God Came Down ~

        
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen          author unknown, bridge by Anne Barbour

Verse 1:
God rest ye merry gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay
Remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas day
To save us all from Satan’s power when we had gone astray
O tidings of comfort & joy, comfort & joy

Verse 2:
From God, our heavenly Father, the blessed angel came
And unto certain shepherds brought tidings of the same
How that in Bethlehem was born, the Son of God by name
O tidings of comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy

Bridge:
God bent His ear to hear the languid cries of man
Then set upon His plan devised before the world began
As foretold He spanned the chasm with His Son
Then called all those who’d come into His kingdom
With comfort and joy

Verse 3:
God rest ye merry gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay
Remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas day
To save us all from Satan’s power when we had gone astray
O tidings of comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy

God Came Down         John Barbour 

Verse 1:
Open wide Heaven.  Let the king of glory come
Born of a virgin.  Mary has a Son
Under a cloudless sky the Chosen One
Came to Bethlehem town

Chorus:
God came down from His high and holy place
Humbled in flesh and clothed by grace
The One who cannot be seen revealed His lovely face
When God came down

Verse 2:
Shepherds are keeping their flocks by night
The city of David bathed in starlight
Under a cloudless sky the infant King
Born in Bethlehem town

Bridge:
Salvation has come to a barren land
The Son of God is the Son of Man

We Three Kings of Orient Are        Rev. John Henry Hopkins

Verse 1:
We three kings of Orient are. Bearing gifts we traverse afar.
Field and fountain, moor and mountain, following yonder star.

Verse 2:
Born a king on Bethlehem’s plain, gold I bring to crown Him again,
King forever, ceasing never.
 Over us all to reign.

Chorus:
O star of wonder, star of night, Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect Light.

Verse 3:
Frankincense to offer have I. Incense owns a Deity nigh.
Prayer & praising all men raising, Worship Him, God on high.

Verse 4:
Myrrh is mine: Its bitter perfume. Breaths a life of gathering gloom.
Sorrowing, sighing bleeding dying Sealed in the stone-cold tomb.

Verse 5:
Glorious now behold Him arise, King and God and Sacrifice.
Alleluia, alleluia! 
Sounds thru the earth and skies.

O Holy Night         Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure/ Adolphe Charles Adams

Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!

O Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of the 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, oh night when Christ was born;

O night divine!
O night, O night divine!

Truly He taught us to love one another,
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains he shall 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! O praise His name forever
His power and glory ever more proclaim!
His power and glory ever more proclaim!

Fall on your knees! Oh, hear the angel voices!
O night divine, the night when Christ was born;
O night, divine O night, O night, divine

The Savior Has Come              Anne Barbour

I’m looking at an angel among the stars tonight
I think I see him dancing with joy as pure as light
His arms are raised to heaven he’s singing with delight
Like he’s watching his dream come true

Verse 2:
I see a weary lamb who wandered off alone
Whose journey for a master had ended far from home
She found a baby shepherd to call her very own
She’s watching her dream come true

Chorus:
In a manger her Savior, her Savior has come
Her heart cannot begin to express,
her joy and adoration

Bridge:
Heaven has opened its arms tonight
Poured out a beautiful radiant light

Verse 3:
I’m looking at a baby and yet I see the King
Who is the hope of glory the perfect offering
I’m looking at my Savior how can I help but sing
I am watching my dream come true

Chorus 2:
In a manger my Savior, my Savior has come
My heart cannot begin to express
My joy and adoration, all of my joy & adoration

I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day           Henry Wadsworth/Longfellow.John Baptise Calkin

Verse 1:
I heard the bells on Christmas day
Their old familiar carols play
And mild and sweet the words repeat
Of peace on Earth good will to  men

Verse 2:
I thought how as the day had come
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along the unbroken song
Of peace on Earth good will to  men

Verse 3:
And in despair I bowed my head
“There is no peace on Earth,” I said
“For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on Earth good will to  men.”

Verse 4:
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep
God is not dead nor doth he sleep
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail
With peace on Earth good will to  men

Verse 5:
Till, ringing, singing on its way
The world resolved from night to day
A voice a chime a chant sublime
Of peace on Earth good will to men

My Hope/Hope Hymn             Anne Barbour & John Barbour

Hope is not gone all is not lost
Jesus came and died on the cross
Paid a  debt that I could  not pay
He’s alive. He’s my  hope today

Verse 1:
I stand in awe within the presence of the Lord
In whom the wisdom of the ages lies
For whom the raging of the sea subsides
The Living Sacrifice, the only source of life

Chorus:
My hope is in the Lord
from this time on, and evermore
O my hope is in the Lord, forevermore

Verse 2:
His tender mercies come with every rising sun
To meet the sinner in his brokenness
To offer healing and forgiveness
& those who trust in Him will find their hearts at rest