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Angels we have heard on high,
Sweetly singing o’er the plains,
And the mountains in reply,
Echoing their joyous strains.
Gloria in excelsis Deo;
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heav’nly song?
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ, the Lord, the newborn King.
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Gaudete!
02:03
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Gaudete, gaudete Christos est natus
Ex Maria virginae, gaudete.
Tempus ad est gratiae hoc quod optabamus,
Carmina laetitiae devote redamus.
Gaudete, gaudete Christos est natus
Ex Maria virginae, gaudete.
Deus homo factus est naturam erante,
Mundus renovatus est a Christo regnante.
Gaudete, gaudete Christos est natus
Ex Maria virginae, gaudete.
Ezechelis porta clausa per transitor
Unde lux est orta sallus invenitor.
Gaudete, gaudete Christos est natus
Ex Maria virginae, gaudete.
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Still, Still, Still
02:31
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Still, still, still, weil's Kindlein schlafen will!
Maria tut es niedersingen,
ihre ganze Lieb' darbringen.
Still, still, still, weil's Kindlein schlafen will.
Pace, pace, pace; sia per tutto il mondo pace.
Cristo Gesu' e' nella capanna,
Cantan gli angeli, “Osanna”.
Pace, pace, pace; sia per tutto il mondo pace.
Still, still, still; let all the world be still.
The Christ Child in His crib lies sleeping;
Angels 'round Him watch are keeping.
Still, still, still; let all the world be still.
Joy, joy, joy; my heart is filled with joy!
God of love has left His throne,
Made this humble world His own.
Joy, joy, joy; my heart is filled with joy!
Still, still, still; let all the world be still.
Still, still, still, weil's Kindlein schlafen will.
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Christmas Lullaby
03:28
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Clear in the darkness a light shines in Bethlehem:
Angels are singing, their sound fills the air.
Wise men have journeyed to greet their Messiah;
But only a mother and baby lie there.
‘Ave Maria, Ave Maria’:
Hear the soft lullaby
the angel host sing.
‘Ave Maria, Ave Maria,
Maiden, and Mother
of Jesus our King’.
Where are his courtiers, and who are his people?
Why does he bear neither sceptre nor crown?
Shepherds his courtiers, the poor for his people,
With peace as his sceptre and love for his crown.
‘Ave Maria, Ave Maria’:
Hear the soft lullaby
the angel host sing.
‘Ave Maria, Ave Maria,
Maiden, and Mother
of Jesus our King’.
What though your treasures are not gold or incense?
Lay them before him with hearts full of love.
Praise to the Christ child, and praise to his mother
Who bore us a saviour by grace from above.
‘Ave Maria, Ave Maria’:
Hear the soft lullaby
the angel host sing.
‘Ave Maria, Ave Maria,
Maiden, and Mother
of Jesus our King’.
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Looking for a Friend
02:46
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Where are you going my little one?
“In hope these empty streets I wend;
I’ve seen a star rise in the east,
And I’m looking for a friend.”
Turu, luru lurulay.
Turu, luru lurulay.
Where are you going, good shepherd folk?
“From a lowly valley we ascend.
A wondrous vision sent us here:
We’re looking for a friend.”
Turu, luru lurulay.
Turu, luru lurulay.
You learned men, where are you going?
“Our souls’ long journey we would end,
Therefore we’ve come to Bethlehem:
We’re looking for a friend.”
Turu, luru lurulay.
Turu, luru lurulay.
Good people, let me come with you.
Perhaps he’s just around this bend,
But whether near or far, I, too,
Have been looking for a friend.
Turu luru lurulay.
Turu luru lurulay.
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Sleep, my child,
God’s peace attend thee
All this long night.
Harmony and joy befriend thee
All this long night.
Let the light of astral skies
Brush all darkness from your eyes.
May your thoughts to heaven rise
With lullaby.
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Three Wise Men
02:54
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Then three wise men came from afar,
Guided by the heavenly star.
Christ, the light of God, had descended,
That, receiving him, all might be saved.
Thus, the promise of God was maintained;
Thus, all true souls were called to the light,
That their darkness be lifted, that their hearts be made whole!
When Mary’s babe smiled, he conveyed truth and grace.
That their darkness be lifted, that their hearts be made whole!
Then three wise men came from afar,
Guided by a heavenly star.
Christ, the light of God, had descended.
Christ, the light of God, had come,
That, receiving him, that, receiving him,
All might be saved, all might be saved.
Three wise men came, guided by a star,
To do honor and welcome the Christ born on earth.
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Sing Out With Joy
02:20
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Sing out, sing out with joy!
God’s light has descended.
Sing out, sing out with joy!
All our nights have ended.
Sing on every mountain,
Oh, sing in every valley,
Sing within your soul
That you live in the Lord!
Sing, sing, sing out with joy!
God’s light has descended.
Sing out, sing out with joy!
All our nights have ended.
Sing out all people,
Sing to the Lord!
Sing, sing out with joy,
We live in the Lord!
Sing on the mountains!
Sing on the plains!
Fill your heart with gladness,
For Jesus has come!
All you who labor,
All you who sorrow,
Know that the Savior
Awaits but your love!
Joy on every mountain,
Joy in every valley,
Joy has come to earth!
Welcome Christ in your soul.
Joy in every meadow,
Joy in every home!
Joy will come to you
Once you live in the Lord!
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The Christ child’s asleep.
The silence is so deep
That round about, with hope in their eyes,
The animals await,
Their breathing they abate:
They know their time has come to arise.
For Jesus came on earth
To offer second birth
To all who would the blessing receive.
The inner peace he brings
Can lift us on soul-wings
To soar in light, and heaven perceive.
Our pleasures and pains,
Our losses, our gains
Have kept us long bound,
The ropes of yearning hemmed us ’round.
We dreamed of imposing on desert sand
Flower gardens of beauty,
Verdant vales of delight:
Imagination misted our sight!
The freedom we would know
Christ offered long ago,
And even from his slumber flows peace.
All creatures here on earth,
Alive to their own worth,
Can welcome love, and win their release.
The Christ child’s asleep.
The silence is so deep
That round about, with hope in their eyes,
The animals await,
Their breathing they abate:
They know their time has come to arise.
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The Christmas Mystery
04:33
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Long ago there was a little shed.
There three mighty kings did bow their heads
To a gentle babe of low degree
Whom men called the son of Mary.
Chorus:
Who’ll tell to me this mystery:
How a tiny babe in a manger laid
Could so many hearts to love persuade?
This holy son of Mary.
Shepherds came and knelt in wonder there,
Seeing him in light beyond compare,
And his eyes that told them all love was he
Whom men called the son of Mary.
Wonderful it was, that Christmas Day,
How from far and near they came to pray,
How from far they glimpsed his majesty
Whom men called the son of Mary.
Could it be that in that little one
Spirit’s universal love did shine?
If it’s true, he lives in you and me
Whom men call the son of Mary.
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