— } | ; — SC ee pets ) Printunes “Sarors Christmas Carols BEST WISHES FOR A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR BEST WSHES FORA MERRY CHRISTMAS AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR ee i: “WE THREE KINGS ? three kings of Orient are, 1 Bearing gifts we traverse afar, ; Field and fountain, moor and mountain, ; ; Following yonder star. Refrain: © star of wonder, star of night, . Star with royal beauty bright; Westward leading, still preceeding, Guide us to that perfect light. ; 1 ) | ‘GOOD KING WENCESLAS » ’ ; ! : Born a King on Bethlehem's plain, - THE FIRST NOEL GOD REST YOU MERRY |” @old T bring to crown Him again, | | CANTIQUE. DE NOEL i] | | ing for ever, Gensing never, (Key ot A) Over us all to reign. ‘ ‘The first Noel the angel did say | nt De 4 Good King Wenceslas looked out, Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they : Frankincense have I, On the Feast of Stephen, lay; (Key) of @) ee ee When the snow lay round about, @u a cold winter's night that was so deep, It te the night of the dear Saviour’s birth; God rest you merry, gentlemen, Worship Him, God most high. Brightly shone the moon that night, ‘ : let ‘you dismay, j Though the. frost was cruel, Long lay the world in sin and error pining, | . When man came in sight, ‘Till he appeared and the soul felt its wort, Remember Christ our Saviow |. Myrrh ts mine, ite bitter perfume & poor 04 ee ee Fer yonder breaks a new and glorious mors; + ween OD uae leslveon ty emg Hoga a “Ruther, page, and stand by me, Bore io the King of Israel. Fall on your knees, Oh, hear the angel voices! | | | If thou know'st it, telling, © night divine, © night when Christ wie boral Refrain: Glorious now behold Mim arise, Yonder peasant, who is he? ‘They looked up and saw a star, © night, © holy night, O night divine! © and jay, comfort and Sey King and God, and Sacrifice! Where and what his dwelling?” Ghining im the cast, beyond them far © aed ley. Alleluia!. Alleluia! See And to the earth it gave great light, Led by the light of faith serenely bedming, ba 4 san ye eee Right against the forest-tence And so it continued both day and night. With glowing hearts by his cradle we stand; ; J Jewry, By Saint Agnes’ Fountai ” ‘ef So led by light of @ star sweetly gleaming, é waren ore , dnd Wy $i Wea ot Sat me ser Here came the wise men from Orient land, Fuses! “Bring me flesh, and bring me wine attra knee -acamcecmreme |; fu me =~ sent ea To seek for a King was their intent, In all our trials born to be our friend; Did scorn, When we bear them thither.” Asa to follow the star wherever it went, ° He knows our needs, To our weakness is mot z | Page and monarch, forth they went, aise sis > i “t — ; Father, Forth they went together; Behadd King, before lowly bend}. came; Through the rude wind's wild lament This star drew nigh to the northwest, Behold King, before g And shepherds And the bitter weather. @er Bethlehem it took its rest, a ove Tee, Was Brought tidings of the same: And there it did both stop and stay, How that in Bethlehem was born “gire, the night is darker now Right over the place where Jesus lay. ‘Truly He tought us to love one another; E ‘The sen of Hod by Name, = + And the wind blows stronger | ' His law is love, and his gospel is peace; a al dia Fails my heart, I know not how; isis on Chains shall he break, for the sla ‘ “Fear then,” said the ange I ean go no longer.” ‘Then entered in those wise men three, brother, me | ‘ “Let in affright, “Mark my footsteps, my good page Full reverently upon their knee, And His name all oppression shall cease, ‘This day is born a Saviour . I Tread thou in them boldly fad wed tere Bis presse Sewn hese um ii ere vi we | eI i, | ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ae mal Sh eS Their gold and myrrh and frankincense, Let ail within us praise His holy name; From 's powet and might." 3 ON HIGH CER (the Salty 08, a Me seme te HI a In his master's steps Then let us all with one accord a Now ng praises, Where the snow lay dinted; Bing caseduincn | Se ies Maes cena All place, pears arth tien Moot Haein ihe weer wd pune His and gory ever more proclaim! And and brotherhood weetly staging e Which the Saint had printed, That hath made heaven and earth ef ‘sought, "a4 ‘ Eac’ embrace; And the mountains ia reply Therefore, Christian men, be sure, And with lus blood mankind bath bought, . Tus of Christmas Echoing their’ joyous ‘sirens. Wealth or rank possesing, All «3 Ye who now wil bless the poor,