Christmas Eve 2014
Songs for grades 5–8
Processional and Cross Songs
All in grades 5–8
Once in Royal David’s City
Once in royal David’s city
stood a lowly cattle shed.
Where a mother laid her baby
in a manger for his bed.
Mary was that mother mild,
Jesus Christ her little child.
O Holy Night
O holy night the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior’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!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born!
He 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 lowly
lived on earth our Savior holy.
He knows our need, our weakness is no stranger.
Behold your King, before Him lowly bend!
Behold your King, before Him lowly bend!
In the Bleak Midwinter
In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow.
In the bleak midwinter long ago.
Torches
Torches, torches, run with torches
All the way to Bethlehem!
Christ is born and now lies sleeping:
Come and sing your song to him! Repeat
What can I give him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
If I were a wise man, I would do my part;
Yet what I can I give him—give my heart.
Ah, Ro-ro, Ro-ro my baby.
Ah, Ro-ro, my love, Ro-ro;
Sleep you well, my heart’s own darling,
While we sing you our Ro-ro.
Still, Still, Still
Still, still, still, thy heart with joy I’d fill.
I’d sing thee a song and watch by thy manger,
Guard thee from harm and keep thee from danger.
Still, still, still, thy heart with joy I’d fill.
Sing, my friends, and make you merry,
Joy and mirth and joy again;
Lo, he lives, the King of heaven,
Now and evermore. Amen.
Schlaf, schlaf, schlaf, mein liebes Kindlein schlaf!
Die Engel tun schön Musizieren,
Bei dem Kindelein jubilieren,
Schlaf, schlaf, schlaf, mein liebes Kindlein schlaf!
Christmas Eve Memory Schedule
Still, still, still, within thy holy will.
To thee, great God, my voice I’d raise
With awe and wonder, sing thy praise.
Still, still, still, within thy holy will.
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Christmas Eve 2014, 5–8
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I Wonder as I Wander
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Grades 5-8 (Small Group)
1. I wonder as I wander out under the sky,
How Jesus the Savior did come for to die,
For poor on’ry people like you and like I,
I wonder as I wander, out under the sky.
Grades 1-4
1. O little town of Bethlehem,
How still we see thee lie!
Above they deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by;
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting Light;
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight.
Grades 5-8
2. When Mary birthed Jesus ‘twas in a cow’s stall,
With wise men and farmers and shepherds and all.
But high from God’s heaven a star’s light did fall,
And the promise of ages it then did recall.
Grades 5–8 (Sopranos)
2. For Christ is born of Mary,
And gathered all above,
While mortals sleep, the angels keep
Their watch of wondering love.
O morning stars together,
Proclaim the holy birth,
And praises sing to God the King,
And peace to all on earth!
Grades 5-8
3. If Jesus had wanted for any wee thing,
A star in the sky, or a bird on the wing,
Or all of God’s angels in heav’n for to sing,
He surely could have it,’cause he was the King.
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Grades 1-8
3. O holy child of Bethlehem,
Descend to us, we pray;
Cast out our sin, and enter in,
Be born in us today.
We hear the Christmas angels
The great glad tidings tell;
O come to us, abide with us,
Our Lord Emmanuel!
Our Lord, God, Emmanuel!
Grades 1-8
1. O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.
Refrain
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
Grades 5-8
2. O Come, thou Dayspring, come and cheer
Our spirits by thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death’s dark shadows put to flight. Refrain
Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful
All Children and Congregation
1. Oh, come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
Oh, come, ye, oh, come ye to Bethlehem;
Come and behold Him! Born the King of angels;
Oh, come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord.
Grades 5-8 (Small Group)
3. O come, thou Wisdom from on high,
And order all things, far and nigh;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And cause us in her ways to go. Refrain
2. Sing choirs of angels, sing in exultation,
Sing all you citizens of heav’n above;
Glory to God in the highest;
(Descant: Glory in the highest: Oh come,)
Oh, come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord.
All Children and Congregation
4. O come, Desire of nations, bind
(Descant: O come and bind)
All peoples in one heart and mind;
Bid envy, strife and quarrels cease;
And fill the world with heaven’s peace. Refrain
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Christmas Eve 2014, 5–8
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Sing of Mary, Pure and Lowly
Gloria a Dios
Grades 5-8
Grades 5-8
1. Sing of Mary, pure and lowly,
Virgin mother, wise and mild.
Sing of God’s own Son most holy,
Who became her little child.
Fairest child of fairest mother,
God the Lord who came to earth.
Word of flesh, our very brother,
Takes our nature by his birth.
Gloria Dios en las alturas,
Y en la tierra paz a los hombres. Amen
Translation: Glory to God in the highest,
and peace to his people on earth. Amen
Christmas Carol
Grades 5-8 (Small Group)
2. Sing of Jesus, son of Mary,
In the house of Nazareth.
Toil and labor cannot weary
Love enduring unto death.
Constant was the love he gave her,
Though he went forth from her side,
Forth to preach, and heal, and suffer,
‘Till on Calvary he died.
Grades 5-8
1. The kings they came from out the south,
All dressed in ermine fine,
They bore Him gold and *chrysoprase,
And gifts of precious wine.
The shepherds came from out the north,
Their coats were brown and old,
They brought Him little newborn lambs,
They had not any gold.
Grades 5-8
3. Glory be to God the Father;
Glory be to God the Son;
Glory be to God the Spirit;
Glory to the Three in One.
From the heart of blessed Mary,
From all saints the song ascends,
And the Church the strain reechoes
Unto earth’s remotest ends.
Grades 5-8
2. The wisemen came from out the east,
And they were wrapped in white;
The star that led them all the way
Did glorify the night.
The angels came from heaven high,
And they were clad with wings;
And lo, they brought a joyful song
The host of heaven sings.
Away in a Manger
Grades 5-8 (Small Group)
3. The kings they knocked upon the door,
The wisemen entered in,
The shepherds followed after them
To hear the song begin.
And Mary held the little child
And sat upon the ground;
She look-ed up she look-ed down,
She look-ed all around.
Grades 1–4
1. Away in a manger, no crib for his bed,
The little Lord Jesus lay down His sweet head.
The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay.
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.
Grades 1-8 and Congregation
2. The cattle are lowing, the poor baby wakes,
But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes.
I love you, Lord Jesus, look down from the sky
And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh.
Grades 5-8
4. The angels sang through all the night,
Until the rising sun,
But little Jesus fell asleep
Before the song was done.
Grades 1-8 and Congregation
3. Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask you to stay.
Close by me forever and love me I pray.
Bless all the dear children in your tender care,
And fit us for heaven to live with you there.
*chrysoprase: an apple-green gemstone containing traces of nickel.
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Christmas Eve 2014, 5–8
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Hark the Herald
All Children and Congregation
Of the Father’s Love Begotten
Grades 5-8 (Small Group)
1. Of the Father’s love begotten,
Ere the worlds began to be,
He is Alpha and Omega,
He the source, the ending he,
Of the things that are, that have been,
And that future years shall see,
Evermore and evermore.
1. Hark! The herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn king;
Peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled.”
Joyful, all you nations, rise;
Join the triumph of the skies;
With angelic hosts proclaim,
“Christ is born in Bethlehem!”
Grades 5-8
2. Oh, that birth forever blessed,
When the virgin, full of grace,
By the Holy Ghost conceiving,
Bore the Savior of our race,
And the babe, the world’s redeemer,
First revealed his sacred face,
Evermore and evermore.
Refrain
Hark! The herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn king!”
2. Christ, by highest heav’n adored
Christ, the everlasting Lord,
Late in time behold him come,
Offspring of a virgin’s womb.
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see!
Hail, incarnate deity!
Pleased as man with us to dwell.
Jesus, our Emmanuel! Refrain
Silent Night, Holy Night
Grades 1–8
1. Silent night, holy night!
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and child.
Holy infant, so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
3. Hail the heav’n born Prince of Peace!
Hail the sun of righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,
Ris’n with healing in his wings.
Mild he lays his glory by,
Born that we no more may die,
Born to raise each child of earth,
Born to give us second birth. Refrain
Grades 5–8 with Congregation
2. Silent 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!
Grades 5–8 with Congregation
3. Silent night, holy night!
Son of God, love’s pure light
Radiant beams from your holy face,
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at your birth,
Jesus, Lord, at your birth.
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Christmas Eve 2014, 5–8
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3. This is he whom seers in old time
Chanted of with one accord,
Whom the voices of the prophets
Promised in their faithful word;
Now he shines the long expected;
Let creation praise its Lord
Evermore and evermore.
4. Let the heights of heav’n adore him;
Angel hosts, his praises sing;
Pow’rs dominions, bow before him
And extol our God and King;
Let no tongue on earth be silent,
Ev’ry voice in concert ring
Evermore and evermore.
5. Christ, to thee, with God the father,
And, O Holy Ghost, to thee,
Hymn and chant and high thanksgiving
And unwearied praises be:
Honor, glory, and dominion,
And eternal victory
Evermore and evermore.
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