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It Came upon the Midnight Clear
Author: Edmund H. Sears, 1810-1876 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 870 hymnals Lyrics: 1 It came upon the midnight clear,
That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth
To touch their harps of gold:
"Peace on the earth, good will to all,
From heav'n's all-gracious King."
The world in solemn stillness lay,
To hear the angels sing.
2 Still through the cloven skies they come
With peaceful wings unfurled,
And still their heav'nly music floats
O'er all the weary world;
Above its sad and lowly plains
They bend on hov'ring wing,
And ever o'er its Babel sounds
The blessed angels sing.
3 And you, beneath life's crushing load,
Whose forms are bending low,
Who toil along the climbing way
With painful steps and slow,
Look now! For glad and golden hours
Come swiftly on the wing;
O rest beside the weary road
And hear the angels sing.
4 For lo, the days are hast'ning on,
By prophets long foretold,
When with the ever-circling years
Comes round the age of gold,
When peace shall over all the earth
Its ancient splendors fling,
And all the world give back the song
Which now the angels sing. Topics: Christmas Used With Tune: CAROL
It Came upon the Midnight Clear
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 7.7.7.7 D with refrain Appears in 1,326 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Hark! The herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!”
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
Join the triumph of the skies;
With th'angelic hosts proclaim:
“Christ is born in Bethlehem!”
Refrain:
Hark! The herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King!”
2 Christ, by highest heav'n adored;
Christ, the everlasting Lord!
Late in time behold him come,
Offspring of the Virgin's womb.
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
Hail th'incarnate Deity,
Pleased on earth with us to dwell,
Jesus, our Emmanuel! [Refrain]
3 Hail, the heav'n-born Prince of Peace!
Hail, the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,
Ris'n with healing in his wings.
Mild he lays his glory by,
Born that we no more may die,
Born to raise us from the earth,
Born to give us second birth. [Refrain] Topics: Christmas Used With Tune: MENDELSSOHN
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Author: Theodore Baker, 1851-1934; Friedrich Layritz, 1808-1859; Harriet K. Krauth Spaeth 1845-1925 Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.7.6 Appears in 101 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lo, how a Rose e'er blooming
From tender stem has sprung!
Of Jesse's lineage coming
As prophets long have sung.
It came, a flow'ret bright,
Amid the cold of winter,
When half-spent was the night.
2 Isaiah 'twas foretold it,
The Rose I have in mind;
With Mary we behold it,
The Virgin Mother kind.
To show God's love aright,
She bore the world a Savior
When half spent was the night.
3 O Flow'r, whose fragrance tender
With sweetness fills the air,
Dispel with glorious splendor
The darkness ev'rywhere.
True Man, yet very God,
From sin and death now save us
And lighten ev'ry load. Topics: Christmas Used With Tune: ES IST EIN ROS' ENTSPRUNGEN Text Sources: German, 15th cent.
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Once in Royal David's City
Author: Cecil F. Alexander, 1818-1898 Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7 Appears in 407 hymnals Lyrics: 1 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.
2 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, the scorned, the lowly,
Lived on earth our Savior holy.
3 For he is our lifelong pattern;
Daily, when on earth he grew,
He was tempted, scorned, rejected,
Tears and smiles like us he knew:
Thus he feels for all our sadness,
And he shares in all our gladness.
4 And our eyes at last shall see him,
Through his own redeeming love,
For that child who seemed so helpless
Is the Lord in heav'n above:
And he leads his children on
To the place where he has gone.
5 Not in that poor lowly stable,
With the oxen standing round,
We shall see him, but in heaven,
Where his saints his throne surround:
Christ, revealed to faithful eye,
Set at God's right hand on high. Topics: Christmas Used With Tune: IRBY
Once in Royal David's City
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,863 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Love divine, all loves excelling,
Joy of heav'n to earth come down,
Fix in us your humble dwelling,
All your faithful mercies crown.
Jesus, source of all compassion,
Love unbounded, love all pure,
Visit us with your salvation;
Let your love in us endure.
2 Come, Almighty, to deliver,
Let us all your life receive;
Suddenly return and never,
Nevermore your temples leave.
Lord, we would be always blessing,
Serve you as your hosts above,
Pray, and praise you without ceasing,
Glory in your precious love.
3 Finish then your new creation,
Pure and spotless, gracious Lord.
Let us see your great salvation
Perfectly in you restored,
Changed from glory into glory,
Till in heav'n we take our place,
Till we sing before th'Almighty,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise. Topics: Love Used With Tune: HYFRYDOL
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
On Eagles Wings
Author: J. Michael Joncas Appears in 45 hymnals First Line: You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord Refrain First Line: And he will raise you up on eagle's wings Topics: Consolation Scripture: Exodus 19:4 Used With Tune: [You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord]
On Eagles Wings
Praise to the Lord
Author: Joachim Neander, 1650-1680; Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878 Meter: 14.14.4.7.8 Appears in 384 hymnals First Line: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation Lyrics: 1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation;
O my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation.
All you who hear,
Now to his altar draw near,
Joining in glad adoration.
2 Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee;
Surely his goodness and mercy shall daily attend thee.
Ponder anew
What the Almighty can do,
Who with his love doth befriend thee.
3 Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him!
All that has life and breath come now in praises before him!
Let the Amen
Sound from his people again:
Now as we worship before him. Topics: Praise Used With Tune: LOBE DEN HERREN
Praise to the Lord
Now Let Us from This Table Rise
Author: Fred Kaan, 1929-2009 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 42 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Now let us from this table rise,
Renewed in body, mind, and soul;
With Christ we die and live again,
His selfless love has made us whole.
2 With minds alert, upheld by grace,
To spread the word in speech and deed,
We follow in the steps of Christ,
At one with all in hope and need.
3 To fill each human house with love,
It is the sacrament of care;
The work that Christ began to do,
We humbly pledge ourselves to share.
4 Then grant us courage Father God,
To choose again the pilgrim way,
And help us to accept with joy
The challenge of tomorrow's day.
Topics: Social Justice Used With Tune: DUKE STREET
Now Let Us from This Table Rise
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
Author: John W. Work, Jr., 1871-1925 Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Appears in 108 hymnals First Line: While shepherds kept their watching Lyrics: Refrain:
Go, tell it on the mountain,
Over the hills and ev'rywhere;
Go, tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born!
1 While shepherds kept their watching
O'er silent flocks by night,
Behold throughout the heavens
There shone a holy light. [Refrain]
2 The shepherds feared and trembled
When lo, above the earth
Rang out the angel chorus
That hailed our Savior's birth. [Refrain]
3 And lo, when they had heard it
They all bowed down and prayed;
They traveled on together
To where the Babe was laid. [Refrain]
4 Down in a lowly manger
The humble Christ was born,
And God sent us salvation
That blessed Christmas morn. [Refrain] Topics: Christmas Used With Tune: GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
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