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(Combined Choirs)
Come, thou long-expected Jesus,
born to set thy people free;
from our fears and sins release us;
let us find our rest in Thee.
(Chapel Choir)
Come, O Sov’reign Prince of Heaven;
come, O wondrous Love Divine.
Earth and heaven bow before Thee,
Everlasting Peace sublime.
(Choirs & Congregation)
Born thy people to deliver,
born a child and yet a king,
born to reign in us forever,
Now thy gracious kingdom bring.
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O magnum mysterium
et admirabile sacramentum,
ut animalia viderent Dominum
natum jacentum in praesepio.
Beata Virgo Maria, cujus viscera,
meruerunt portare Dominum Christum.
Domine, audivi auditum tuum, et timui:
consideravi opera tua et expavi:
in medio duorum animalium.
O great mystery
and wondrous sacrament,
that animals should see the new-born Lord
lying in a manger.
Blessed is the Virgin whose womb
was worthy to bear Jesus Christ the Lord.
Lord, I heard your voice and was afraid;
I considered your works and I trembled:
between two animals.
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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,
Christ the Lord!
God of God, Light of Light,
Lo! He abhors not the Virgin’s womb;
Very God, Begotten, not created:
O come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord!
Sing choirs of angels,
Sing in exultation,
Sing, all ye citizens
Of heav’n above;
Glory to God in the highest
O come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord!
Yea, Lord, we greet thee,
Born this happy morning,
Jesu, to thee be glory giv’n;
Word of the Father,
Now in flesh appearing:
O come, let us adore him,
Christ the Lord!
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And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
and all flesh shall see it together;
for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
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(Sung in Estonian)
Nüüd ole, Jeesus, küdetud,
Et Sa neitsist sündinud,
Kui inimene imale,
Seat laulvad inglid rõõsasti.
(English)
May Jesus now be praised,
born of the virgin,
as a man on this Earth
so angels sing joyfully.
Kūri eleis. (Lord, have mercy.)
Kes suurem on kui ilmamaa,
Maarja süles magabta.
See on nūūd laps,
kes ilma peal kõik asjad peab ūleval.
(English)
He who is greater than the world,
peacefully asleep on Mary’s lap,
this is the child that
on this Earth keeps safe all manner of things.
Kūri eleis. (Lord, have mercy.)
Nüüd Igavene Päikene
paistab kõige ūleval,
keskõõsel tema helendab,
meid päeva lasteks sünitab.
(English)
Now the everlasting sun
shines forth over everything
at night it lights up
to bring us to the light of day.
Kūri eleis. (Lord, have mercy.)
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In Bethlehem on Christmas morn,
Christus natus est.
The lowly gem of love was born,
Christus natus est.
Bright in her crown of fiery star,
Christus natus est.
Judea’s town shoe from afar,
Christus natus est. Hosannah!
For bird and beads He did not come,
Christus natus est.
But for the least of mortal scum.
Christus natus est.
Who lies in ditch? Who begs his bread?
Christus natus est.
Who has no stitch for back or head?
Christus natus est. Hosannah!
Who wakes to weep, lies down to mourn?
Who in his sleep withdraws from scorn?
Ye outraged dust, on field and plain,
To field the lust of mad-men slain;
Hosannah! Christus natus est.
The manger still outshines the throne;
Christ must and will come to his own.
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My soul doth magnify the Lord:
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
For he hath regarded
the lowliness of his handmaiden.
For behold, from henceforth:
all generations shall call me blessed.
For he that is mighty hath magnified me:
and holy is his Name.
And his mercy is on them that fear him
throughout all generations.
He hath shown strength with his arm:
he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He hath put down the mighty from their seat:
and hath exalted the humble and meek.
He hath filled the hungry with good things:
and the rich he hath sent empty away.
He rememb’ring his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel:
as he promised to our forefathers, Abraham and his seed, forever.
Glory be to the Father
And to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning,
is now and ever shall be:
world without end. Amen.
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SPERA - Cradle Hymn
05:09
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Hush my dear, lie still and slumber,
Holy angels guard thy bed!
Heavenly blessings without number
Gently falling on thy head.
See the kindly shepherds round him,
Telling wonders from the sky!
When they sought Him, there they found Him,
with His Virgin Mother by.
See the lovely babe a-dressing;
Lovely infant how He smiled!
When He wept, the mother’s blessing
Soothed and hush’d the holy child.
May’st thou live to know and fear Him,
Trust and love Him all thy days;
Then go dwell forever near Him,
See His face, and sing his praise!
Hush my dear, Holy angels guard thy bed! Amen.
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The first Nowell the angel 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 deep:
Nowell, Born is the King of Israel!
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 night:
Nowell, Born is the King of Israel!
(Chapel Choir only)
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 went:
(Choirs & Congregation)
Nowell, Born is the King of Israel!
Then let us all with one accord
Sing praises to our heav’nly Lord,
That hath made heav’n and earth of naught,
And with his blood mankind hath bought:
Nowell, Born is the King of Israel!
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And the Child grew,
And waxed strong in spirit,
Filled with wisdom,
And the grace of God was upon Him.
Alleluia!
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Hope College Music Department Holland, Michigan
Recordings from the Hope College Department of Music in Holland, MI
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