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CHRISTMAS LYRIC SHEET

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Christmas Carols

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O Come All Ye FaithfulVerse 1

O come all ye faithfulJoyful and triumphant

O come ye O come ye to BethlehemCome and behold HimBorn the King of angels

ChorusO come let us adore HimO come let us adore HimO come let us adore Him

Christ the Lord

Verse 2Sing choirs of angels

Sing in exultationO sing all ye bright

Hosts of heav’n aboveGlory to God all

Glory in the highest

Verse 3Yea Lord we greet Thee

Born this happy morningJesus to Thee be all glory giv’n

Word of the FatherNow in flesh appearing

Joy to the world

Verse 1Joy to the world the Lord is come

Let earth receive her KingLet ev’ry heart prepare Him room

And heav’n and nature singAnd heav’n and nature sing

And heav’n and heav’n and nature sing

Verse 2Joy to the earth the Savior reigns

Let men their songs employWhile fields and floodsRocks hills and plains

Repeat the sounding joyRepeat the sounding joy

Repeat repeat the sounding joy

Verse 3No more let sins and sorrows grow

Nor thorns infest the groundHe comes to make His blessings flow

Far as the curse is foundFar as the curse is found

Far as far as the curse is found

Verse 4He rules the world with truth and grace

And makes the nations proveThe glories of His righteousness

And wonders of His loveAnd wonders of His love

And wonders wonders of His love

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Oh holy nightVerse 1

O holy night the stars are brightly shiningIt is the night of the dear Saviour’s birth

Long lay the world in sin and error piningTill He appeared and the soul felt its worth

A thrill of hope the weary world rejoicesFor yonder breaks a new and glorious morn

Chorus 1Fall on your knees

O hear the angel voicesO night divine

O night when Christ was bornO night O holy night

O night divine

Verse 2Led by the light of faith serenely beaming

With glowing hearts by His cradle we standSo led by light of a star sweetly gleamingHere came the wise men from Orient landThe King of kings lay thus in lowly manger

In all our trials born to be our Friend

Chorus 2He knows our need

To our weakness is no strangerBehold your King

Before Him lowly bendBehold your King

Before Him lowly bend

Verse 3Truly He taught us to love one anotherHis law is love and His gospel is peace

Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother

And in His name all oppression shall ceaseSweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we

Let all within us praise His holy name

Chorus 3Christ is the Lord

O praise His name foreverHis power and gloryEvermore proclaimHis power and gloryEvermore proclaim

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Aussie Jingle Bells

Dashing Through the bushIn a rusty Holden UteKicking up the dust

Esky in the boot Kelpie by my side

Singing Christmas songsIt’s summer time and I am in my singlet,

Shorts and thongs!

Oh, Jingle Bells, Jingle BellsJingle all the way

Christmas in AustraliaOn a Scorching summer’s day

Jingle Bells, Jingle BellsChristmas time is beautOh what fun it is to rideIn a rusty Holden Ute!

Engine’s getting hotDodge the Kangaroos

Swaggie climbs aboardHe is welcome too

All the fam-I-Iy is thereSitting by the pool

Christmas day, the Aussie wayBy the barbeque!

Oh, Jingle Bells, Jingle BellsJingle all the way

Christmas in AustraliaOn a Scorching summer’s day

Jingle Bells, Jingle BellsChristmas time is beautOh what fun it is to rideIn a rusty Holden Ute!

Come the afternoonGrandpa has a doze

The kids and Uncle BruceAre swimming in their clothes

The time comes round to goWe take a family snap

Then pack the car and all shoot throughBefore the washing up.

Do You Hear What I Hear

Said the night wind to the little lambDo you see what I see

Way up in the sky little lambDo you see what I see

A star, a starDancing in the night

With a tail as big as a kiteWith a tail as big as a kite

Said the little lamb to the shepherd boyDo you hear what I hear

Ringing through the sky shepherd boyDo you hear what I hear

A song, a songHigh above the trees

With a voice as big as the seaWith a voice as big as the sea

Said the shepherd boy to the mighty kingDo you know what I know

In your palace wall mighty kingDo you know what I know

A child, a childShivers in the cold

Let us bring him silver and goldLet us bring him silver and gold

Said the king to the people everywhereListen to what I say

Pray for peace people everywhereListen to what I sayThe child, the child

Sleeping in the nightHe will bring us goodness and lightHe will bring us goodness and light

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Silent night

Silent night, holy nightAll is calm, all is bright

‘Round yon virgin Mother and ChildHoly infant so tender and mild

Sleep in heavenly peaceSleep in heavenly peace

Silent night, holy night!Shepherds quake at the sight!

Glories stream from heaven afar;Heavenly hosts sing Al-le-lu-ia!

Christ the Saviour is born!Christ the Saviour is born!

Silent night, holy nightSon of God, oh, love’s pure light

Radiant beams from Thy holy faceWith the dawn of redeeming grace

Jesus, Lord at Thy birthJesus, Lord at Thy birth

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 angelic hosts 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 Son of Righteousness!Light and life to all He brings,

Risen with healing in His wingsMild 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!”

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Once in Royal David’s CityVerse 1

Once in royal David’s cityStood a lowly cattle shed

Where a mother laid her babyIn a manger for His bed

Mary was that mother mildJesus Christ her little child

Verse 2He came down to earth from heaven

Who is God and Lord of allAnd His shelter was a stable

And His cradle was a stallWith the poor and meek and lowly

Lived on earth our Saviour holy

Verse 3For he is our childhood’s pattern

Day by day like us He grewHe was little, weak and helplessTears and smiles like us He knewAnd He feels for all our sadness

And He shares in all our gladness

Verse 4And our eyes at last shall see HimThrough His own redeeming loveFor that child so dear and gentle

Is our Lord in heaven aboveAnd He leads His children on

To the place where He has gone

What Child is This

What Child is thisWho laid to rest

On Mary’s lap is sleeping?Whom Angels greet with anthems sweet,

While shepherds watch are keeping?

This, this is Christ the King,Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing

Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,The Babe, the Son of Mary.

So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh,Come Peasant King to own Him

The King of Kings salvation brings,Let loving hearts enthrone Him.

Raise, raise a song on high,His mother sings her lullaby.

Joy, joy for Christ is born,The Babe, the Son of Mary.

This, this is Christ the King,Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing

Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Nails, spears shall pierce Him through.The cross He bore for me, for you.

Hail, hail the Word made flesh:The Babe, the Son of Mary.

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The First NoelVerse 1

The first Noel the angel did sayWas to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay

In fields where they lay keeping their sheepOn a cold winter’s night that was so deep

ChorusNoel Noel Noel Noel

Born is the King of Israel

Verse 2They looked up and saw a star

Shining in the east beyond them farAnd to the earth it gave great light

And so it continued both day and night

Verse 3And by the light of that same star

Three wise men came from country farTo seek for a king was their intent

And to follow the star wherever it went

Verse 4This star drew nigh to the northwest

O’er Bethlehem it took its restAnd there it did both stop and stay

Right over the place where Jesus lay

Verse 5Then entered in those wise men three

Full rev’rently upon the kneeAnd offered there in His presence

Their gold and myrrh and frankincense