Tidings of Rejoicing!

By Nolan

Sat, 22 Dec 2012
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Ringing and rhyming
Singing and chiming!
Silver bells golden bells
Golden bells silver bells!

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In the country of the blind
In sorrow gloom and misery
Land of darkness shadow and dusk
Quiet bleak barren sunless waste
Sombre and haunted of dire dread
Murdering cold ghastly lifeless
Still in stillness silent in silence

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Burning sparkling glitter
A girlchild's lost in wonder
In the Temple of Light
In the Palace of Visions
In the City of Hope

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A spark ignites a torch one by one
Each candle lamp and lantern!
Bearing good news through the night
Spreading all over and everywhere
Covering the country and the land
With lights from horizon to horizon!

Bringing tidings of rejoicing!
Bringing tidings of celebration!
Every firelight every firefly
Cheers comforts and heartens
Gladdens each home and each fireside !

Red blue green soft soft bright
Red green blue red blue white!
Cascades of shine and shimmer
All in rapture all agleam and glinting
Flicker flash dance dance and dazzle!

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A bell swings,
Strikes and sounds!

From the Tower of Truth
Lofty soaring majestic
Of the Mighty Fortress
The Stronghold of Reign
Tolls the Bell of Faith!

Calling and repeating
Cling clang over and over!
Announcing and proclaiming!

Acclaim the Royal birth!
Feasting joy and jubilation!
A baby is born Holy Messiah
Son of God King of men!

Village to village town to town
Church chapel and cathedral

Faraway merry clangour of harmony
In concert sounding and resounding!
Silver tones in silver keys
Golden keys of golden tones
On and on the outpour rolls!

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Rejoice! Exalt laud honour and worship
Our ever merciful Heavenly Father
Hail His precious sacred newborn child!
Miraculous wondrous regal divine
Gentle Saviour Prince of Peace
Lord of Lords King of Kings!

Mothers' sighs and children's eyes
Bless and adore Him hills and skies!
Moon and myriads of stars crystalline
Outshining the cosmic heavens pristine!
Our magnificent Mighty Sovereign
Splendour of the Star of Morning!

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Small bells sweet sweet and high
Tinkle tinkle tinkle-ting!
Ting tang ting! Ting-tang ting!
Sing singing
Ding-ding dinging ding!

Big bells low, slow, and deep
Bong-dong!
Bong-dong! Bong-dong!

Golden bells silver bells
Silver bells golden bells!
Chiming and rhyming!
Singing and ringing!

On a Christmas morning
One Christmas early morning!

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For a Lilly of the Valleys
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December 2012

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Comments

Submitted by Nolan on

Joy to the World the Saviour Reigns!

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Hark, the Herald Angels sing, Glory to the new-born King! Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinner’s reconciled. Joyful all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies, with the angelic host proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem! Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all He brings, Christ by highest Heaven adored, Christ the everlasting Lord! Hark! The Herald Angels sing, Glory to the new-born King!

 

 

Submitted by Nolan on

Ring Christmas Bells, merrily ring, tell all the world, Jesus is King! Loudly proclaim, with one accord, the happy tale, Welcome the Lord! Ring Christmas Bells, sound far and near. The birth, of Jesus is here.

Herald the news, to old and young, tell it to all, in every tongue!

Ring Christmas Bells, toll loud and long, your message sweet, peel and prolong! Come all ye people, join in the singing, repeat the story, told by the ringing. Ring Christmas Bells, throughout the earth, tell the glad news, of Jesus’ birth. Loudly proclaim, with one accord, the happy tale, Welcome the Lord!

Ring Christmas Bells, merrily ring, tell all the world Jesus is King!

 

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

Merry Christmas ABC !

 

Submitted by Nolan on

Come they told me
Our newborn King to see!
Our finest gifts we bring
To lay before the King

Parappapamppa!
Raparapampam!

Little baby Jesus
I am a poor boy too
I have no gift to bring
That's fit to give a King

Parrappa parapapapam
Rapa rrappa rapapam

Shall I play for you
On my drum?
I play my drum for Him
I play my best for Him!

Parrrappapa parrappapampam!
Rrrapampam parrrapapampa!

 

Submitted by Nolan on

King of Kings Lord of Lords !

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

 

Submitted by Nolan on

Come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant come ye o come ye to Bethlehem

Come and behold Him, born the King of Angels

O come, let us adore Him, O come let us adore Him

Come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come let us adore Him

O come, all ye faithful to Bethlehem, O sing choirs of angels, sing in exultation

O come let us adore Him, O come let us adore Him

Christ the Lord

 

Submitted by Nolan on

Silent night holy night, all is calm all is bright

Round yon virgin mother and child

Holy infant so tender and mild,

Sleep in heavenly peace

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Silent night holy night, shepherds quake at the sight

Glories stream from heaven afar

Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!

Christ the Saviour is born!

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Silent night holy night, Son of God, love's pure light

Radiant beams from thy holy face

With the dawn of redeeming grace

Jesus Lord at thy birth, Jesus Lord at thy birth!

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Submitted by Nolan on

All over the world the Spirit is moving

All over the world as the prophet said it would be,

All over the world there's a mighty revelation

Of the Glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea!

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Deep down in my heart the Spirit is moving,

Deep down in my heart as the prophet said it would be

Deep down in my heart there's a mighty revelation

Of the Glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea!

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Praise the Lord, praise the Lord! Let the earth hear his voice!

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord! Let the people rejoice!

Hosanna, Hosanna! Hosanna in the Highest!

Glory, Glory Glory to the King of kings!

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