Christmas

Text: latin humn (translation by frederick oakeley)
Music: john francis wade
Arr: michael w. smith and ronn huff

Sing choirs of angels
Sing in exultation
O sing all ye citizens of heav'n above
Glory to god
Glory in the highest
O come let us adore him
O come let us adore him
O come let us adore him
Christ the lord

Yea lord we greet thee
Born this happy morning
Jesus to thee be all glory giv'n
Word of the father
Now in flesh appearing

O come let us adore him
O come let us adore him
O come let us adore him
Christ the lord

Words: wayne kirkpatrick
Music: michael w. smith

All is well all is well
Angels and men rejoice
For tonight darkness fell
Into the dawn of love's light
Sing a-le
Sing alleluia
All is well all is well
Let there be peace on earth
Christ is come go and tell
That he is in the manger
Sing a-le
Sing alleluia

All is well all is well
Lift up your voices and sing
Born is now emmanuel
Born is our lord and savior
Sing alleluia
Sing alleluia
All is well

Text: traditional french carol
Music: michael w. smith

(additional lyrics adapted from the song, "angels we have heard on high")
Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o'er the pains
And the mountains in reply
Echo back their joyous strains
Gloria o gloria in excelsis deo

Come to bethlehem and see
(gloria o sing gloria)
Him whose birth the angels sing
(gloria o sing gloria)
Come adore on bended knee
Christ the lord the newborn king

Gloria o gloria in excelsis deo

Angels we have heard on high
(gloria o sing gloria)
Sweetly singing o'er the plains
(gloria o sing gloria)
Jesus lord of heav'n and earth
With us sing our savior's birth

Gloria o gloria in excelsis deo

Alleluia

Words: amy grant and bev darnall
Music: michael w. smith

Lux venit lux venit
Lux venit sursum corda
Lux venit lux venit arise
Shine for your light has come
By sword by flame
In death solemn ages passed
And voices young
Grow old weary
Holding fast
Hope for the dawning

Lux venit lux venit
Lux venit sursum corda
Lux venit lux venit arise
Shine for your light has come

In grace in might
The babe lay in stable stark
Redemptions's light
Pierces through the shadows dark
Alleluia

Lux venit lux venit
Sursum corda
Lux venit lux venit arise
Shine for your light has come

Lux venit lux venit
Lux venit sursum corda
Lux venit lux venit arise
Shine for your light has come

Alleluia

Lux venit: "the light has come"
Sursum corda: "look upwards hearts"

Words: amy grant
Music: michael w. smith

No eye had seen
No ear had heard
'til hosts on high
Proclaimed the birth
And heav'n brough down
(quietly with no one watching)
Its only child
(from the womb of perfect peace)
The son of man
(wellspring of our joy delivered)
The world reconciled
(into earthly destiny)

And song broke forth
Angelic strain
And none could help
But sing the name

Emmanuel
(kyrie eleison we sing)
Emmanuel
(glory to the newborn king)
Emmanuel
(mortal and immortal voices)
Emmanuel
(endless praises echoing)