorus,

Ringing through the starry sky,

And

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Night

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darkness quit the plain;

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an

angel brightly beaming, Followed

by

a radiant train.

Glory, glory, peace

and

mercy, Peace on earth, good-will to

men.

3 Fear not, shepherds! glad

my

story,

Tidings of the greatest joy

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Christ is born, the

Lord

of glory!

I proclaim a Saviour nigh. Glory, glory, peace

and

mercy, Peace on earth, good-will to

men.

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Thus

the angel

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then ascending Seeks again the realm of light

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Now

the chorus, faintly ending, All is silence, all is night

Glory, glory, peace

and

mercy, Peace on earth, good-will to

men.

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Till the Day-spring's Self they see

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Christus natus hodie.

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Hence

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and

sadness!

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ne'er return again ;

Angels sing with notes of gladness,

"Peace on

earth, good-will to

men,"

Join

we

then in carol free, Christus natus hodie,

No. 7.

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had

the eye been awaiting the vision,

Long

had

the ear been awaiting the sound.

3

Lowly

the spot

where

they found the Redeemer,

Only

a

manger

to

welcome

His birth,

Strange, in the City of Joseph

and

David, Place

was

not found for the

King

of the earth.

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Advent

of Jesus, oh, season of gladness,

Gift of the Church,

and

the

Door

of the Year,

Herald the tidings, the friend of the friendless,

Lover

of children, the Saviour, is here. .

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Wake

and

hear the joy I bring!

Wake

and

joy, for all this night

Heaven and

every twinkling light, All amazing,

Still stand gazing :

Angels, Powers,

and

all that be,

Wake

and

joy this

Sun

to see.

Hail!

O

Sun,

O

blessed Light,

Sent into this world

by

night

—

Let thy rays

and

heavenly powers,

Shine in these dark souls of ours.

For most duly,

Thou

art truly,

God

and

Man

we

do confess

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Hail!

O

Sun

of Righteousness.

CHRISTMAS

TABLEAUX

WITH

MUSIC

COMPILED

BY

REV.

JOS.

T.

RUSHTON

Depicting,

by

means

of

tableaux, scenery,

dia-logue

etc.,

the

story

of

the

Nativity.

Carols

and

hymns

are

interspersed in

which

the

audience

may

join,

separate

books

containing

these

being

pub-lished

at a

low

rate.

Full

directions are

given

as

to

costumes, lighting

etc.,

and

these

are

extremely

simple,

the

whole

being

planned

so

as

to

involve

a

very small expense.

The

tableaux

make

a

Christ-mas

entertainment

for

Sunday

Schools

and

other

assemblies

that

is

quite

unequalled

for interest

and

attraction.

Price

25c.

Words and Mussc

ofthe

Hymns

and

Carolsjc.

per

copy or

$2.50

per 100

net.

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REV.

J.

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B.

HODGES,

D. D.

CONTENTS

1 Christ the

Lord

is Risen

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Ye

Happy

Bells

of

Easter

Day

3

Let

the

Song

be

Begun

....

4

The

Crown

is

on

the Victor's

Brow

5

Let

the

Merry

Church

Bells

Ring

.

6

Ring Out,

Sweet

Easter Bells

7

O

Sons

and

Daughters,

Let

Us

Sing

8 Merrily the Easter Bells

....

9

The

World

Itself

keeps

Easter

Day

10

Far

be

Sorrow, Tears,

and

Sighing

1

1

Wave, W^ave

the

Banner

•

12 Inthe Pleasant

Sunny

Meadows

•

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CHRISTMAS

CAROL

SERVICES

APESTE

FIDELES

No.i Contains:

AdesteFideles

_Hymn

ChristmasMorn "

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Adams

TheFirst

No

well. ...'.'.'".'.Traditional

Good King

W

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Goc!restyou merryGentlemen «

Sleep,HolyBabe '.'.'.'.'.'.'.J.B.Dykes 8ilentNight... Michael

Haydn

O

Little

Town

ofBethlehem(Hymn) J.Barnby

CHRISTMAS BELLS

No. 2Contains:

Itcame upontnemidnightclear(Hymn) j*.Westlake

Sweet ChristmasBells

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What

ChildIsThis? ''^._"'bidEnglish

GoodChristian

Men

cHdGerman

From

Far

Away

..J.B.Dykes

81eep,HolyBabe j.t.field

AngelsfromtheRealmsofGlory(Hymn) H.Smart

BETHLEHEM

No.3 Contains:

Seeamidthe Winter's

Snow

(Hymn

forChristmas Day) ,....J.Oost

In tne FieldswiththeirFlocksAbiding J.JB. West

TheMidnightMasse Robin H. Legge TherecameaLittleChild RobertJackson

Bethlehem j. TarleyRoberts

THE

NATIVITY

No.

4Contains:

OnceinroyalDavid'sCity(Hymn) S.J.Gauntlett

Saw

You,NeverInthe Twilight b.Tours

ChildDivine j\

Adams

SingtheHolyChild-Christ M.B. Foster

LittleChildren,

Wake

andListen j.n.Mee

A

CradleSong c.Erskine

A

CradleSongOf theBlessedVirgin , j%Barnby

Come

WithUs(Arranged j,stainer InfantSo Gentle(Arranged) j.stainer

CHRISTMAS

MORN

No.5 Contains:

HarkltheHerald Angels 81ng(Hymn) Mendelssohn WiththeAngelicHost Proclaim

Hymn

ChristmasMorn t.

Adams

Now

DiesinDavid's City J. Sicire TheLoving Heart Q.Erskine Shepherds! ShakeOffYour DrowsySleep J.stainer

Ring Out,

Ye

Bells J.H.Wallis

Ofthe Father'sLoveBegotten

Hymn

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No.6Contains:

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S.T.D.

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I

i. Godrestyemerry, gentlemen

2. Christians,awake

3. Hark!a burstofheavenly music

4. Angelsfromtherealmsofglory

5. Hark! whatsounds are sweetlystealing 6. See!theMorningStarisdwelling

7. Shepherds werefolding their flocks inJudea

8. All thisnight brightangels sing

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II 9. Hearagain thewondrousstory 10. Ringoutthe bells

11. Clearuponthenightairsounding

12. Long, long agoinBethlehem

13. Iwasa Child

14. Sheeponthewintrywold

15. Myriadstarso'erhung theplains 16. Sing,sing forChristmas

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To

the house of praise

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prayer

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why

the lights are burning

On

our laden Christmas Tree,

That

our hearts to Jesus turning,

May

his loving-kindness see.

3 Sing

we

then in joyful chorus,

Till it sound from earth to sky,

As

the angels sang before us,

"Glory

be to

God

on high!"

Glory to our

God

be given,

Songs of praise shall never cease,

For the

Lord

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come

from

heaven

With

the gifts of love

and

peace. 4

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you

hear the angel voices

Ring

again through heaven's high

dome

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As

of old that choir rejoices

When

the Saviour finds a home,

He

who

for his sins lamenteth

Will the angel

anthems

start, For the sinner that repenteth

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grace.

—

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by,

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on

high!

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when

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Lord

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born,

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every Christmasmorn.

—

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many

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cottage,

In a

many

a

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The

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you meet

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—

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Then

sing your gladsome carols,

And

hail the

new

-born

Sun

;

For

Christmas light is passing bright,

It smiles on every one.

And

feast Christ's little children,

His poor, His orphan call

;

For

He

who

chose the manger,

He

loveth one

and

all.

—

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Word.

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knew

not all His brightness,

Nor

the fulness of His grace,

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Nor

the song of triumph rise.

As

the angels sang

we

sing,

Glory to our

God

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King

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our song we'll never cease,

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who know

the loving Saviour,

Who

have found the lasting peace

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have heard His voice celestial, Bidding all our sorrows cease

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can raise the song of triumph.

With

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"Glory, glory, in the highest! Christ is born in Bethlehem."

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who

adoreatHisshrine, undefined.

3

We

who

had

lostour way,

we who

had gone

astray,

See

Him

who

comes

inthe fulnessoftime

;

Throned on

His Mother'sbreast,

He

gives,asshegives,rest,

Infant,yetMonarch,

supreme and

sublime. 4

Mary

throughtears ofjoy looks

on

her

wondrous

Boy,

Pondersontroubles half veiledfromhereyes,

Sword

which shouldpierceherheart,darkness

and

sorrowssmart,

Though

she forgets

them

tosootheher Child'scries. 5

O

how

unlike

we

are,yet

we

may

standafar,

Daringtolook

on

the faceofour

Lord

;

Whilstinthe creature

we

graceineachfeaturesee, Love, the Creator,

must

worshipafford.

6 Lo, as

we

humbly

kneel,suddenlyvoicespeal,

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fromtheskyina stormofsweetsound,

"Glory

to

God"

theysing,

"peace

totheearth" theybring,

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The

radiance of that Star,

"Here

is the dwelling of the King,"

They

cried with gladsome shout

;

And

far above

them

through the night

The

heavenly song rang out.

3

Dear

Lord,

we

bring our hearts to Thee,

Not

frankincense nor gold,

Such

as that night with holy joy

The

wise

men

brought of old.

Abide

with us,

O

heavenly Child,

Our

Saviour, Master, Friend

;

And

to

Thy

Name

our songs shall rise

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_Sing,

_Bin®

_for

_Christmas.

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Of

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wondrous

night.

When

shepherds

who

were

watching Theirflockstill

morning

light.

Saw

angelhostsfromheav'n,

Heard

the angelvoice,

And

soweretoldthe tidings

Which

makes

theworldrejoice.

—

Cho.

3 Soft, softlyshining, Starswereinthesky,

And

silverfellthemoonlight

On

hill

and mountain

high,

When

suddenlythenight '

Outshonethe brightmid-day,

With

angel hosts

who

herald

The

reignofpeacefor aye.

—

Cho.

Hark, hear

them

singing,

Singinginthesky.

Be

worship, honor, glory,

And

praiseto

God

on high!

Peace, peace, good-willto

men

!

Born

theChildfrom heaven!

The

Christ,theLord, the Saviour,

The

Son

to

you

isgiven!

—

Cho.

5 Sing, singforChristmas!

Echo, earth,the cry

Of

worship,honor,glory,

And

praiseto

God

on high!

Sing,singthe joyful song,

Letitnevercease,

Of

gloryinthehighest,

CHRISTMAS

TABLEAUX

WITH

MUSIC

COMPILED

BY

REV.

JOS.

T.

RUSHTON

Depicting,

by

means

of

tableaux,

scenery,

dia-logue

etc.,

the

story

of

the

Nativity.

Carols

and

hymns

are

interspersed

in

which

the

audience

may

join,

separate

books

containing

these

being

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at

a

low

rate.

Full

directions are

given

as

to

costumes, lighting

etc.,

and

these are

extremely

simple,

the

whole

being

planned

so

as

to

involve

a

very small expense.

The

tableaux

make

a

Christ-mas

entertainment

for

Sunday

Schools

and

other

assemblies

that

is

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for

interest

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Price

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