19. God rest you merry, gentlemen v. 1 Unison English traditional carol v, 2Harmony arranged by DAVID WILLCOCKS sonnano fF = nro |e Free 1. God rest you mer - ry, gen-tle-men, Let no-thing you dis- may, For ey 2.FromGodourheav'nly Fa - ther A bleswed an-gel came, And aa id TENOR mss |E Aaa Je-susChristour Sa - viour Was born up-on this day, To seveus all from un-to cer~tain shep- herds Brought ti - dingsof the same, How thatin Beth-le - patie ip aged ag, bay eee Sa-tan’s power When we were gones ~ stray: > ~hemwas born The Son of God by mame: f gst fi faa da dd : r 7 0. i o- dingsof ae | == SSS a 1 at ss eee Sra er ae, herds at those tidings 4, Bue when to they Rejoicéd much in mind, Loaded inl And left their flocks a-feeding ‘They found him ia a : In tempest, storm and wind, Where oxen feed And went to Bethlehem straightway Hie mother Mary " This blesséd babe to find: oo Haan st pee ints of comfort and joy. O sidings of —- were! a ee yy hod Groxers vane Prem, yh Malable separately (Fn Chrutmas Cul ae. Devid Wicks)2 55. O come, O come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel) Words 18th century 1Sth-century French melody u adapted and te. T. A. LACEY DAVID WILCOCK, 3 TVERSES | and 5 ALL VOICES. Re-deemthy cap-tive Is > ra-el, Thay Who in thy glo-riousma = jes-ty From snc ve rr rr 4 in = to ex- ile drear—_ is gone Far fromthe face of God’s_ dear Son, that high moun-tain clothed withawe Gav - est thyfolk the el - der law. r REFRAIN Fine Lp _ 4. s. —— = Re~ jove! Re-jorce! Bm- ma- nu-el.Shall come to thee ptf. f a CHOIR (lor v.5 only) Va ALL VoIcEs| V.5: CHOIR It _, Bre yoice! Re-joice! Em~ ma ~ nu = el Shall come to thee,O Is - Alto availabe separately (Si Chrismas Hymns ar. David Willoocka) Coneegation should ng sections marked (“of verses 1 2,4 and 5. ‘thom a Franciscan Processional (Pars, Bib. Na. Fonds Latin © Onord University Press 1990 oe ents Cale ate r vcome, © come, Emmanuel 231 VERSES 2 and 4 TENORS and BASSES thow Branch of Jes ~ se! draw _Thequar-ry from the li ~ on'sclaw; From hou Lord of Da - vid's Key!” “The royal door fing wide andfree, Safe- REFRAIN = SE SS — <— the dread ca-verns of the grave, From ne-ther hell, thy peo - ple save. wuard for us the heav'n = ward road, And bar the way to death's abode, ®e- = r. se ra 99s 2 5 OO ee eee er the dread ca -verns of the grave, From ne- ther hell, thy peo - ple save. ward for us the heav'n- ward road, And bar the way to death's ‘a-bode. Re- > 1 after v. 2: 10 next page for v. 3 after v. 4: D.C. for v. 5 fw eal Em sma mye Shall come to. thee, OW Ls ~~ ra- a. Newee! Emma mu-el Shall come to the, 0 deta ah after v. 2: 10 next page for v. 3 after v. 4: DC. for v. 5232 0 come, O come, Emmanue! VERSE 3 mf SOPRANOS and ALTOS 3.0 come, ©. comethou Day - spring bright! Pour on our soulsthy heal ~ ingligh; py. (Man) s. REFRAIN cresc. ~ pel thelong nights lin - g'ringgloom, And pierce the sha-dows of. the tomb, Re cresc. A ~ pel thelong night's lin - g'ring gloom, And pierce the sha-dows of. the tomb, — - Back to p. 231 forv.4 Em-ma__- mu-el Shallcome to the, O Is - 10 - dl r vyoue! — Rejoice! Em - ma nual Shallcome to the, Os ° co youel” Re ~ joe! Em - ma pu el Shallcome to the, 0 Is - a - te Back to p. 231 for. 4 oO ?234 57. O little town of Bethlehem a English traditional meiady LIPS BROOKS arranged pas R. VAUGHAN WILLIAMS (1872 199 and (V. 4) THOMAS ARMSTRONG (b 139) = > SOPRANO eee = = MLO @ te Prey | (oRGaN 1. 0 it~ tle town of _ Beth-le - hem, How still we_ seethee— fe! a 2.0 morn-ing stars, to - ge - ther Pro-claim the holy ~ birth, PIANO) 3.How si - ently, how si- lent-ly,—The won-drousgift is givni reson | e-2# Be = =] BASS Poe = = ae = - i Fae = Fre ieee ey I A - bove thy deep and dreamless_ sleep The si - lent_stars go by. And prai-ses sing to. God_the_ King, And peace ta__ men on earth; So God im- parts to hu - man_hearts The bless-ings_ of his hetv'n. bpm ggg lg dt | su dd lea eu war ps = Sa Per ere Yet_ in thydark streets shin - eth The e ~ ver-last - ing— light; For_ Christ is bornof__ Ma - ty; And, gath-ered all a - dove, No_ ear mayhear_his__ com - ing; But__ in this world of — sin, — J js oJ | aD SS Se SS T 4 a2 T TT" TF eee Pe Te ror The hopes and fearsof— all the_years Are met in_ thee to - night While mor-tals steep, the an - gels_ keep_Their watch of _wond-ring love. Where_ meek souls will re - ceive him, still “The dear Christ en - ters— J a J dja aa Descant reprinted by permission of The Royal School of Church Music4.0 Cast out our. 4 DESCANT ho - ly_ Child of Beth-le - hem,Des-cend to UNISON VOICES on us, we pray; ~ sin, and en - ter in, Be born in us to - day. } an es : + J nN 4|j_4 = d 4 SS st hear the Christ-mas = an - = gels Thegreat glad ti - dings tell: 7 2 come tous, a - bide with us, Our Lord Em-man-u - el. AO foes rey] r ree a For alternative tune by Walford Davies, see p. 382.3. A great and mighty wonder l4th-century German melody Words by ST GERMANUS (634-734) i tt. J. M. NEALE harmonized by M. PRAETORIUS (1571-1621) SOPRANO ALTO LA great and might-y © won - der, A The Vir - gin bears the In - fant With 2. The Word be -comes in - car - nate And And che - ru - bim sing an - thems To a 2 TENOR BASS ea ao re or full and ho - ly cure! ee ee el oe shep - herdsfrom the sky, a | a full and ho - ty cure! shep-herds from the sky. * I = = ‘To God on high be glo - ry, And peace on____ earth to_men!” earth to _ 3. While thus they sing your Monarch, 4. Since all he comes to ransom, Those bright angelic bands, By all be he adored, Rejoice, ye vales and mountains, ‘The Infant born in Bethl"em Ye oceans clap your hands. The Saviour and the Lord. Repeat the hymn again! etc Repeat the hymn again! etc. 5. And idol forms shall perish, And error shall decay, And Christ shall wield his sceptre, Our Lord and God for ay. Repeat the hymn again! etc. ‘See No. $0 ip. 210) for alternative text.Angels We Have Heard on High Choa ee ee TAn = gels we have heard on high sweet = lysing ing o'er the plains, 2 Shep - herds, why ju = bi- lee? Why your joy - ous strains pro- long? 3Come to Beth - hem, and sce him whose birh the angels. sing: ee gp te oe ee og et gg ht = . = ; und the moun-tains in re- ply © - cho buck their jay - ous strains, Say, what my the ti = dings be which in - spire your heaven. - ly song? come, a- dore on ben - ded knee Christ the Lord, “the: new - bom King. 2 in ex-ecl-sis De = ot Glo = : = : = ~ a ee ee J 4 ete + Toa te f rif == = ==EPIPHANY As with Gladness Men of Old 181 When sey sow the tax they were cveroyed. Mt. 2:10 1. As with dad+ ness men of old did the guid - ing 2. As with joy - ful steps they sped to that low - ly 3. As they of - fered gifts most rare at that’ man - ger 4. Ho - ly de - sus, ev - ery day keep us in the as with joy they hailed its light, there to bend the ~—knee = he. - fore 2 omy om, mee 8 joy, when earth - ly most gra - cious him whom heaven and earth a - dore, so, may we with pure and free from sin’s al - loy, all our cost - liest bying our — ran - somed they need no WORDS: William €. Dix, < 1858, af. pix MUSIC.” Consed Keeher, 1838 W297212 51b. Coventry carol from the Pageant of the Words from the Pageant of the ‘Shearmen and Tain, Shearmen and Tailors (15th cent.) arranged by MARTIN SHAW REFRAIN (1875-1958) 5 —— st : x i = : el aa T id Hy 4 Lul - ty, lul - la, thou it-tle i - ny child, By by, lW- | iy yg + sd) og 44 par 7 End here = 8 oe 1. O© sis-ters too, we do -hy lal . lay. 2. He-rod, the king, rag - ing, 3.That woe is me, for thee! ! = a _ 2 d. De = oa —S eSS= Sate a = . a T For to pre ~ serve this day This poor Charged “he hath this day His men And ev - er morn and day, For thy a4 4 o a = P= ——— == gS do sing, By by, ll ty fl = aye own sight, All young chil - dren to slay. nor sing By “by, lul - ly ful - lay!Cetra et Cas rl set oe Deck the Hall words wodtional Eat tne: Nov Galan tradeienal Wee 6 ced SN x <->} -™é~ C —— Peps see see ¢ = ory Deck the ll with | Beeghs of sy Bet the Ane ARS RE te | fa ta ta ta ba h Fast asway the | old year passes, y ~ spec hep toatl ¢ _—_— t js. = + f tg 8 Se ta? the sen - som he jot - ty the Karp sed the doe = i. hols bh the bed, ‘Se ia se. < == == I= vt t : —_—_— t Noga $—i— ss Dea we mow our gay Fol - low me m ma ~ b&b la fa. Sing Joy-ous | at 24g a = sg: ! Wet Sa, te] teh of the «wind and weath - a, 5 Beda idind ed 21s) ———- : ==VIII. DING DONG! MERRILY ON HIGH Words byG. R.W, Tune, Braniede 1'0 ficial, from Thoinot Arbeau’s Orchésographic, (2588), harmonized by C. W. == ¥ Ding dong! merrily on high in heav'n the bells are ring - ing: Ding dong! ver-i-lythe sky is riv’n with An-gel sing - ing. 2. Eten so here below,be-low, let stee-ple bells be swung - en, And 3 + a fra B+ by priest and peo ple sung = en. 3+ Pray you, du-ti-ful-ly prime your Mat-in chime, ye ring - crs; » du May you beauti od Ete = Se : SS King. Let - *ry___ heart__— am - ploy, While fields_ and. floods, a prove The glo - ries of. ite—— Ss . S -pare__him_ room, And heav'nand na - ture.sing, and_ hills and plains Re - peat the sound-ing. joy, re - right - cous - ness___ And won-ders of his” love, and_ a2 od 27 ea = ¥ —2—— + SS pS |. And heav'n and na-ture And won-ders of his heav'n and na - ture. sing, “Peat the sound-ing joy, won-ders of his_love, 7 and sing, and heav'n and na-ture sing, And heav'n love, and won-ders of his love, And won - ders "Vere ar 1 Verse 3 nature sing. Sound-ing joy —d_ dMYN LYKING. RLR.TERRY. Allegro moderato J:112. dyke sawafair may-den syttinvand sing, She lul- leda lyt-telchildea sweeté lord-ing. 3 Ss =a Perese..@ rit. f r ? yw § cuonus. tengo erese.¢ rat, dim Lul ny myn lykingmy dere sonne;mysweeting Lujlaymy dere hezte, iapaowdere der-ling. ae = Sa ee rt pr je—ebery rer Hiri PP Lata - 1 Lu - - Iatay, Poa yy dre erty dere der Fine. Lubla - 1 Tul - - la-tay. |Lul-laymyderehertemynl own dere der-ling, : A td al r ——— Lul-le - ty. Lutta - lay, Lal - fay, myn owndere der- tne = SS t * tr aor Jaa | =r 5 cla7 a.sameLordis he that made al-léthing Of al-l8 lordisHeisLordof al-té kyngesKyng. erase noite rast. 3. There wasmickle melody at that chyl-deebirth. All that were in heavtly bliss, theymade micklemirth. ? id crete. moltal raid, 2S, & ereie. molto rit, “TES 4. Angelsbrightssngtheirsongtothat chyld;Blyssid bethouandse beshe,someckandso mild, evero, | molio rit.JESUS CHRIST: BIRTH O Come, All Ye Faithful 133 Bey =a s x i < J . eee a] vie 1 Ocome, all ye faith- ful, joy - ful and tri-um-phant;O come 2 True God from trae God, Light from light © - ter - nal, born 3 Sing, choirs of an- gels: sing in ex-ul= ta- sing, 4 Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this hap- py morn: le- ss -—s—2 aeae* st T WG : ze += te & = Fe ° : Se et ye; O come ye to Beth - le-hem! Come, and be - hold him, of a vit - gin, a mor-tal he comes; ver - y God, be - all ye cit-i-zens of heaven — a-bove! Glo- ry to God, all sus,to thee be all glo - ry given; Word of the Fa - ther a J 2 2 Saas egies = KT es * f 7 Refrain bom the King of _an- gels! got = ten, not cre - at - ed! glo - ry in the high-estf now in flesh ap ~ pear-ing! © come, let us a-dore hin O come, let 4 — o dore him, — Christ, the Lord! us a-dore hin; O come, let us a 2 a) Fromits Roman Catholic origins, this Isth-century hymn has spread to worldwide use by many ys. Once popular with aJESUS CHRIST: BIRTH Once in Royal Davic’s City 140 @P py SAT aa i a oe r? 1 Once wy + al Da = vid’s dt - stood a low = ly 2 He came down to earth from heaw -: oe who is God and 3 Je- sus is our child hood’s pat-tem; day by day like 4 And our oyes at last shall soo him,through his own re * i Spt fot poe eS 5 = = roe eT ee ieee cat - tle shed, where a moth - er laid her Lord of all, and his shel - ter was a us he grew: he was lit - tle, weak and love; for that child so dear and tes iS pose a ee =3 rer * ooUre man - ger for his : 3 was that moth - er ca - dike was a poor and meek and smiles like us he for all our Lord in heavena - bove; and he S his chil - dren pet pt a s = Te roof mild: Jo + sus Christ, her fit - tle child low = ly, lived on earth our Sav + ior ho = ly. sade ness, and he share in all our glad-nese the place = whewhe is gone, — Like “All Things Bright and Beautiful (see no. 20), this popular Christmas hymn was writen by an Irish ppeetoillustrate for childaen ths posiles! Creed, It snot known which of seve English villages the composer h this tune, Fier coc Races Nesaedio, 18a, a ina MUSIC: Hom Jan Count 3219: ham, Arthr Henry Mann, 1019 ara732While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks 172 ‘There were shepherds living oat im the lds nocd, herping coach over their aks at right. Lk. 28 Deseunt 1. While shep- herds watched their flocks by night, all seat -ed on the ground, 2.“Fear not,” said he, for might-y dread had seized their trou-bled mind; 3. “To you, in Da - vid’s town,this day is born of Da-vid’s line 4. “The heav - enly babe you there shall find to hu - man view dis- played, it ++ whom 1 = = an - gel of the Lord came down, and glo - ry shone a - round. tid - ings of great joy I bring to you and all man- kind, Sav - ior, who is Christ the Lord; and this shall be the i sim - ply wtapped in swad-dling clothes and in a man-ger oped 5. Thus spoke the angel. Suddenly 6. “All glory be to God on high, appeared # shining throng and to the earth be peace; cof angels praising God, who thus to those on whom his favor rests addressed their joyful song: goodwill shall never cease.” WORDS. Nahueh Tite, 1700 alt pore of Lake 214 WINCHESTER OLD MUSIC: T. Eat The Whole Book af Peles, 159%; dex: Alan Grny 1923 cM