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1) The day has dawned, the day of days,
transcending all our joy and praise:
This day our Lord triumphant rose;
this day he captive led our foes.
Alleluia!
2) The serpent’s craft, sin, death, and hell,
this day before the Conqu’ror fell;
all suffering, sorrow, ill, the name
of Jesus risen this day o’ercame.
Alleluia!
3) Now...
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1) The day thou gavest, Lord, has ended,
The darkness falls at Thy behest;
To Thee our morning hymns ascended,
Thy praise shall hallow now our rest.
2) We thank Thee that Thy Church unsleeping,
While earth rolls onward into light,
Through all the world her watch is keeping,
And rests not now by day or night.
3) As o'er each...
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Ref.: Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born is the King of Israel!
1) The First Noel, the Angels did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep
On a cold winter's night that was so deep.
2) They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the East beyond them far
And to the earth it gave...
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1) Jesus our brother, kind and good
Was humbly born in a stable rude
And the friendly beasts around Him stood,
Jesus our brother, kind and good.
2) "I," said the donkey, shaggy and brown,
"I carried His mother up hill and down;
I carried her safely to Bethlehem town."
"I," said the donkey, shaggy and brown.
3) "I," said the cow all...
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1) The God of Abraham praise,
who reigns enthroned above;
Ancient of Everlasting Days,
and God of Love;
Jehovah, great I AM!
by earth and heaven confessed;
I bow and bless the sacred name
forever blest.
2) The great I AM has sworn;
I on this oath depend.
I shall, on eagle wings upborne,
to heaven ascend.
I shall behold...
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1) The gospeltrain is coming,
I hear it just at hand,
I hear the car wheels moving,
And rumbling thro' the land.
Ref.: Get on board, children,
Get on board, children,
Get on board, children,
For there's room for many a more.
2) I hear the bell and whistle
A-coming round the curve:
She's playing all her steam and...
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ
And the love of God
And the fellowship
Of the Holy Spirit
Be with us forever more
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1) The head that once was crowned with thorns
is crowned with glory now;
a royal diadem adorns
the mighty Victor's brow.
2) The highest place that heav'n affords
is his, is his by right,
the King of kings and Lord of lords,
and heav'n's eternal Light:
3) The joy of all who dwell above,
the joy of all below,
to whom...
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The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the heavens proclaim the work of His hands;
and day after day they pour forth speech,
and night after night they display what He knows.
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1) The holly and the ivy,
now are both well grown,
Of all the trees that are in the wood,
the holly bears the crown.
Ref.: Oh, the rising of the sun
and the running of the deer,
The playing of the merry organ,
sweet singing in the choir.
2) The holly bears a blossom
as white as lily flower,
And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ
to be our...
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