Genesis Family Choir
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Church of St Francis Xavier, Singapore
Pageant & Pre-Mass Carols
For God so loved the world,
He gave us His only Son.
Jesus Christ our Saviour,
His most precious one.He has sent us His message of love,
To tell those who hear.
To bring His message to everyone,
In a voice loud and clear:Let us tell the world of His love,
The greatest love the world has known.
Search the world for those
Who have gone astray,
And lead them home.Fill the world's darkest corners
With His light from up above!
Walk every step, every mile, every road,
And tell the world,
Tell the world of His love!
Verse 1
Angels we have heard on high,
sweetly singing o'er the plains,
and the mountains in reply
echoing their joyous strains.Refrain
Gloria in excelsis Deo;
Gloria in excelsis Deo.Verse 2
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
which inspire your heav'nly song?Refrain
Gloria in excelsis Deo;
Gloria in excelsis Deo.Verse 3
Come to Bethlehem and see
him whose birth the angels sing;
come, adore on bended knee
Christ the Lord, the newborn King.Refrain
Gloria in excelsis Deo;
Gloria in excelsis Deo.Verse 4
See him in a manger laid,
Whom the angels praise above.
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
While we raise our hearts in love.Refrain
Gloria in excelsis Deo;
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Verse 1
Away in a manger,
No crib for a bed,
The little Lord Jesus
Lay down His sweet head.
The stars in the sky looked
Down where He lay,
The little Lord Jesus
Asleep on the hay.Verse 2
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 cradle
Till morning is nigh.Verse 3
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.
Verse 1
The first Nowell
The angels did say
Was to certain poor shepherds
In fields as they lay
In fields where they
Lay keeping their sheep
On a cold winter’s night
That was so deepRefrain
Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell!
Born is the King of Israel!Verse 2
They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the east
Beyond them far
And to the earth
It gave great light
And so it continued
Both day and nightRefrain
Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell!
Born is the King of Israel!Verse 3
And by the light
Of that same star
Three wise men came
From country far
To seek for a King
Was their intent
And to follow the star
Wherever it wentRefrain
Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell!
Born is the King of Israel!Verse 4
This star drew nigh
To the northwest:
O’er Bethlehem
It took its rest;
And there it did
Both stop and stay,
Right over the place
Where Jesus lay.Refrain
Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell!
Born is the King of Israel!Verse 5
Then entered in
Those wise men three,
Full rev’rently
Upon their knee,
And offered there
In his presence,
Their gold and myrrh,
And frankincense.Refrain
Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell!
Born is the King of Israel!Verse 6
Then let us all
With one accord
Sing praises to
Our heavenly Lord.
Who with the Father
We adore
And Spirit blessed
For evermore.Refrain
Nowell! Nowell! Nowell! Nowell!
Born is the King of Israel!
Verse 1
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!"
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
Join the triumph of the skies;
With angelic hosts proclaim,
"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"Refrain
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King!"Verse 2
Christ, by highest heaven adored,
Christ, the everlasting Lord!
Late in time behold him come,
Offspring of the Virgin's womb:
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
Hail th'incarnate Deity,
Pleased with us in flesh to dwell,
Jesus, our Immanuel.Refrain
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King!"Verse 3
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 we no more may die,
born to raise us from the earth,
born to give us second birth.Refrain
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King!"
Entrance Hymn
O Come, All Ye Faithful
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 the dark street shineth
The everlasting Light
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonightVerse 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 men on earthVerse 3
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 inVerse 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
Oh, come to us, abide with us
Our Lord Emmanuel!
Communion Hymns 1 & 2
Silent Night
Verse 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 peaceVerse 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 bornVerse 3
Silent night, holy night
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
Verse 1
While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
all seated on the ground,
an angel of the Lord came down,
and glory shone around.Verse 2
"Fear not," said he—for mighty dread
had seized their troubled mind—
"glad tidings of great joy I bring
to you and all mankind."Verse 3
"To you, in David's town, this day
is born of David's line
a Savior who is Christ the Lord;
and this shall be the sign:"Verse 4
"The heavenly babe you there shall find
to human view displayed,
all simply wrapped in swaddling clothes
and in a manger laid."
Recessional Hymn
Joy to The World
Verse 1
Joy to the World, the Lord is 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.Verse 2
Joy to the World, the Savior 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
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.