1Thou didst leave Thy throneAnd Thy kingly crownWhen Thou camest to earth for me;But in Bethlehem’s homeWas there found no roomFor Thy holy nativity. RefrainO come to my heart, Lord Jesus,There is room in my heart for Thee. 2Heaven’s arches rangWhen the angels sangProclaiming Thy royal degree;But of lowly birthDidst Thou come to earth,And in […]
1What child is this, who, laid to rest,On Mary`s lap is sleeping?Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,While shepherds watch are keeping? RefrainThis, this is Christ the King,Whom shepherds guard and angels sing:Haste, haste to bring Him laud,The babe, the son of Mary. 2Why lies He in such mean estateWhere ox and ass are feeding?Good Christian,
1Angels we have heard on highSweetly singing o’er the plains,And the mountains in replyEchoing their joyous strains. RefrainGloria, in excelsis Deo!Gloria, in excelsis Deo! 2Shepherds, why this jubilee?Why your joyous strains prolong?What the gladsome tidings beWhich inspire your heavenly song? 3Come to Bethlehem and seeChrist Whose birth the angels sing;Come, adore on bended knee,Christ the
1Silent night! holy night!All is calm, all is brightRound yon virgin mother and Child,Holy Infant so tender and mild,Sleep in heavenly peace,sleep in heavenly peace. 2Silent night! holy night!Shepherds quake at the sight,glories stream from heaven afar,heavenly hosts sing Alleluia;Christ, the Savior is born,Christ, the Savior is born. 3Silent night! holy night!Son of God, love’s
1O sing a song of Bethlehem,Of shepherds watching there,And of the news that came to themFrom angels in the air:The light that shone on BethlehemFills all the world today;Of Jesus’birth and peace on earthThe angels sing alway. 2O sing a song of Nazareth,Of sunny days of joy,O sing of fragrant flowers breath,And of the sinless
1Songs of thankfulness and praise,Jesus, Lord, to You we raise,Manifested by the starTo the sages from afar;Branch of royal David’s stemIn Your birth at Bethlehem;Anthems be to You addressed,God in man made manifest. 2Manifest at Jordan’s stream,Prophet, Priest, and King supreme;And at Cana, wedding guest,In Your Godhead manifest;Manifest in power divine,Changing water into wine;Anthems be
1I think when I read that sweet story of old,When Jesus was here among men,How He called little children as lambs to His fold,I should like to have been with Him then. 2I wish that His hands had been placed on my head,That His arm had been thrown around me,And that I might have seen
1Christ upon the mountain peakStands alone in glory blazing;Let us, if we dare to speak,With the saints and angels praise Him:Refrain:Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. 2Trembling at His feet we sawMoses and Elijah speaking;All the prophets and the lawShout thro’ them their joyful greeting:Refrain:Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. 3Swift the cloud of glory came,God proclaiming in the thunderJesus as
1O love, how deep, how broad, how high,Beyond all thought and fantasy,That God, the Son of God, should takeOur mortal form for mortal’s sake! 2For us baptized, for us He boreHis holy fast and hungered sore;For us temptation sharp He knew;For us the tempter overthrew. 3For us by wickedness betrayed,For us, in crown of thorns
1Once in royal David’s cityStood a lowly cattle shed,Where a mother laid her BabyIn a manger for His bed;Mary was that mother mild,Jesus Christ her little Child. 2He 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
