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L I B R A RY O F C O N G R E S S C AT A L O G I N G - I N - P U B L I C AT I O N D AT A Wolgemuth, Bobbie. Christmas Carols for a kids heart / Bobbie Wolgemuth, Joni Eareckson Tada; illustrations by Sergio Martinez. p. cm. ISBN 1-58134-626-3 (hc : alk. paper) 1. CarolsHistory and criticismJuvenile literature. I. Tada, Joni Eareckson. II. Sergio Martinez, 1937 III. Title. BV530.W65 2004 264'.23dc21 2004011103
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Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong?+ Say what may the tidings+ be, Which inspire your heavnly song? Glo - - - - - ria in excelsis Deo,+ Glo - - - - - ria in excelsis Deo!
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Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing; Come, adore on bended knee Christ the Lord, the newborn King. Glo - - - - - ria in excelsis Deo, Glo - - - - - ria in excelsis Deo!
All words marked in this way are defined in the Do You Know What It Means? section at the back of this book.
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Joy to the earth! The Savior+ 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. No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessings flow, Far as the curse is found,+ Far as the curse is found, Far as, far as the curse is found. 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, wonders of His love.
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Christ, by highest heavn adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord! Late in time behold Him come, Offspring+ of the Virgins womb.+ Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;+ Hail th incarnate Deity,+ Pleased as man with men to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel.+ Hark! the herald angels sing, Glory+ to the newborn King. Hail the heavn-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all He brings, Risn 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 newborn King.
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For Christ is born of Mary; and gathered all above, While mortals+ sleep, the angels keep their watch+ of wondring love. O morning stars, together proclaim the holy birth! And praises sing to God the King, and peace to men on earth. How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is givn! So God imparts to human hearts+ the blessings of His heavn. 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.+
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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 northwest, Oer 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 revrently 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. Then let us all with one accord+ Sing praises to our heavnly Lord, That hath made heavn and earth of naught,+ And with His blood+ mankind+ hath brought. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, Born is the King of Israel.
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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.+
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Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask Thee to stay Close by me forever, and love me, I pray; Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care, And fit us for heaven,+ to live with Thee there.
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Fear not, said hefor mighty dread, Had seized their troubled mind+ Glad tidings+ of great joy I bring To you and all mankind, To you and all mankind.+ To you, in Davids town this day, Is born of Davids line,+ The Savior,+ who is Christ the Lord, And this shall be the sign, And this shall be the sign.
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The heavnly babe you shall there find, To human view displayed, All meanly wrapped+ in swathing bands,+ And in a manger laid, And in a manger laid. Thus spoke the seraph,+ and forthwith Appeared a shining throng + Of angels praising God, who thus Addressed their joyful song, Addressed their joyful song. All glory + be to God on high, And to the earth be peace; Good will henceforth,+ from heavn to men, Begin and never cease, Begin and never cease!
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Silent night! Holy night! Shepherds quake+ at the sight! Glories stream from heaven afar, Heavnly hosts sing alleluia;+ Christ, the Savior,+ is born! Christ, the Savior, is born! Silent night! Holy night! Son of God, loves pure light Radiant beams from Thy holy face, With the dawn of redeeming grace,+ Jesus, Lord at Thy birth, Jesus, Lord at Thy birth. Silent night! Holy night! Wondrous star, lend thy light; With the angels let us sing Alleluia+ to our King; Christ, the Savior, is born! Christ, the Savior, is born!
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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, and mean, and lowly,+ lived on earth our Savior+ holy.
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And through all His wondrous childhood He would honor and obey, Love and watch the lowly maiden+ in whose gentle arms He lay: Christian children all must be mild, obedient, good as He.
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And our eyes at last shall see Him, through His own redeeming+ love; For that child so dear and gentle is our Lord in heavn above, And He leads His children on to the place where He is gone.+ Not in that poor lowly stable, with the oxen standing by, We shall see Him, but in heaven, set at Gods right hand on high; + When like stars His children crowned all in white + shall wait around.
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There shall be born, so he did say, In Bethlehem a Child today. How great our joy! Great our joy! Joy, joy, joy, Joy, joy, joy! Praise we the Lord in heavn on high! Praise we the Lord in heavn on high!
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There shall the Child lie in a stall,+ This Child who shall redeem+ us all. How great our joy! Great our joy! Joy, joy, joy, Joy, joy, joy! Praise we the Lord in heavn on high! Praise we the Lord in heavn on high!
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This gift of God well cherish well, That ever joy our hearts shall fill. How great our joy! Great our joy! Joy, joy, joy, Joy, joy, joy! Praise we the Lord in heavn on high! Praise we the Lord in heavn on high!
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From God our heavenly Father, A blessed angel came; And unto certain shepherds Brought tidings of the same; How that in Bethlehem was born The Son of God by name. O tidings+ of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy. Fear not, then, said the angel, Let nothing you affright;+ This day is born a Savior Of a pure virgin bright,+ To free all those who trust in Him From Satans powr and might.+ O tidings+ of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy. The shepherds at those tidings Rejoiced much in mind, And left their flocks a-feeding,+ In tempest, storm,+ and wind: And went to Bethlehem straightway,+ The Son of God to find. O tidings+ of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy.
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God of God,+ Light of Light;+ Lo, He abhors not the Virgins womb:+ Very God, begotten, not created;+ O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation,+ Sing, all ye citizens of heavn above; Glory+ to God, glory in the highest; O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning; Jesus, to Thee be all glory givn; Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing;+ O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.
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