Table of Contents
- 1 - Angels From the Realms of Glory
- 2 - Angels We Have Heard on High
- 3 - Away in a Manger
- 4 - Go Tell it on the Mountain
- 5 - Hark the Herald, Angels Sing!
- 6 - It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
- 7 - Joy to the World
- 8 - O Come, All Ye Faithful
- 9 - O Come, O Come Emmanuel
1 - Angels From the Realms of Glory
Angels From the Realms of Glory
Words: James Montgomery
Tune: Henry Smart
G D G
ANGELS FROM THE REALMS OF GLORY
C G Em D/F# G
WING YOUR FLIGHT O’ER ALL THE EARTH
G Em B7
ONCE YOU SANG CREATION’S STO-RY
Em B7 Em D A D
COME PRO-CLAIM MES-SI-AH’S BIRTH
Chorus
D D7 G C
CHRIST IS COMING CHRIST IS COMING
Am G Am Em Ds D G
CHRIST WILL COME THE SAV-IOR KING
G D G
ALL CREATION JOIN IN PRAIS-ING
C G Em D/F# G
GOD THE FA-THER SPIRIT SON
G Em B7
EVERMORE YOUR VOICES RAIS-ING
Em B7 Em D A D
TO E - TERNAL THREE IN ONE
Chorus
D D7 G C
CHRIST IS COMING CHRIST IS COMING
Am G Am Em Ds D G
CHRIST WILL COME THE SAV-IOR KING
2 - Angels We Have Heard on High
Angels We Have Heard on High
Words: Traditional French carol
Tune: Traditional French carol
Verse 1
C Am G C
ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH
C G C G C
SWEET-LY SINGING OER THE PLAINS
C Am G C
AND THE MOUNTAINS IN RE-PLY
C G C G C
ECH-O-ING THEIR JOY-OUS STRAINS
CHORUS:
C A7 Dm G C F G
GLO – O – O – O – O – O – O – RIA
C G C F C G
IN EX – CEL - SIS DE – O
C A7 Dm G C F G
GLO – O – O – O – O – O – O – RIA
C G C F C G C
IN EX – CEL - SIS DE-E – O
Verse 2
C Am G C
SHEPHERDS WHY THIS JU-BI-LEE
C G C G C
WHY YOUR JOYOUS STRAINS PRO-LONG
C Am G C
WHAT THE GLADSOME TIDINGS BE
C G C G C
WHICH IN-SPIRE YOUR HEAV’N-LY SONG
Verse 3
C Am G C
COME TO BETH-LE-HEM AND SEE
C G C G C
HIM WHOSE BIRTH THE AN-GELS SING
C Am G C
COME ADORE ON BENDED KNEE
C G C G C
CHRIST THE LORD THE NEW BORN KING
3 - Away in a Manger
AWAY IN A MANGER
Words: Anonymous
Tune: Mueller
Verse 1
C C7 F C
AWAY IN A MANGER NO CRIB FOR HIS BED
G7 C
THE LITTLE LORD JESUS LAID DOWN HIS SWEET HEAD
G7 C C7 F C
THE STARS IN THE SKY LOOKED DOWN WHERE HE LAY
G7 C Dm G7 C
THE LITTLE LORD JESUS, ASLEEP ON THE HAY.
Verse 2
C C7 F C
THE CATTLE ARE LOWING THE POOR BABY WAKES
G7 C
BUT LITTLE LORD JESUS NO CRYING HE MAKES
G7 C C7 F C
I LOVE YOU LORD JESUS, LOOK DOWN FROM THE SKY
G7 C Dm G7 C
AND STAY BY MY CRADLE TIL MORNING IS NIGH.
Verse 3
C C7 F C
BE NEAR ME LORD JESUS I ASK YOU TO STAY
G7 C
CLOSE BY ME FOR-EVER AND LOVE ME I PRAY.
G7 C C7 F C
BLESS ALL THE DEAR CHILDREN IN YOUR TENDER CARE
G7 C Dm G7 C
AND FIT US FOR HEAVEN TO LIVE WITH YOU THERE.
4 - Go Tell it on the Mountain
GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
Words: Anonymous
Tune: Mueller
CHORUS
E Esus4 E B7 E Esus4
GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN OVER THE HILLS AND EVERY-WHERE
E Esus4 E C#m F#m B7 E
GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN THAT JESUS CHRIST IS BORN
VERSE 1
E Esus4 E
WHILE SHEPHERDS KEPT THEIR WATCHING
B7 E Esus4
O’ER SILENT FLOCKS BY NIGHT
E Esus4 E
BE-HOLD THROUGH-OUT THE HEAVENS
F#m B7
THERE SHONE A HOLY LIGHT
VERSE 2
E Esus4 E
THE SHEPHRDS FEARED AND TREMBLED
B7 E Esus4
WHEN LO ABOVE THE EARTH
E Esus4 E
RANG OUT THE ANGEL CHORUS
F#m B7
THAT HAILED OUR SAVIORS BIRTH
VERSE 3
E Esus4 E
DOWN IN A LONELY MANGER
B7 E Esus4
THE HUMBLE CHRIST WAS BORN
E Esus4 E
AND GOD SENT US SAL-VATION
F#m B7
THAT BLESSED CHRISTMAS MORN
5 - Hark the Herald, Angels Sing!
HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING
Words: Charles Wesley
Tune: William H. Cummings
VERSE 1
G D G C G D7 G
HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING, GLORY TO THE NEW-BORN KING
G A7 D A7 D
PEACE ON EARTH AND MERCY MILD, GOD AND SINNERS RE-CON-CILED
G C G D G C G D7
JOYFUL ALL YE NA-TIONS RISE, JOIN THE TRIUMPH OF THE SKIES
C G Am E7 Am D7 G D G
WITH TH’ANGEL-IC HOST PRO-CLAIM, “CHRIST IS BORN IN BETH-LE-HEM!”
C G Am E7 Am D7 G D7 G
HARK THE HER-ALD AN-GELS SING, GLORY TO THE NEW-BORN KING.
VERSE 2
G D G C G D7 G
CHRIST BY HIGHEST HEAV’N A-DORED, CHRIST, THE EVER-LAST-ING LORD!
G A7 D A7 D
LATE IN TIME BEHOLD HIM COME, OFF-SPRING OF A VIRGIN'S WOMB.
G C G D G C G D7
VEILED IN FLESH THE GOD-HEAD SEE; HAIL TH’IN-CAR-NATE DE-I - TY
C G Am E7 Am D7 G D G
PLEASED AS MAN WITH MEN TO DWELL, JESUS, OUR EMMAN-U - EL.
C G Am E7 Am D7 G D7 G
HARK THE HER-ALD AN-GELS SING, GLORY TO THE NEW-BORN KING.
VERSE 3
G D G C G D7 G
MILD HE LAYS HIS GLORY BY, BORN THAT MAN NO MORE MAY DIE
G A7 D A7 D
BORN TO RAISE THE SONS OF EARTH; BORN TO GIVE THEM SEC-OND BIRTH
G C G D G C G D7
RISEN WITH HEALING IN HIS WINGS, LIGHT AND LIFE TO ALL HE BRINGS,
C G Am E7 Am D7 G D G
HAIL, THE SON OF RIGHT-EOUS-NESS! HAIL THE HEAVEN-BORN PRINCE OF PEACE
C G Am E7 Am D7 G D7 G
HARK THE HER-ALD AN-GELS SING, GLORY TO THE NEW-BORN KING.
6 - It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR
Words: Edmund Sears
Tune: Richard Storrs Willis
VERSE 1
G C G C G C A D D7
IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR THAT GLORIUS SONG OF OLD
G C G C G C D G
FROM ANGELS BENDING NEAR THE EARTH TO TOUCH THEIR HARPS OF GOLD
B7 Em B7 Em D A D D7
PEACE ON THE EARTH GOOD WILL TO MEN FROM HEAVEN’S ALL GRACIOUS KING
G C G C G C D G
THE WORLD IN SOLEMN STILLNESS LAY TO HEAR THE ANGELS SING
VERSE 2
G C G C G C A D D7
STILL THROUGH THE CLOVEN SKIES THEY COME WITH PEACEFUL WINGS UN-FURLED
G C G C G C D G
AND STILL THEIR HEAVENLY MU-SIC FLOATS O’ER ALL THE WEARY WORLD
B7 Em B7 Em D A D D7
A-BOVE IT’S SAD AND LOW-LY PLAINS THEY BEND ON HOVERING WING
G C G C G C D G
AND EVER O’ER IT’S BA-BEL SOUNDS THE BLESSED ANGELS SING
VERSE 3
G C G C G C A D D7
YET WITH THE WOES OF SIN AND STRIFE THE WORLD HAS SUFFERED LONG
G C G C G C D G
BE-NEATH THE HEAVENLY HYMN HAVE ROLLED TWO THOUSAND YEARS OF WRONG
B7 Em B7 Em D A D D7
AND WARRING HUMAN -KIND HEARS NOT THE TIDINGS WHICH THEY BRING
G C G C G C D G
O HUSH THE NOISE AND CEASE THE STRIFE AND HEAR THE ANGELS SING
VERSE 4
G C G C G C A D D7
FOR LO THE DAYS ARE HASTEN-ING ON BY PROPHETS SEEN OF OLD
G C G C G C D G
WHEN WITH THE EVER CIR-CLING YEARS SHALL COME THE TIME FORE-TOLD
B7 Em B7 Em D A D D7
WHEN PEACE SHALL OVER ALL THE EARTH ITS ANCIENT SPLENDORS FLING
G C G C G C D G
AND ALL THE WORLD GIVES BACK THE SONG WHICH NOW THE ANGELS SING
7 - Joy to the World
JOY TO THE WORLD
Words: Isaac Watts
Tune: Lowell Mason
VERSE 1
C F C F C G C F G C
JOY TO THE WORLD THE LORD IS COME. LET EARTH RE-CEIVE HER KING;
C F C C F C
LET EV-R-Y HEART, PRE-PARE HIM ROOM.
C G
AND HEAV’N AND NATURE SING, AND HEAV’N AND NATURE SING
C F C F C G C
AND HEAV’N, AND HEAV’N AND NA-TURE SING.
VERSE 2
C F C F C G C F G C
JOY TO THE WORLD THE SAV-IOR REIGNS, LET US OUR SONGS EM-PLOY
C F C C F C
WHILE FIELDS AND FLOODS, ROCKS, HILLS AND PLAINS,
C G
RE-PEAT THE SOUNDING JOY, RE-PEAT THE SOUNDING JOY,
C F C F C G C
RE-PEAT, RE-PEAT, THE SOUND-ING JOY.
VERSE 3
C F C F C G C F G C
NO MORE LET SINS AND SOR-ROWS GROW, NOR THORNS IN-FEST THE GROUND
C F C C F C
HE COMES TO MAKE HIS BLES-SINGS FLOW,
C G
FAR AS THE CURSE IS FOUND, FAR AS THE CURSE IS FOUND,
C F C F C G C
FAR AS, FAR AS THE CURSE IS FOUND.
VERSE 4
C F C F C G C F G C
HE RULES THE WORLD, WITH TRUTH AND GRACE, AND MAKES THE NATIONS PROVE.
C F C C F C
THE GLO-RIES OF HIS RIGHT-EOUS-NESS,
C G
AND WONDERS OF HIS LOVE, AND WONDERS OF HIS LOVE,
C F C F C G C
AND WONDERS, WON-DERS OF HIS LOVE.
8 - O Come, All Ye Faithful
O Come, all ye Faithful
Words: John F. Wade
Tune: Adeste Fideles
Verse 1
D A D A D G D A
O come, all ye faithful, joy-ful and tri-umph-ant,
(F#m) Bm A E A D A E A
O come ye, O come ye, to Be-th-lehem.
D A7 D A7 D A D Bm A
Come and be-hold Him, born the King of angels;
Refrain
D A D A D
O come, let us a-dore Him,
D A D G D A
O come, let us a-dore Him,
D G D A D A D -> G
O come, let us a-dore Him,
D A D
Chr-ist the Lord.
Verse 2
D A D A D G D A
True God of true God, Light from Light E-tern-al,
(F#m) Bm A E A D A E A
Lo, He sh-uns not the Vi-rgin’s womb;
D A7 D A7 D A D Bm A
Son of the Fa-ther, begot-ten, not created;
Verse 3
D A D A D G D A
Sing, choirs of angels, sing in ex-ul-tat-ion;
(F#m) Bm A E A D A E A
O sing, all ye citizens of hea-ven above!
D A7 D A7 D A D Bm A
Glo-ry to God, all glo-ry in the highest;
Verse 4
D A D A D G D A
Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this hap-py morn-ing;
Bm A E A D A E A
Jes-us, to Thee be all glo-ry given;
D A7 D A7 D A D Bm A
Word of the Fat-her, now in flesh appearing.
9 - O Come, O Come Emmanuel
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Words: John M. Neal
Tune: Thomas Helmore
Verse 1
Em Am Em
O come, O come, Em-manu-el,
Am Em Am Em
And ransom captive Isra-el,
Am G D A D
That mourns in lonely e-x-ile here
G D Em Am Em
Unt-il the Son of God appear.
Refrain
D Em
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Am Em D Em Am Em
Emmanu-el shall come to thee, O Isra-el.
Verse 2
Em Am Em
O come, Thou Wisdom from on high,
Am Em Am Em
Who orderest all things mighti-ly;
Am G D A D
To us the path of know-le-dge show,
G D Em Am Em
And teach us in her ways to go.
Verse 3
Em Am Em
O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Am Em Am Em
Thine own from Satan’s tyran-ny;
Am G D A D
From depths of hell Thy pe-opl-e save,
G D Em Am Em
And give them victory over the grave.
Verse 4
Em Am Em
O come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheer
Am Em Am Em
Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Am G D A D
Disperse the gloomy clo-uds of night,
G D Em Am Em
And death’s dark shadows put to flight.