Gala Carols 2025

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1. Angels From The Realms Of Glory

2. Away In A Manger

3. Ding Dong Merrily On High

4. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

5. Hark The Herald

6. Joy To The World

7. Come All Ye Faithful

8. Come, O Come, Emmanuel

9. Oh Holy Night

10. O Little Town Of Bethlehem

11. Once In Royal David's City

12. Rocking Around The Christmas Tree

13. See Him Lying On A Bed Of Straw

14. Silent Night

15. While Shepherds Watched

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1 Angels, From The Realms Of Glory,

Wing your flight o'er all the earth;

Ye who sang creation's story,

Now proclaim Messiah's birth:

 

Come and worship

Christ, the new-born King.

Come and worship

Worship Christ, the new-born King.

 

Shepherds, in the field abiding,

Watching o'er your flocks by night,

God with man is now residing,

Yonder shines the infant-light:

 

Sages, leave your contemplations,

Brighter visions beam afar;

Seek the great desire of nations,

Ye have seen His natal star:

 

Saints, before the altar bending,

Watching long in hope and fear,

Suddenly the Lord descending

In His temple shall appear:

 

2 Away In A Manger, No Crib For A Bed,

The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head;

The stars in the bright sky looked down where He lay;

The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.

 

The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes,

But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes:

I love Thee, Lord Jesus! Look down from the sky

And stay by my side until morning is nigh.

 

Be near me, Lord Jesus: I ask Thee to stay

Close by me forever and love me, I pray;

Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care,

And fit us for heaven to live with Thee there.

 

3 Ding Dong! Merrily On High

In heav’n the bells are ringing:
Ding dong! Verily the sky
Is riv’n with Angel singing.

 

Gloria,
Hosanna in excelsis!

 

E’en so here below, below,
Let steeple bells be swungen,
And “lo, io, io!”
By priest and people sungen.

 

Pray you, dutifully prime
Your matin chime, ye ringers;
May you beautifully rime
Your evetime song, ye singers.

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4 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen,

Let nothing you dismay,

For Jesus Christ our Saviour

Was born upon this day;

To save us all from Satan’s power

When we were gone astray.

 

O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy;

O tidings of comfort and joy.

 

From God our heavenly Father

A holy angel came;

The shepherds saw the glory

And heard the voice proclaim

That Christ was born in Bethlehem

And Jesus is His name.

 

Now to the Lord sing praises,

All people in this place!

With Christian love and fellowship

Each other now embrace;

And let this Christmas festival

All bitterness displace.

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5 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 new-born King!'

 

Christ, by highest heaven adored,

Christ, the everlasting Lord,

Late in time behold Him come,

Offspring of a virgin's womb.

Veiled in flesh the Godhead see!

Hail the incarnate Deity!

Pleased as man with man to dwell,

Jesus, our Immanuel.

Hark! the herald angels sing:

'Glory to the new-born King.'

 

Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace!

Hail, the Sun of righteousness!

Light and life to all He brings,

Risen with healing in His wings,

Mild, He lays His glory by;

Born that men no more may die;

Born to raise the sons of earth;

Born to give them second birth.

Hark! the herald angels sing:

'Glory to the new-born King.'

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6 Joy To The World! The Lord Has Come;

Let earth receive her King.

Let every heart prepare Him room,

And heaven and nature sing,

And heaven and nature sing,

And heaven, and heaven and nature sing!

 

Joy to the earth! the Saviour reigns;

Let men your songs employ.

While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains

Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat, repeat the sounding joy!

 

He rules the world with truth and grace,

And makes the nations prove

The glories of His righteousness,

The wonders of His love, The wonders of His love,

The wonders, the wonders of His love.

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7 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:

 

O come let us adore Him,

O come let us adore Him,

O come let us adore Him,

Christ the Lord.

 

God of God, Light of Light,

Lo! He abhors not the Virgin’s womb;

Very God, Begotten, not created:

 

Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation,

Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above:

“Glory to God in the highest”:

 

8 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

And ransom captive Israel

That mourns in lonely exile here

Until the Son of God appear

 

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel.

 

O come, O come, Thou Lord of might,

Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai's height,

In ancient times did'st give the Law,

In cloud, and majesty and awe.

 

O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free

Thine own from Satan's tyranny

From depths of Hell Thy people save

And give them victory o'er the grave

 

O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer

Our spirits by Thine advent here

Disperse the gloomy clouds of night

And death's dark shadows put to flight.

 

O come, Thou Key of David, come,

And open wide our heavenly home;

Make safe the way that leads on high,

And close the path to misery.

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9 Oh, Holy Night, The Stars Are Brightly Shining:

It is the night of the dear Saviour’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!

Oh night divine, oh night when Christ was born!

Oh night divine, oh night, oh night divine!

 

Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,

With glowing hearts by his cradle we stand.

So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming

Here came the wise men from Orient land.

The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger

In all our trials born to be our friend!

He knows our need - to our weakness is no stranger.

Behold your King: before Him lowly bend!

Behold your King: before Him lowly bend!

 

Truly He taught us to love one another;

His law is love and His Gospel is peace.

Chains shall he 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! Oh, praise His name forever!

His pow’r and glory evermore proclaim!

His pow’r and glory evermore proclaim!

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10 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!

 

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 wondering love.

 

How silently, how silently

The wondrous gift is given!

So God imparts to human hearts

The blessings of His heaven.

No ear may hear His coming;

But in this world of sin,

Where meek souls will receive Him, still

The dear Christ enters in.

 

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 Immanuel!

 

11 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.

 

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 Saviour holy.

 

And our eyes at last shall see Him

Through His own redeeming love;

For that child, so dear and gentle

Is our Lord in heaven above;

And He leads His children on

To the place where He is gone.

 

Not in that poor lowly stable,

With the oxen standing by,

We shall see Him, but in heaven,

Set at God's right hand on high;

When like stars His children crowned,

All in white shall wait around.

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12 Rocking Around The Christmas Tree

Rockin’ around the Christmas tree
At the Christmas party hop
Mistletoe hung where you can see
Every couple tries to stop

 

Rockin’ around the Christmas tree
Let the Christmas spirit ring
Later we’ll have some pumpkin pie
And we’ll do some carolling

 

You will get a sentimental feeling
When you hear
Voices singing let’s be jolly
Deck the halls with boughs of holly

 

Rockin’ around the Christmas tree
Have a happy holiday
Everyone dancing merrily
In the new old-fashioned way

 

You will get a sentimental feeling
When you hear
Voices singing let’s be jolly
Deck the halls with boughs of holly

 

Rockin’ around the Christmas tree
Have a happy holiday
Everyone dancing merrily
In the new old-fashioned way

 

13 See Him Lying On A Bed Of Straw

A draughty stable with an open door;

Mary cradling the babe she bore;

The Prince of glory is His name.

 

O now carry me to Bethlehem,

To see the Lord appear to men;

Just as poor as was the stable then,

The Prince of glory when He came.

 

Star of silver, sweep across the skies,

Show where Jesus in the manger lies;

Shepherds, swiftly from your stupor rise

To see the Saviour of the world.

 

Angels, sing again the song you sang,

Bring God's glory to the heart of man;

Sing that Bethl'em's little baby can

Be salvation to the soul.

 

Mine are riches, from Thy poverty,

From Thine innocence, eternity;

Mine, forgiveness by Thy death for me,

Child of sorrow for my joy.

 

 

14 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.

 

Silent night, holy night!

Shepherds quail at the sight,

Glories stream from heaven afar,

Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!

Christ the Saviour is born,

Christ the Saviour is born.

 

Silent night, holy night!

Son of God, love’s pure light.

Radiant beams Thy holy face

With the dawn of saving grace,

Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth,

Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth.

 

15 While Shepherds Watched

their flocks by night,

All seated on the ground,

The angel of the Lord came down

And glory shone around.

 

'Fear not' said he, for mighty dread

Had seized their troubled mind;

'Glad tidings of great joy I bring

To you and all mankind.

 

'To you in David's town this day

Is born of David's line

A Saviour, who is Christ the Lord,

And this shall be the sign.

 

'The heavenly babe you there shall find

To human view displayed,

All meanly wrapped in swaddling bands,

And in a manger laid.'

 

Thus spake the seraph; and forthwith

Appeared a shining throng

Of angels, praising God, who thus

Addressed their joyful song:

 

'All glory be to God on high

And on the earth be peace;

Goodwill henceforth from heaven to men

Begin and never cease.'