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Joy (To the World)
02:24
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[Verse 1]
Joy to the World; the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her king!
Let every heart prepare him room,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven, and Heaven and nature sing.
[Verse 2]
Joy to the earth, the saviour 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.
[Verse 3]
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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[Verse 1]
God rest you merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay,
Remember Christ our Saviour
Was born on Christmas-day
To save us all from Satan's pow'r
When we were gone astray:
[Refrain]
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy,
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy.
[Verse 2]
In Bethlehem, in Israel,
This blessed babe was born
And laid within a manger
Upon this blessed morn—
The which his mother, Mary,
Did nothing take in scorn.
[Refrain]
[Verse 3]
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.
[Refrain]
[Verse 4]
Now to the Lord sing praises,
All you within this place,
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embrace;
This holy tide of Christmas
All other doth deface.
[Refrain]
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Interlude
01:49
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Oh, Holy Night!
05:59
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[Verse 1]
Oh, holy night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of our dear Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
Till he appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!
Oh, night divine, oh, night when Christ was born;
Oh, night divine, oh, night, oh night Divine.
[Verse 2 omitted due to the song already being 6 minutes long]
[Verse 3]
Truly He taught us to love one another;
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother;
And in His name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us praise His holy name.
Christ is the Lord! Oh, praise His Name forever,
His power and glory evermore proclaim.
His power and glory evermore proclaim.
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Danny Bale Canberra, Australia
Danny Bale is a musician and educator based in Australia.
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