morning is nigh.
3.
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 take us to heaven, to live with Thee there.
Ding! Dong! Merrily on High
Traditional
1.
Ding! dong! merrily on high in heav'n the bells are ringing:
Ding dong! verily the sky is riv’n with Angel singing.
(Refrain)
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis! Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!
2.
E’en so here below, below, let steeple bells be swungen,
And „Io, io, io!“ By priest and people sungen.
(Refrain)
3.
Pray you, dutifully prime Your matin chime, ye ringers;
May you beautifully rime your evetime song, ye singers.
(Refrain)
What Child is This
Traditional
1.
What child is this, who, 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.
2.
Hey lies He in such mean estate, where ox and donkeys are feeding?
Good Christians, fear, for sinners here the silent Word is pleading.
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.
3.
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, the virgin sings her lullaby
Joy, joy for Christ is born, the babe, the Son of Mary.
4.
This, this is Christ the King, whom shepherds guard and angels sing:
Haste, haste to bring Him laud, the babe, the son of Mary.
Joy to the world!
Isaac Watts
1.
Joy to the world! The Lord is come. Let earth receive her King;
let every heart prepare Him room; and heav'n and nature sing,
and heav'n and nature sing. And heav'n and heav'n and nature sing.
2.
Joy to the world, 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
3.
No more let sin 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.
4.
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.
We wish you a Merry Christmas
Volkslied (16. Jh.)
Refrain:
We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas,
we wish you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year!
Chorus
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin;
good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year!
1.
Now bring us some figgy pudding, now bring us some figgy pudding,
now bring us some figgy pudding, and bring some out here!
(Refrain)
2.
For we all like figgy pudding, we all like figgy pudding,
we all like figgy pudding, so bring some out here!
(Refrain)
3.
And we won’t go until we’ve got some, we won’t go until we’ve got some,
we won’t go until we’ve got some, so bring some out here!
(Refrain)
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Traditional
1.
On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me1
A partridge in a pear tree.
2.
On the second day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
3.
On the third day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Three French hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
4.
On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Four colley birds,1a three French hens, two turtle doves and
A partridge in a pear tree.
5.
On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love sent to me
Five gold rings. Four colley birds, three French hens,
Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.