IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAREdward Pola, George Wyle, and John Moss

It's the most wonderful time of the year / With the kids jingle belling / And everyone telling you "Be of good cheer" / It's the most wonderful time of the year / It's the hap-happiest season of all / With those holiday greetings / And gay happy meetings / When friends come to call / It's the hap-happiest season of all

There'll be parties for hosting / Marshmallows for toasting / And caroling out in the snow / There'll be laughter and stories[1] / And tales of the glories of / Christmases long, long ago

It's the most wonderful time of the year / There'll be much mistletoeing / And hearts will be glowing / When love ones are near / It's the most wonderful time of the year

It's the most wonderful time of the year / There'll be much mistletoeing / And hearts will be glowing / When love ones are near / It's the most wonderful time / It's the most wonderful time / It's the most wonderful time of the year

[1. There'll be scary ghost stories]

1963 Barnaby Music Corp.

O HAVE YE NOT KNOWNDaryl Johnson

O have ye not known / O have ye not heard / O has it not been told you / That He was born this day!

He came to save the whole world / And free us all from sin / Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah / Christ was born this day

Hallelujah, Hallelujah / Hallelujah, Christ was born / Hallelujah, Hallelujah / Hallelujah, Christ was born / Hallelujah, Christ was born / Hallelujah, Christ was born for us this day / Hallelujah, Christ was born

2012 Don Moen Music (Administered by CopyrightSolver)

GOOD CHRISTIAN MEN REJOICE

Text: John Mason Neale

Good Christian men rejoice / With heart and soul and voice / Give ye heed to what we say / Jesus Christ is born today / Ox and ass before Him bow / And He is in the manger now / Christ is born today / Christ is born today

Good Christian men rejoice / With heart and soul and voice / Now ye hear of endless bliss / Jesus Christ was born for this / He hath opened Heaven’s door / And man is blessed evermore / Christ was born for this / Christ was born for this

Good Christian men rejoice / With heart and soul and voice / Now ye need not fear the grave / Jesus Christ was born to save/ Calls you one and calls you all / To gain His everlasting hall / Christ was born to save / Christ was born to save

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SEASON OF HOPEDon Moen and David Hamilton

The prophet told us long ago / A Child will come to bring us hope / A star lit up the night to show the way / For all the wise men seeking truth / The Child came as living proof / The light of all the world still shines today

PRE-CHORUS

In a lowly cattle stall / Love was born to save us all

CHORUS

It’s a season of hope, a season of joy / And it all goes back to a Baby Boy / When God reached down and changed the world forever / We can reach out, we can believe / In the power of love, we can all meet a need / And love can change the world forever

Behind the lights and the Christmas cheer / People try to hide their fear / Many hungry hearts are lost and cold / But we can be the light of Christ / Bring some joy to someone’s life / And share the greatest story ever told

Love can change the world / Love can change the world

We are His hands, we are His feet / Across a thousand miles, or across your street / We are

His hands, we are His feet / Across a thousand miles, or across your street / We’ve got a gift, let’s give it away / Make a difference today

2012 Don Moen Music (Administered by CopyrightSolver) / Gratia Music (Administered by The Loving Co.) / CCLI#6443182

JOYArr. David Hamilton

JOY TO THE WORLD! / ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH / THE FIRST NOEL / SILENT NIGHT

ARR. 2012 Gratia Music (Administered by The Loving Co.)

JOY TO THE WORLDText: Isaac Watts/ Music: George Frederick Handel

Joy to the world / The Lord is come / Let earth receive her King / Let every heart / Prepare Him room / And Heav’n and nature sing / And Heav’n and nature sing / And Heav’n and Heav’n and nature sing

He rules the world / With truth and grace / And makes the nations prove / The glories of His righteousness / And wonders of His love / And wonders of His love / And wonders wonders of His love

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ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGHTrad. French Carol

Angels we have heard on high / Sweetly singing o’er the plains / And the mountains in reply / Echo back their joyous strains

CHORUS

Gloria in excelsis Deo / Gloria in excelsis Deo

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THE FIRST NOELTrad. English Carol

The first Noel / The angel did say / Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay / In fields where they / Lay keeping their sheep / On a cold winter’s night that was so deep

CHORUS

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Noel Noel Noel Noel / Born is the King of Israel

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SILENT NIGHTText: Joseph Mohr/ tr. by John F. Young/ Music: Franz Gruber

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 / Sleep in Heavenly peace

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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HOLY LAMB OF GODGary Sadler and Steven V. Taylor

A virgin cried when You were born / Tears of joy and tears of pain / As Heaven's angels watched in wonder / How could You, the Ancient One / In the frame of man be bound / Lying there with feet and hands / Fully God and fully Man

Who could see and who could know / You had left Your Kingdom's Throne / Baby crying in a manger? / You had come to give Your life / As a holy sacrifice / Nails would pierce your feet and hands / For every heart and every man

CHORUS

Holy Lamb of God, how we love You / Shepherd of our hearts, how we praise You / We were blind and lost, but You came to rescue us / And we thank You, Holy Lamb of God

Now You are the risen One / All You came to do You've done / On this Christmas, we remember / How Love came down to set us free / From our sin and from our fear / Lord of all we bow our hearts / To the wonder that You are

And we thank You Holy Lamb of God / Yes, we thank You Holy Lamb of God

2000 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music (Administered by EMI CMG Publishing) / New Spring Publishing (Administered by Universal Music – Z Tunes) /

CCLI#3346718

AGNUS DEIMichael W. Smith

Alleluia, Alleluia / For the Lord God Almighty reigns / Alleluia, Alleluia / For the Lord God Almighty reigns / Alleluia

Holy, Holy are You Lord God Almighty / Worthy is the Lamb, Worthy is the Lamb / You are Holy, Holy are You Lord God Almighty / Worthy is the Lamb, Worthy is the Lamb / Amen

1990 SONY/ATV Milene Music (Administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing) / CCLI#626713

O COME LET US ADORE HIM18th Century Latin Hymn

O come let us adore Him / O come let us adore Him / O come let us adore Him / Christ the Lord

For He alone is worthy / For He alone is worthy / For He alone is worthy / Christ the Lord

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SOME CHILDREN SEE HIMWhila Hutson and Alfred Burt

Some children see Him lily white / The Baby Jesus born this night / Some children see Him lily white / With tresses soft and fair

Some children see Him bronzed and brown / The Lord of Heav'n to earth come down / Some children see Him bronzed and brown / With dark and heavy hair

Some children see Him almond-eyed / This Savior Whom we kneel beside / Some children see Him almond-eyed / With skin of golden hue

Some children see Him dark as they / Sweet Mary's Son to Whom we pray / Some children see Him dark as they / And, oh! they love Him, too!

The children in each different place / Will see the Baby Jesus' face / Like theirs, but bright with Heavenly grace / And filled with holy light

O lay aside each earthly thing / And with thy heart as offering / Come worship now the Infant King / Tis love that's born tonight!

1963 Barnaby Music Corp.

MARY DID YOU KNOWMark Lowry and Buddy Greene

Mary did you know, that your

Baby Boy / Will one day walk

on water? / Mary did you know,

that your Baby Boy / Will save

our sons and daughters? / Did

you know, that your Baby Boy /

Has come to make you new? /

This Child that you've

delivered / Will soon deliver

you

Mary did you know, that your

Baby Boy / Will give sight to a

blind man? / Mary did you

know, that your Baby Boy / Will

calm a storm with His hand? /

Did you know, that your Baby

Boy / Has walked where angels

trod? / When you kiss your

little Baby / You’ve kissed the

face of God

The blind will see, the deaf will

hear / The dead will live again /

The lame will leap, the dumb

will speak / The praises of the

Lamb

Mary did you know, that your

Baby Boy / Is Lord of all

creation? / Mary did you know,

that your Baby Boy / Will one

day rule the nations? / Did you

know, that your Baby Boy / Is

Heaven's perfect Lamb? / This

sleeping Child you're holding /

Is the great I Am

1991 Rufus Music (Administered by Gaither mgmt) / Word Music, LLC (Administered by Word Music) / CCLI#839225

MY CHRISTMAS PRAYERDon Moen and David Hamilton

The lights of the city shine bright red and green / But sometimes the season is not what it seems / In heartache or joy let me rest in Your care / Be near me Lord Jesus / This is my Christmas prayer

The wise men brought treasures, the shepherds bowed down / The angels were

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singing their glorious sound / I have no great riches, no gift to impart / What can I give You? / Lord, I will give my heart

CHORUS

Be near me Lord Jesus, I ask You to stay / Close by me forever, I pray / Through the storm, through the night / Hold me close, be my light, show the way

Bless all of Your children, we need Your embrace / We hunger for mercy, and long for Your grace / Our grateful devotion is all we can bring / We praise You, we bless You / Jesus, our Savior and King

How great is the gift just to know You are there / Be near me, Lord Jesus / Be near me, Lord Jesus / This is my Christmas prayer

2012 Don Moen Music (Administered by CopyrightSolver) / Gratia Music (Administered by The Loving Co.) / CCLI#6443209

HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMASHugh Martin and Ralph Blane

Christmas future is far away / Christmas past is past / Christmas present is here today / Bringing joy that may last

Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas / Let your heart be light / From now on, our troubles will be out of sight

Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas / Make the Yuletide gay / From now on, our troubles will be miles away

Here we are as in olden days / Happy golden days of yore / Faithful friends who are dear to us / Gather near to us once more

Through the years, we all will be together / If the Lord allows[2] / Hang a shining star upon the highest bough / And have yourself a Merry Little Christmas now

[2. If the fates allow]

1943, 1944 copyright renewed 1971, 1972 EMI Feist Catalog, Inc.

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