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Adc a nt u sl æt i t i æ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Di ngDo ngMe r r i l yo nHi g h. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ad e s t eFi d e l e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ea r t hTo d a yRe j o i c e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Al l myhe a r tt hi sni g htr e j o i c e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Esi s te i nRo se nt s p r u ng e n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Al l t h i s n i g h t b r i g h t a n g e l s s i ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Th efi r s tg o o dj o yt h a t Ma r yh a d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r s tNo ë l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Al t ho u g ha tYul ei tBl o we t hCo o l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eFi eAng e l Ga b r i e l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fl o sd er a di c eJ e s s e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ang e l sf r o mt heRe a l mso f Gl o r y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eF r i e ndl yBe a s t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ang e l sWeHa v eHe a r do nHi g h. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F r o mChu r t oChu r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ang e l u sa dVi r g i ne m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F r o mf a ra wa y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r o mHe a v e nHi g hICo met oY o u. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . As J a c o bwi t ht r a v e l wa s we a r yo n ed a y . . . . . . . . . . . . . F AsLa t e l yWeWa t e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fu m, F u m, F u m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . u d e t e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AsWi t hGl a d ne s sMe no f Ol d. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ga Aul dLa ngS y ne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gl a dCh r i s t ma sBe l l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o r i o u s , Be a u t e o u s , Go l d e nBr i g ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Av eJ e s uDe u s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gl Awa yi naMa ng e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , Gl o u c e s t e r s hi r eWa s s a i l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dLo v e dt heWo r l d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eBa b eo f Be t hl e he m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Go Be h o u l das e l yt e nd e rb a b e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Ho l yCh i l d , La i nI nAnOx e nMa n g e r . . . . . . . . Ca r o l o f t heS he p he r d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ha r k ! aHe r a l dVo i c ei sCa l l i ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AChi l dt hi sd a yi sb o r n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ha r k ! h o wt h eb e l l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ch r i s tWa sBo r no nCh r i s t ma sDa y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ha r k ! t heHe r a l dAng e l sS i ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ch r i s t i a ns , Awa k e , S a l u t et heHa p p yMo r n. . . . . . . . Ha r ewec o meawa s s a i l i ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ch r i s t ma sBe l l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . He ! S t e wa r d, Bi dMyS e r v a nt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ch r i s t ma sDa y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ho d i eCh r i s t u s na t u s e s t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ch r i s t ma si sCo mi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , Ho l l ya ndt heI v y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , ACh r i s t ma sRo u nd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eHo wGr e a tOu rJ o y ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ch r i s t ma sS o ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ho mnf o rCh r i s t ma sDa y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ch r i s t ma sTi mei sCo meAg a i n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hy a r dt heBe l l so nCh r i s t ma sDa y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ch r y s t ma s s eo f Ol d e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IHe a waf a i rMa y d e ns y t t i na nds i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Co meAl l Y eS h e p h e r d s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Is a wr e eS hi p s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Co meo uLo ngEx pe c t e dJ e s u s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IS f a ng e l s s u ngaS a v i o r ’ s b i r t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Co me ! Tu neY o u rHe a r t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I l e s tnél ed i v i nEnf a nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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I eCo v e nt r yCa r o l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , I nTe r r aPa x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ACr a dl e S o ngo f t heBl e s s e dVi r g i n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I nt heBl e a kMi d wi nt e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , Cr e a t o ra l mes i d e r u m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eI nc a r na t i o n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Da s h i ngt h r o u g ht h es no w. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I nf a ntHo l y , I nf a ntLo wl y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADa y , aDa yo f Gl o r y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I nf a n t o f d a y s , y e t Lo r do f Li f e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . De t heHa l l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I tCa meUpo nt heMi d ni g htCl e a r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Di ngd o n gd i ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I t wa s t h ev e r yn o o no f n i g h t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
J a c o b ’ sLa d d e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ri uRi uChi u . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J e s u , h a i l ! OGo dmo s tho l y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eS a nsDa yCa r o l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J e s u si nt heMa ng e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S a wy en e v e ri nt h et wi l i g h t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J e s u s o u rb r o t h e rk i nda ndg o o d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S e eAmi dt h eWi nt e r ’ s S no w. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J e s u st heLi g hto f t heWo r l d. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eS e v e nJ o y so f Ma r y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J i ng l eBe l l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S he p he r d s ! S ha k eOf f Y o u rDr o ws yS l e e p. . . . . . . . . J o l l yOl dS a i ntNi o l a s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S hi l o h. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J o s e p h, ODe a rJ o s e p hMi ne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S h o u l da u l da c q u a i n t a nc eb ef o r g o t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J o yt ot heWo r l d! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S i l e ntNi g ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kl i ngGl ö e n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S l e e p , Ho l yBa b e ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Læt e nt u rCœl i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eS o no f Go di sb o r nf o ra l l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Li k es i l v e rl a mp s i nad i s t a n t s h r i ne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S t i l l , S t i l l , S t i l l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Li s t e nLo r d i n g s u nt ome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S t i l l eNa t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lo , Ho waRo s eE’ e rBl o o mi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eS t o r yo f t heS he p he r d. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Th eLo r da t fi r s th a dAd a mma d e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eS t r a ng e rS t a r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lu l l a y , Th o uLi t t l eTi n yCh i l d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , eS u s s e xCa r o l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ma k ewej o yno wi nt hi sf e s t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S we e twa st hes o ngt heVi r g i ns u ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eMa ng e rr o ne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e r e ’ saS o ngi nt heAi r ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ma s t e r si ni sHa l l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Th e r e ’ s as t a ri nt h ee a s t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Me t h i n k s Is e ea nh e a v ’ n l yHo s t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i sEnd r i sNi g ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mi l f o r d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Th i s i s t h et r u t hs e nt f r o ma b o v e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , Th emo o ns h i n e s b r i g h t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tou si sb o r nal i t t l eChi l d. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . My nLy k i ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ToUsi sMo r naChi l di sBo r n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ne wPr i nc e , Ne wPo mpe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To l l i t eHo s t i a s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No ë l No u v e l e t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eTr u t hf r o mAb o v e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , No wt h eHo l l yb e a r s ab e r r y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ’ Twa si naCa v eo nCh r i s t ma sMo r n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OCh r i s t ma sTr e e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ’ Twa si nt hewi nt e rc o l d. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OCo me , Di v i neMe s s i a h. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eTwe l v eDa y so f Ch r i s t ma s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OCo me , Al l Y eF a i t hf ul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unt ou s i s b o r naS o n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OCo me , Li t t l eChi l d r e n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Up! Go o dCh r i s t e nF o l ka ndLi s t e n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OCo me , OCo me , Emma nu e l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ve ni , Ve ni , Emma nu e l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ODuF r ö hl i e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eVi r g i na ndChi l d. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OHo l yNi g ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Th ev i r g i ns t i l l s t h ec r y i ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OLi t t l eTo wno f Be t hl e he m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AVi r g i nUns po t t e d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OTa nne nb a u m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eWa i t s ’ S o ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Of t heF a t he r ’ sLo v eBe g o t t e n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wa k ea l l mu s i c ’ s ma g i cp o we r s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ohh o wl o v e l yi s t h ee v e ni ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wa k e , OWa k e ! wi t hTi di ng sr i l l i ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OnCh r i s t ma s Ni g h t a l l Ch r i s t i a ns S i ng . . . . . . . . . . . . eWa s s a i l S o ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OnJ o r d a n ’ sBa nk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wa s s a i l , Wa s s a i l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ont heBi r t hd a yo f t heLo r d. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wa t ma n, Te l l Uso f t heNi g ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ony e s t e r ni g h t Is a was i g h t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wes a wal i g h t s h i neo u t a f a r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Onc ea g a i nOb l e s s e dt i me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wer e eKi ng so f Or i e ntAr e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Onc ei nRo y a l Da v i d ’ sCi t y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WeWi s hY o uaMe r r yCh r i s t ma s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Or i e nt i sPa r t i b u s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . eWe x f o r dCa r o l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pa s tr e eaCl o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wha tChi l di si s ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pa t a Pa n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whe nAng e l i Ho s tEnt u ne d. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pe r s o ne ntHo di e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , Whe nCh r i s tWa sBo r no f Ma r yF r e e ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pu e rNa t u si nBe t hl e he m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wh e nc ec o me s t h i s r u s ho f wi ng s a f a r ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pu e rno b i sn a s c i t u r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wh i l eb yt h es h e e pwewa t c h e da t ni g h t . . . . . . . . . . . . . Qu e mPa s t o r e s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whi l eS he p he r d sWa t e de i rFl o s . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ri ngOu t , Wi l dBe l l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , Wh y , Mo s t Hi g h e s t , a r t Th o ul y i ng ? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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In dulci jubilo Heinrich Seuse (1300✙1366)
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From Heaven High I Come to You Martin Luther (1483✚1546)
Old German Melody Attributed to Martin Luther
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Orientis Partibus
Attributed to Pierre de Corbeil, Bishop of Sens (d. 1222)
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From Church to Church Congaudeat turba fidelium, from an 11th Century Manuscript Versified by John Mason Neale (1818–1866)
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Es ist ein Ros entsprungen 15th Century German
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Arranged by Charles Wood (1866–1926)
se stem, Yet Je Child, Lain in an ox en man ger, Of stand To day in Da vid’s Ci ty, And twang the chord For flute Break time with An gel sing ers, Or not sur pass The cept My song, nor rep re hend it: For Thee, a bove All
1. Hail! Ho ly 2. Me thinks I 3. What if my 4. Thou wilt ac
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out as now canst
side say flat, make
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side a churl ish out say my best, a as now flat, now sharp, be canst make my false true
from The Cambridge Carol Book, 1924
UU
UU
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a my now my
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inn to lul la reft of coun ter
stran ger, ty, dit fin gers, mend it,
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UU
churl best, sharp, false
ish a be true
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dwell. by. grace. point.
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Make we joy now in this fest Arranged by George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848–1934)
Old English Carol
43
Chorus
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UU U
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3 4
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Verse
1. A Pa 2. A gno 3. A so
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a ven be a
4. Ma ri 5. O lux
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tre con ta Tri
ce ni
pit, The Ho tas, He lay
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Sing we of Him and say Wel come, Ve ni, Re Him for to seek with their pre sen’s, Ver bum su And to our kind He hath Him knit, A dam pa
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dem ptor per num rens quod
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from The Cowley Carol Book, 1919
U U
gen ti prod i pol lu
um. ens. it.
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ly Ghost was ay her with, be tween an ox and ass,
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Of her in Beth lem born He is, Con sors pa Be side His moth er maid en free, Glo ri a
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ni gen i tus Is through a maid en come to us: mne sæ cu lum, A bright star made three kings to come, tus car di ne So might y a Lord is none as He;
tre U scat o lis or
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Make we joy now in this fest In quo Chris tus na tus est.
43
Fine.
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ter ni Ti bi,
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D.C.
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lu mi Do mi
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nis. ne.
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Puer natus in Bethlehem (A Babe is Born in Bethlehem) 14th century or earlier
43 U 1. 2. 3. 4.
Pu er As sum Per Ga De ma
3 U 4
Un Ver Vir Si
U
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na psit bri tre
de gau bum Pa go con ne vi
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tro to sit gnat
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Beth ho nun vir
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ru sa tis si Fi li se mi
Al Al Al Al
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UU lem, mi, um, ne,
Al Al Al Al
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ser ne spon cet
pen tis vul no bis si sus de tha in præ se
ne mi la pi
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ve sed ma si
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nit san gui ne, dis si mi lis, tris u te ro, ne ter mi no.
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Al Al Al Al
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le le le le
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re, lis, mo, o,
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le hem, mi nis, ti um, gi ne,
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Je al pit li
det tris ce ri
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De Pec Pro Qui
in nem lis tus
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tus car e na
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5. Si ne 6. In car 7. Tam quam 8. Hic ja
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From Piæ Cantiones*, 1582
lu lu lu lu
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le le le le
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vi di ni
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lu tant Ho mi nem, ca mus Do mi no, ca mus gra ti as,
le le le
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Quod Pu er e rat Do mi nus. Re ve lat Quis sit Do mi nus, Au rum, thus, myr rham of fe runt.
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U
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cem, o, tas,
Al Al Al
U
le le le
lu lu lu
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Al Al Al
le le le
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lu lu lu
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lu lu lu
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ia. ia. ia.
from The Cowley Carol Book, 1919 *In Piæ Cantiones only a tenor and bass part were given, and in The Cowley Carol Book (and here), the bass line from Piæ Cantiones is found in the soprano, while the tenor is retained as the tenor.
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The Son of God is born for all (Geborn ist Gottes Sönelein) Michael Praetorius (1571–1621)
Variation of Puer nobis nascitur from Piæ Cantiones Arranged by George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848–1934)
43 U U
UU
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1. The Son of God 2. Re joice to day
a cat tle stall: is born for all At Beth lem in for Je su’s sake, With in your hearts His cra dle make:
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eth in a crib full small, And wrapt in swad dling clothes with al. He li a wake. A shrine, where in the Babe may take His rest, in slum ber or
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3. Be neath Him set 4. In bod ies pure
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of tree; Let Hope the lit tle mat tress be, de fil’d Pre pare a cham ber for the Child:
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His crib, and un
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of Cha ri ty. His pil low Faith, full fair to see, With cov er let To Him give in cense, myrrh and gold, Nor rai ment, meat and drink with hold.
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5. Draw nigh, the Son 6. Come rock His cra
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to kiss, Greet Ma ry’s Child (the Lord He i ly, As doth His moth er, so do
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is) ye,
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Up on those love ly lips of His: Je sus, your hearts’ de sire was by pro Who nurs’d Him sweet ly on her knee, As told it
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and bliss. phe cy.
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be fore Him sing; Go, wind the horn, and pluck the string, i ster to Thee, E’en as Thine An gels wait on me:
7. By, by, lul lay 8. Thus, Babe, I min
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Till all the place with mu sic ring; And bid one prayer to Christ the King. Thy rud dy coun te nance I see, And ti ny hands out stretch’d to me.
UU
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9. Sleep, in my soul 10. Now chant we mer
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en shrin ri ly
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ed rest: Here find Thy cra o With such as play i
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from The Cowley Carol Book, 1919
dle neat ly drest: in or ga no ;
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For sake me not, when sore dis trest, Em ma nu el, And with the sing ers in cho ro Be ne di ca
UU
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UU
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UU my Bro mus Do
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ther blest. mi no.
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Puer nobis nascitur Words and tune (14th cent.) from Piæ Cantiones, 1582
Arranged by G.H. Palmer
To be sung in Unison.
U U U U U U U
U U U U UU UU U U
1. Pu er no bis na sci tur Rec tor 2. In præ se pe po si tum Sub f no Ma gno 3. Hunc He ro des ti mu it 4. Qui na tus ex Ma ri Di e a 5. Te Sal va tor A et O Can te
✱
An a cum ho mus
rum, rum re, na ro,
ge lo si no tre mo di er in cho
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In Co In Duc Can
hoc gno in nos te
mun do ve runt fan tes tu a mus in
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sci mi ru ti ga
tur num it a no,
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Do Chris Hos Ad Be
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mi nus do mi tum Re gem cæ cæ dens in fu gau di a su ne di ca mus
no rum, rum, lo ro re, per na, Do mi no,
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Do Chris Hos Ad Be
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mi nus do mi no rum. rum. tum Re gem cæ lo cæ dens in fu ro re. gau di a su per na. ne di ca mus Do mi no.
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(The same, in English)
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1. Un us is born a Son, King of Quires su per to 2. Christ, from heav’n de scend ing low, Comes on earth a stran 3. This did Her od sore af fray, And griev ous ly be wil This the Christ mas sto 4. Of His love and mer cy mild A et A et O, Cum can ti bus in cho et 5. O
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be er to tle ga
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gun, Of lords the Lord e know Be cra dled in the slay, And slew the lit tle Child Might lead us up to Be no, ne di ca mus
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ter nal, Of man ger, Be chil der, And glo ry, Might Do mi no. Be
from The Cowley Carol Book, 1919
See on earth His nal: Ox and ass their ger: So he gave the der; ry: And O that Ma ry’s ro, Cum can ti cis et
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lords the Lord e ter nal, cra dled in the man ger. slew the lit tle chil der. lead us up to glo ry! ne di ca mus Do mi no.
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To us is born a little Child (Parvulus nobis nascitur) 15th Century
Ach! bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ
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Translated by Wm. John Blew (1808–1894)
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1. To us born a lit tle Child Of Ma ry, is 2. Our King Glo ry, Him have we, The Li on of 3. That dear, through Him, to God we be, From death de 4. Now, mas all, full sweet ly sing Ho san na ters
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An Fa death hath
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Let Light That And
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Whom The Our That
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laud sole heal’d man
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And there fore Fa ther,
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maid lord liv to
mo ther mild; ry: vic to and set free: Ba by king;
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J.S. Bach (1685–1750)
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poor ges gon’s to
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ser vants they as dead ly His lay
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vice ten de His
sweet, Son spite bed,
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greet. run. bite. head.
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for ev er more. Son, a dore, With Ho ly Ghost,
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from The Cowley Carol Book, 1919
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To Us This Morn a Child is Born George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848–1934)
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us 1. To 2. Her Babe 3. When Her 4. Now, faith
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Jog on, jog on the footpath way
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this morn a Child is Lord by all od heard the Ma ful quire, bless ¤ God
Arranged by Charles Wood (1866–1926)
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When Angelick Host Entuned George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848–1934)
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Heinz, wiltu Christa han, 1582
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Arranged by George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848–1934)
host en tuned 1. When an An gel herd men brought 2. When, with hon ey, 3. When three pil grim kings un lockt ry be to 4. ‘Glo God on high,
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O’er the Child, To the One Of no thing Was the lay
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meek and mild, Son ly Ho for this King, on that day
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Of the Vir gin Born of Maid en God, the Son of Sung by Bless èd
U U
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from The Cambridge Carol Book, 1924
U U
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Ma Ma Ma Ma
ry ry ry ry!’
ry; ry; ry. ry.
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’Twas in a Cave on Christmas Morn George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848–1934)
43 UU
UU
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UU
UU
1. ’Twas in a 2. See in a 3. Thi ther ward
3 UU 4
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Dich grüssen wir, O Jesulein, 1623
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Je sus, the Son of God Cra dled by Ma ry, Maid For to a dore the Babe
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was born, No el, en mild, Lul lay, Je su, At Beth
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fill’d gel ti
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In ho ly writ by bards Mar vel lous glad o’er Je Qui na tus es pro ho
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thing sang Do
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fore told, for mirth mi ne,
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from The Cambridge Carol Book, 1924
el, lay, tha,
No el, No Lul lay, Lul lem Eph ra
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of old, E ia, su’s birth Ex Ma mi ne, Al le
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No Lul To
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4. Then was ful 5. Arm ies An ri 6. Glo a
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on Christ mas morn, the heav’n ly Child, and herd men drew
cave crib kings
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Arranged by Charles Wood (1866–1926)
el. lay. tha.
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New Prince, New Pompe Robert Southwell (1560✲1593)
Tune of We are poor frozen-out gardeners
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The inns are full, Waye not His cribbe, The par sons in With joye ap proch,
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ten der ly for ly ing Prin ce’s a O Christ en
In home ly man ger or ient perle is An The beastes are par cell And high ly prise this
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se 1. Be houlde a 2. De spise not Him 3. This sta ble is 4. With joye ap proch,
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Arranged by Charles Wood (1866–1926)
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ing win ter is en He His chaire of age to thy
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A las, a trem bling lies: pit ious sighte: dir ty In depth of mire. of ten found of His pompe, The wod den dishe His plate. hum ble pompe, Which He from heav’n doth bring:
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grime Him ries thy
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from The Cambridge Carol Book, 1924
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bedd: feede: weare: Kinge:
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He is with se ly beastes In cribbe to shroude tire, His Moth er’s poore at Nor Jo sephe’s sim pris Him self is come from heav’n, This pompe is ly prise this hum ble pompe, Which He from heav’n
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nighte, quire: state: Kinge:
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no man will yelde This lit tle Pil His wod den dishe, Nor beastes that by that poor at tire His roy all live O Christ en wighte, Do hom age to
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His headd. ple weede. èd there. doth bring.
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Quem Pastores Anonymous, 14th Century
Arranged by Rev. J.R. Lunn, B.D.
43
10
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to res ma gi te mus re gi,
lau am cum De
jam hæc vo so
da ve re, Qui bus bu la bant, Au rum, Ma ri a In c✳ o na to, Per Ma ¤
an thus, les ri
ge li myr rham ti hie am no
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di xe re, “Ab sit por ta bant, Im mo rar chi a Na tum bis da to, Me ri
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1. Quem pas 2. Ad quem 3. Ex ul 4. Chris to
3 4
14th Century German
ti sin ce net
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me ce pi ve
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re, re a re
glo to glo lo
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tus o ho ¤ ci
est ni nor cum
Rex vic et me
ri ri ri di
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æ, Rex æ, vic a, et a, me
glo to glo lo
ri æ.” ri æ. ri a. di a.
Music from The Cowley Carol Book, 1919, Words from HymnsAndCarolsOfChristmas.com
Quem Pastores
43
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1. Quem pas to res lau 2. Ad quem ma gi am ul te mus cum 3. Ex 4. Chris to re gi, De
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re, Qui bant, Au a In to, Per
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Arranged by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)
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ti sin ce net
me ce pi ve
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from ChristmasCarolMusic.org
rex glo vic to et glo me lo
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ri ri ri di
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xe re, ta bant, chi a da to,
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æ.” æ. a. a.
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William Bright (1824✴1901)
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In Terra Pax Mrs. Alderson
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Milford Jeremiah Clarke (1674✺1707)
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Joseph Stephenson (1728–1810)
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from The American Vocalist: a selection of tunes, anthems, sentences, and hymns, old and new, 1849, via hymnary.org
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A Christmas Round Denis Mason
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from cpdl.org
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Gaudete U U UU UU UU UU U U UU UU UU UU UU UU UU
est tus de te, gau de te, Chris na tus ex Ma ri U U U UU U U U UU U
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15th Century
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1. Tem pus ad est gra ti æ hoc quod op ta ba mus, Car mi na læ ti ti æ 2. De us ho mo fac tus est na tu ra mi ran te, Mun dus re no va tus est 3. E ze chie lis por ta clau sa per tran si tur, Un de lux est or ta, 4. Er go nos tra con ti o psal lat jam in lu stro, Be ne di cat Do mi no,
de vo te red da mus. a Chris to re gnan te. sa lus in ve ni tur. sa lus Re gi nos tro.
Chorus and text of verses from Piæ Cantiones, 1582, via imslp.org, Melody of verses from www.cpdl.org
Glorious, Beauteous, Golden-Bright
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Anna M. E. Nichols
1. Glo 2. But
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Maria Tiddeman (1837–1915)
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that Christ drous glo
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song that e choes ev er: Glo ry in the high est Heav en! Peace on earth to us for giv en.
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Personent hodie Words from Piæ Cantiones, 1582
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U U U U
1. Per so nent 2. In mun do 3. Ma gi tres 4. Om nes cle
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ju cun de po ni tur ad e unt, an ge li:
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et de per di au rum id e
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ho di e na sci tur, ve ne runt, ri cu li,
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vir, vir, vir, dit, dit, dit, thus, thus, thus, o, o, o,
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vo ces pu pa nis in par vu lum par i ter
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Arranged by Gustav Holst (1874✼1934)
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tus, et de vir, vir, vir, rum, per di dit, dit, dit, do, au rum thus, thus, thus, o, o, do. Id e o,
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Personent hodie from Piæ Cantiones, 1582
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U U U U
1. Per so nent 2. In mun do 3. Ma gi tres 4. Om nes cle
from Piæ Cantiones, 1582 Arranged by George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848–1934)
UU UU
ho na ve ri
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di e vo ces pu sci tur, pa nis in ne runt, par vu lum par i ter cu li,
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from The Cowley Carol Book, 1919
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new year
Ring Out, Wild Bells Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809–1892)
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out, out out out
The Ring, For And
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W.A. Mozart (1756–1791)
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light: snow: more: strife:
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new year
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5. 6. 7. 8.
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Ring Ring Ring Ring
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