Posts from December 2020

Be Still My SoulWords: Katharina A. Von Schlegel (1752), tr. Jane L. Borthwick (1855);Music: Jean Sibelius (1899); Public Domain The Law of God Is Good & WiseWords: Matthias Loy (1828-1915); Music: “Erhalt uns, Herr” from Geistliche Lieder (1545); Public Domain The Gospel SongWords: Drew Jones (2002); Music: Bob Kauflin (2002); My Hope Is Built on Nothing LessWords: Edward Mote (1834); Music: William B. Bradbury (1863); Public Domain

Come Behold the Wondrous MysteryWords & Music: Matt Papa, Matt Boswell, Michael Bleecker (2012); CCLI # 11472200 Alas, and Did My Savior Bleed?Words: Isaac Watts (1707); Music: Hugh Wilson (c. 1800), arr. Robert Smith (1820); Public Domain Abide With MeWords: Henry F. Lyte (1793-1847); Music: William Henry Monk (1823-1889); Public Domain A Mighty Fortress Is Our GodWords & Music: Based on Psalm 46, Martin Luther (1529); Public Domain

Lesson 1: Gabriel Appears to Mary Luke 1:26-38Carol 1: What Child Is This? Words: Trad. English Carol adapted by William C. Dix (c. 1865); Music: Greensleeves (16th century English melody); Public Domain Lesson 2: An Angel Appears to Joseph Matthew 1:18-25Carol 2 “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” Words: Latin antiphons (12th century), Latin Hymn (1710), tr. John Mason Neale (1851, alt. 1961); Music: Plainsong (13th century), arr. Thomas Helmore (1856); Public Domain  Lesson 3: The Birth of Jesus Luke 2:1-7Carol 3…

Angels, from the Realms of GloryWords: James Montgomery (1771-1854);Music: Henry T. Smart (1813-1879); Public Domain Lo, How a Rose E’er BloomingWords: 15th Century German, st. 1, 2 tr. Theodore Baker (1894); st. 3 tr. Harriet Krauth Spaeth (1875); st. 4 John Mattes (1914); Music: German Melody (16th century), arr. Michael Praetorius (1609); Public Domain We Three Kings of Orient AreWords & Music: John H. Hopkins (1820-1891), alt.; Public Domain The First NowellWords & Music: Traditional English Carol; Public Domain

All Creatures of Our God and KingWords: Francis of Assisi (1182-1226), paraphrased by William H. Draper (1855-1933), Thomas Ken (1637-1711); Music: Geistliche Kirchengesäng (1623), harm. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958); Public Domain It Came Upon a Midnight ClearWords: Edmund H. Sears (1810-1876);Music: Richard S. Willis (1819-1900); Public Domain O Come, O Come, EmmanuelWords: Latin antiphons (12th century), Latin Hymn (1710), tr. John Mason Neale (1851, alt. 1961);Music: Plainsong (13th century), arr. Thomas Helmore (1856); Public Domain Joy to the WorldWords: Based…

O Come, All Ye FaithfulWords: John Francis Wade (1751), Frederick Oakeley (1841), alt.;Music: John Fancis Wade’s Cantus Diversi (1751); Public Domain Before the Throne of God AboveWords: Charitie Lees Bancroft (1863); Music & alt. Lyrics: Vikki Cook (1997); CCLI # CCLI # 11472200 Faith of Our Fathers!Words: Frederick W. Faber (1849), alt.Music: Henri F. Hemy (1864); arr. James G. Walton (1870); Public Domain O Holy Night!Words: John S. Dwight (1812-1893); Music: Adolphe Adam (1803-1856); Public Domain

Once in Royal David’s CityWords: Cecil Frances Alexander (1848); Music: Henry J. Gauntlett (1849); Public Domain Angels, from the Realms of GloryWords: James Montgomery (1771-1854); Music: Henry T. Smart (1813-1879); Public Domain O Little Town of BethlehemWords: Phillips Brooks (1868); Music: Lewis H. Redner (1868); Public Domain Let All Mortal Flesh Keep SilenceWords: Liturgy of James (5th Century), adapted by Gerard Moultrie (1864); Music: French Melody (17th Century), arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1906); Public Domain

Away in a MangerWords: Anon., st. 3 John Thomas McFarland; Music: William J. Kirkpatrick, arr: Mark Rice; Public Domain Lo, How a Rose E’er BloomingWords: 15th Century German, st. 1, 2 tr. Theodore Baker (1894); st. 3 tr. Harriet Krauth Spaeth (1875); st. 4 John Mattes (1914);Music: German Melody (16th century), arr. Michael Praetorius (1609); Public Domain Hark! the Herald Angels SingWords: Charles Wesley (1739); Music: Arr. Mendelssohn (1840); Public Domain Lo! He Comes with Clouds DescendingWords & Music: John…

O Come, O Come, EmmanuelWords: Latin Antiphons (12th century), Latin hymn (1710), tr. John Mason Neale (1851, alt. 1961);Music: Plainsong (13th century), arr. Thomas Helmore (1856); Public Domain Angels We Have Heard on HighWords: Traditional French Carol;Music: Traditional French Melody, arr. Edward S. Barnes (1937); Public Domain Lo, How a Rose E’er BloomingWords: 15th Century German, st. 1, 2 tr. Theodore Baker (1894); st. 3 tr. Harriet Krauth Spaeth (1875); st. 4 John Mattes (1914);Music: German Melody (16th century), arr.…