The Pastors Desk

St Joseph's Choir of Cloughduv
Present Christmas Carols
Sunday 21st Dec 2003
Conductor: Martina Moynihan Organist: Mairead Kingston

JOY TO THE WORLD
Joy To The World, The Lord Has 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

Joy To The World The Saviour Reigns
Let Men Their Songs Employ
While Fields And Floods
Rocks Hills And Plains
Repeat The Resounding Joy
Repeat The Resounding Joy
Repeat Repeat The Sounding Joy

He Rules The World With Truth And Grace
And Makes The Nation Prove
The Glories Of His Righteousness
And Wonders Of His Love
And Wonders Of His Love
And Wonders Wonders Of His Love

WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCH
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night
All Seated On The Ground
The Angel Of The Lord Came Down
And Glory Shone Around

Fear Not Said He For Mighty Dread Had Seized
Their Troubled Mind
Glad Tidings Of Great Joy I Bring To You
And All Mankind
All Glory Be To God On High
And To The Earth Be Peace
Good Will Henceforth From Heaven To Men
Begin And Never Cease

ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH
Angels We Have Heard On High
Sweetly Singing O 'er The Plain
And The Mountains In Reply.
Echoing Their Glad Refrain
Gloria In Excelsis Deo

See Him In A Manger Laid
Whom The Choirs Of Angels Praise
Mary Joseph Lend Your Aid
While Our Hearts In Lover We Raise
Gloria In Excelsis Deo

LITTLE JIMMYS CHRISTMAS

ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID'S CITY
Once In Royal David's City
Stood A Lowly Cattle Shed
Where A Mother Laid Her Baby
In A Manger For His Bed
Mary Was That Mother Mild
Jesus Christ Her Little Child

He Came Down To Earth From Heaven
Who Is God And Lord Of All
And His Shelter Was A Stable
And His Cradle Was A Stall
With The Poor Oppressed And Lowly
Lived On Earth Our Saviour's Holy

And Our Eyes At Last Shall See Him
Through His Own Redeeming Love
For That Child So Dear And Gentle
Is Our Lord In Heaven Above
And He Leads His People On
To The Place Where He Is Gone.
MARY'S BOY CHILD
Long Time Ago In Bethlehem
So The Holy Bible Say
Mary's Boy Child Jesus Christ
Was Born On Christmas Day

Hark Now Hear The Angels Sing
A New King Born Today
And Man Will Live Forever More
Because Of Christmas Day

Trumpets Sound And Angels Sing
Listen To What They Say
That Man Will Live Forever More
Because Of Christmas Day

While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night
They See A Bright New Shining Star
They Hear A Choir Of Angels Sing
The Music Seemed To Come From Afar
Now Joseph And His Wife Mary
Come To Bethlehem That Night
They Find No Place To Have The Child
Not A Single Room Was In Sight

Hark Now Hear The Angels Sing
A New King Born Today
And Man Will Live Forever More
Because Of Christmas Day

Trumpets Sound And Angels Sing
Listen To What They Say

That Man Will Live Forever More
Because Of Christmas Day

READINGS THE WITNESS

AVE MARIA QUEEN OF PEACE OF MEDJUGORIA

SWEET QUEEN OF PEACE
I stood upon the hill above the village
And gazed down on the valley there below
And wondered why She choose six little children
To tell the world to pray, and let us know
That peace we all could have just stop and pray for it
To Her give all our troubles and our cares
And She will ask her Son to bless and keep us
In the hollow of His hand Her love is there

Ave Ave Ave Ave Maria
Look down upon your children in this world
Ave Ave Ave Ave Maria
Lead us into the presence of the Lord

She tells us to reach out to one another
To never turn our backs on those in need
And when our world is dark and full of worry
She'll hurry to our aid and intercede
I know she'll never leave us or forsake us
And from our side she never will be far
And with her Son She will protect and keep us
Sweet Queen of peace of Medjugoria

Ave Ave Ave Ave Maria
Look down upon your children in this world
Ave Ave Ave Ave Maria
Lead us into the presence of the Lord

Ave Ave Ave Ave Maria
We have come from lands both near and far
Ave Ave Ave Ave Maria
Sweet Queen of peace of Medjugoria

ONLY YOU SAN DAMIANO
Only You San Damiano
Lady Of The Roses Own
Only You San Damiano
Far From Her But Close To Home

I Want You To Go
Same As Me
I Want You To Know All I See
All Corners Of The World
A Message To Be Heard With Heart And Soul
Heart And Soul Heart And Soul

Oh Tranquillity All Around
Peace And Mystery To Be Found
Travel The World And Still
Can All The Places Fill
With Heart And Soul Heart And Soul
Heart And Soul

Chorus And Repeat First Line

LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM

AWAY IN A MANGER
Away in A Manger
No Crib For A Babe
The Little Lord Jesus
Laid Down His Sweet Head
The Stars In The Bright Sky
Looked Down Where He Laid
The Little Lord Jesus Asleep On The Hay

The Cattle Are Lowing
The Baby Awakes
But The Little Lord Jesus
No Crying He Makes
I Love You Lord Jesus
Look Down From The Sky
And Stay By My Bedside
Till Morning Is Nigh
Be Near Me Lord Jesus
I Ask You To Stay
Close By Me Forever
And Love Me I Pray
Bless All The Dear Children
In Your Tender Care
And Fit Us For Heaven To Live With You There.

WHEN A CHILD IS BORN
A Ray Of Hope Flickers In The Sky
A Tiny Star Lights Up Way Up High
All Across The Land Dawns A Brand New Born
This Comes To Pass When A Child Is Born

A Silent Wish Sails The Seven Seas
The Winds Of Change Whisper In The Trees
And The Walls Of Doubt Crumble Tossed And Torn
This Comes To Pass When A Child Is Born

A Rosy Hue Settles All Around
You Got To Feel You Re On Solid Ground
For A Spell Or Two No One Seems Forlorn
This Comes To Pass When A Child Is Born

Spoken Section With Humming

It's All A Dream An Illusion Now
It Must Come True Sometime Soon Somehow
All Across The Land Dawns A Brand New Morn
This Comes To Pass When A Child Is Born
This Comes To Pass When A Child Is Born

READING SILENT NIGHT

SILENT NIGHT

Silent Night Holy Night
Shepherds Quake At The Sight
Glories Streams From Heaven Afar
Heavenly Hosts Sing Alleluia
Christ Our Saviour Is Born
Christ Our Saviour Is Born

JERUSALEM

Chorus One

Jerusalem Jerusalem
Lift Up Your Gates And Sing
Hosanna In The Highest
Hosanna To Your King

Chorus Two x 2

Jerusalem Jerusalem
Sing For The Night Is O'er
Hosanna In The Highest
Hosanna For Evermore
Hosanna In The Highest
Hosanna For Evermore

THE FIRST NOWELL
The First Nowell
The Angel Did Say
Was To Certain Poor Shepherds In Field
Where They Lay
In Fields Where They Lay Keeping Their Sheep
On A Cold Winters Night
That Was So Deep

Nowell Nowell Nowell Nowell
Born Is The King Of Israel
They Looked Up And Saw A Star
Shining In The East Beyond Them Afar
And To The Earth It Gave Great Light
And So It Continued Both Day And Night

Nowell Nowell Nowell Nowell
Born Is The King Of Israel

O HOLY NIGHT
O Holy Night
The Stars Are Brightly Shining
It Is The Night Of Our Dear Saviour's Birth
Long Lay The World In Sin And Error Pining
Till He Appeared And The Soul Felt Its Worth A Thrill Of Hope The Weary World Rejoices
For Yonder Breaks A New And Glorious Morn

Chorus

Fall On Your Knees
Oh Hear The Angels Voices
Oh Night Divine
Oh Night When Christ Was Born
Oh Night Divine
Oh Night Divine

Led By The Light
Of Faith Serenely Beaming
With Glowing By His Cradle We Stand
So Led By Light Of A Star So Sweetly Gleaming

There Came The Wise Men From Orient Land
To See The King Who Made Earths Lowliest Choices
Yet Chose His Throne A Manger All Forlorn
Fall On Your Knees
Oh Hear The Angels Voices
Oh Night Divine
Oh Night When Christ Was Born
Oh Night Divine
Oh Night Oh Night Divine

ADESTE FIDELES
Adeste Fideles Laeti Triumphantes
Venite Venite In Bethlehem
Natum Videte Regem Angelorum

Venite Adoremus Venite Adoremus Venite Adoremus Dominum

Deum De Deo Lumen De Lumine
Gestant Puellae Viscera
Deum Verum Genitum Non Factum

Venite Adoremus Venite Adoremus Venite Adoremus Dominum

Gloria In Excelsis Deo

Venite Adoremus Venite Adoremlus Venite Adoremus Dominum