SONGS OF CHRISTMAS. December 24. 1986. Ne, IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song of old, From angels bending near the earth To touch their harps of gold; “Peace on the earth, goodwill to men From heaven's all gracious king.” The world in solemn stiliness lay To hear the angels sing. Yet with the woes of sin and strife The world has suffered long; Beneath the angel-strain have rolled Two thousand years of wrong: And men, at war with men, hear not The words of peace they bring: O hush the noise ye men of str And hear the angels sing. OU OU HERE WE COME A-WASSAILING Here we come a-wassailing among the leaves so green; Here we come a-wandering, so fair to be seen. Retrain: Love and joy come to you and to you our wassail too, And God bless you and send you a Happy New Year We are not daily beggars that beg from door to door; But we are neighbor's children whom you have seen before We hove a little purse made of ratching leather skin; We want little sixpence to line it well within God bless the master of this house: Like-wise the mistress, too; And all the little children that round the table go OU GU CHRISTIANS, AWAKE Christians, awoke, salute the happy morn Wheron the Saviour of the world was born Rise to adore the mystery of love, Which hosts of angels chanted from above: With them the joyful tiding first begun Ot God Incarnate and the Virgin's Son Then to the watchtul shepherds it was told Who heard th’ angelic herald’s voice, Behold | bring good tidings of a Saviour's birth To you and all the nations upon the earth This day hath God fulfill'd His promis'd word; This day is born a Saviour, Christ the Lord Then may we hope, the angelic hosts among To join, redeemed, a glad triumphant throng; He that was born upon this joyful day Around us all His glory shall display Saved His love, incessant we shall sing Eternal praise to heaven's Almighty King. LCRERUEM ARERR EE Best Wishes for a’ As with gladness men of old - . = = Did the buiding star behold: a2 As with joy they hailed its light Leading onward, beaming bright; So, most gracious Lord, may we Evermore be led to Thee. As with joyful steps they sped, Saviour, to Thy lowly bed: There to bend the knee before Thee, whom heaven and earth adore: So may we with willing feet Ever seek thy mercy-seat. As they offered gifts most rare At the cradle, rude and bare; So may we with holy joy, Pure, and free from sins alloy, All our costliest treasures bring. Christ, to Thee, our heavenly King Holy Jesus, every day Keep us in the narrow way; And, when earthly things are past, Bring our ransomed souls, at last, Where they need no star to guide, Where no clouds thy glory hide. In the heavenly country bright Need they no created light Thou its light, its joy, its crown Thou its sun which goes not down There forever may we sing Hallelujahs to our King COUGH WINTER WONDERLAND Sleigh-bells ring, are you list'nin’? In the lane, snow is glist'nin A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight Walkin’ in a winter wonderland Gone away is the blue-bird, Here to stay is a new bird, He sings a love song, as we go along Walkin’ in a winter wonderland In the meadow we can build a snowman Then pretend that he is Parson Brown from the Staff and Management of your ' Neighbourhood Safeway Store Piatip SAFEWAY | fs Pays Behe est) timiteo He'll say, “Are you married?” We'll say, “No, man But-you can do the job when you're in town Later on, we'll conspire, As we dream by the fire, To face unatraid, the plans that we made Walkin’ in a winter wonderland DECK THE HALLS Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa Ia Ia Ia Ia Ia Ia Ia la. \\ : s ‘Tis the season to be jolly, / IS Ky WOM SY? Fa la la Ia Ia Io Ia Ia la. i