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Holy night! i Born a king of Bethlehem's plain, N It came upon the midnight clear, = N Son of God, love's pure light N Gold I bring to crown Him again, aN That glorious song of old, aN ° Radiant beams from Thy holy face, . King forever, ceasing never, i From angels bending near the earth ° aN With the down of redeeming grace, s Over us all to reign. aN To touch their harps of gold:- BN z Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth, 2 ° 'Peace on the earth, goodwill to men, f BN N Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth. BN Frankincense to offer have I X From heaven's all-gracious King!" S ou a Incense owns a Deity high, N The world in solemn stillness 'lay BN Ni aN Pray and praising, all men raising, 5 To hear the angels sing. . Sr ° Worship Him, God most High. N% Ni BN N D Still through the cloven skies they come oe . N Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume Nt With peaceful wings unfurled: \ Ni 5 Breathes a life of gathering gloom; OY And still their heavenly music floats ee x aN Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding dying BN O'er all the weary world: BN ° D Sealed in the stone-cold tomb. ey Above its sad and lowly plains ° aN BN : ' iy They bend on hovering wing. Xi D x ° Glorious now behold Him arise, i And ever o'er its Babel sounds ° aN AI aN King and God and Sacrifice, N The blessed angels sing. Nt a Se os Alleluia, Alleluia, ° Nt aN eo ee i a aie sabe aN Earth to the heavens replies. X And ye, beneath life's crushing load, ° us: a ae, 5 : N Whose forms are bending low, y N ¢ --e ] y ° Who toil along the climbing way sf ° ce x iy With painful steps and slow, y aN f 5 OY Look now! for glad and golden hours oe 4 aN aN come swiftly on the wing: BN ° ° oe O rest beside the weary road, ° \ aN iy And hear the angel sing. y NY aN iy For lo, the days are hastning on. BN e 2. on 6 By prophet bards foretold, aN aN THE FIRST NOEL N 4 When with the ever circling years D = : i 2 aN Comes round the age of gold: 8 BN The first noel the angel did say _ N * When peace shall over all the earth 5 24 Was to certain poor shepherds -in fields : ix Its ancient splendors fling, Ny aN as they lay; i 5 5 ° And the whole world give back the song RY N In lds where they lay keeping their N x Which now the angels sing. N 0 sheep : 5 © On a cold winter's night that was so N aN N N deep. . on N f (Refrain) f 4. N ey iy BN WHILE SHEPHERDS aN aN 2 Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, ° WATCHED 6 ° iy Born is the King of Israei. y iy BN oe 3 While shepherds watched their flocks by 5 Ny N They looked up and saw a star aN night, : ° G Shining in the east, beyond them far, 5 All seated on the ground, iy BN K And to the earth it gave great light, iy The Angel of the Lord came down ° BY ix And so it continued both day and night. ig And glory shone around. BN ¥ ° : ° "Fear not," said He for mighty dread oN a iy And by the light of the same star, iy Had seized their troubled mind; aN Nt D Three wisemen came from country far; D "Glad tidings of great joy I bring' oN . aN To seek for a king was their intent, iy To you and all mankind. N aN oes And to follow the star wherever it went. Bl 3 Ni 5 i : iN "To you, in David's town, this da $Y é : 3 This star drew night to the north-west, Is Bae of David's line, : Ny 5 WE WISH YOU A MERRY aN X O'er Bethlehem it took its rest, aN The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord: ° CHRISTMAS & 0 And there it did both stop and stay, And this shall be the sign: N y Ny Right over the place where Jesus lay. BN And this shall be the sign: Re Weawienevanr meni Cheats v N Then entered.in those wisemen three, aN "All glory be to God on high, N We wish you a merry Christmas § Ny Full reverently upon the knee, i And to the earth be peace: Nt Le - pe PY NEW YEAR. BN D And offered there, in His presence, . Good will henceforth from heav'n to men, D oogen ngs to you, wherever youlare- = . Their gold, and myrrh, and frankin- = Begin and never cease, aN Good tidings for Christmas, and a BN Ny cense. § Begin and never cease!" N Happy New Year. \ x Season's Greetin gs RARRRARAAARARARAAAR TRAQVAQRARRAARANAAABAL Sponsored by your Midland BIA, from the Your Midland Town Centre merchants Country Pantry