Outdoor Carol Words

HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING

Verse 1:
Hark the herald angels sing
“Glory to the new-born King!”
Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled
Joyful, all ye nations rise
join the triumph of the skies
With the angelic host proclaim,
“Christ is born in Bethlehem”
Hark! The herald angels sing
“Glory to the newborn King!”

Verse 2:
Christ by highest heav’n adored
Christ the ever-lasting Lord!
Late in time behold Him come,
offspring of a virgin’s womb
Veiled in flesh the God-head see,
hail the incarnate Deity
Pleased as man with man to dwell
Jesus, our Emmanuel
Hark! The herald angels sing
“Glory to the newborn King!”

Verse 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 man no more may die
Hark! The herald angels sing
“Glory to the newborn King!”

JOY TO THE WORLD

Verse 1:
Joy to the world the Lord is come
Let earth receive her King
Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room
And heav’n and nature sing
And heav’n and nature sing
And heav’n and heav’n 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:
No more let sins and sorrows grow
Nor thorns infest the ground
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found
Far as the curse is found
Far as, far as the curse is found

Verse 4:
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

GOD REST YE MERRY GENTLEMEN 

Verse 1:
God rest ye merry gentlemen
let nothing you dismay
Remember Christ our Saviour
was born on Christmas day
To save us all from Satan’s power
when we were gone astray

Chorus:
O tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

Verse 2:
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

Chorus:
O tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

Verse 3:
Fear not then said the angel
let nothing you affright
This day is born a Saviour
of a pure virgin bright
To free all those who trust in Him
from Satan’s power and might

Chorus:
O tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM

Verse 1:
O little town of Bethlehem
how still we see thee lie
Above thy 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

Verse 2:
O morning stars together
proclaim the holy birth
And praises sing to God the King
and peace to men on earth
For Christ is born of Mary
and gathered all above
While mortals sleep the angels keep
their watch of wond’ring love

Verse 3:
How silently how silently
the wondrous gift is giv’n
So God imparts to human hearts
the blessings of His heav’n
No ear may hear His coming
but in this world of sin
Where meek souls will receive Him still
the dear Christ enters in

Verse 4:
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

O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL

Verse 1:
O come all ye faithful
joyful and triumphant
O come ye O come ye to Bethlehem
Come and behold Him
born the King of angels

Chorus:
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord

Verse 2:
God of God, light of light
Lo He abhors not the virgin’s womb
Very God, begotton not created

Chorus:
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord

Verse 3:
Sing choirs of angels
sing in exultation
Sing all ye citizens of heaven above
Glory to God in the highest

Chorus:
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord

Verse 4:
Yea Lord we greet Thee
born that happy morning
Jesus to Thee be glory given
Word of the Father
now in flesh appearing

Chorus:
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord

Once In Royal David’s City (Irby)

Verse 1

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

Verse 2

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 meek and lowly
Lived on earth our Savior holy

Verse 3

Jesus is our childhood’s pattern
Day by day like us He grew
He was little weak and helpless
Tears and smiles like us He knew
And He feels for all our sadness
And He shares in all our gladness

Verse 4

And our eyes at last shall see Him
Through His own redeeming lov
For that child so dear and gentle
Is our Lord in heaven above
And He leads His children on
To the place where He has gone