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CHRISTMASCAROLSANCIENT AND MODERN

EDITED |BYWILLIAM L. TOMLINS

AMERICAN BOOK COMPANYNEW YORK CINCINNATI CHICAGO


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THE MANGER THRONE.

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THE MANGER THRONE. Concluded.3-# 1 J- m 3 -3=33ifc fe^1ig=*=SE*i:

2. Nev-er fell mel-o-dies half so sweet As those which are fill-ing the skies;3. Now a new Pow'r has come on the earth, A match for the ar-mies of hell;

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And nev-er a pal-ace shown half so fair As the man-ger bed where our Sav-iorA Child is born who shall con - quer the foe, And all the spir - its of wick-ed-ness

lies; No night in the year is half so dear As this which has ended our sighs,quell;

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CAROL FOR CHRISTMAS DAY.3/orferato.

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loud - ly cries, "Mor-tals, mor-tals, wake and rise. Lo! to glad - ness Turns yourall this night. Heav'n and ev- 'ry twink-ling light, All a - maz -ing, Still stand

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sad - ness; From the earth is ris'n a Sun, Shines all night, tho' day be done.'gaz - ing; An-gels,Pow'rsancl all that be, Wake, and joy this Sun to see!L f

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3. Hail! O Sun, O bless - ed Light, Sent in - to this world by night; L,et Thy Rays andjt_ V I ^- _f_ V I -


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HYMN FOR CHRISTMAS DAY.SOLO. Treble or Tenor,


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CAROL FOR CHRISTMAS-EVE.

I. Lis - ten, lord-ings, un - to me, a tale I will you tell; Which, as on this2. Shepherds lay a - field that night, to keep the sill - y sheep, Hosts of An - gels3. On-ward then the An - gels sped, the shepherds onward went, God was in His

ST*night of glee, in Da - vid's town be - fel. Jo - seph came from Na - za-reth, within their sight came down from heav'n's high steep. Ti - dings! ti - dings! un -to you: toman - ger bed, in wor - ship low they bent. In the morn -ing, see ye mind, my

Ma - ry, that sweet maid: Wea - ry were they, nigh to death; and for a lodg-ingyou a Child is born, Pur - er than the drops of dew,and bright-er than themas-ters one and all, At the Al - tar Him to find who lay with -in thefiEE F=3z=G= ^e=g=g^jtg+-g_

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CAROL FOR CHRISTMAS-EVE. Concluded.

speed, Cry out and shout all round a - bout,That Christ is born in - deed.Z_i?Li_:= 5=?; *-T

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O BIENHEUREUSE NUIT.SOPRANO SOLO. pp NORMANDIE.

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O BIENHEUREUSE NUIT. Concluded.CHORUS.

O night peace-ful and blest! For now Je - sus doth rest. NVar His

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1. Shepherds! shake off your drow - sy sleep, Rise and leave your sil ly sheep;2. Hark! ev - en now the bells ring round, List - en to their mer - ry sound;3. See how the flowers all burst a new, Think-ing snow is sum - iner dew;

An-gels from heav'n a-round loud sing - ing, Tid - ings of great joy are bringing.Hark! how the birds new songs are mak - ing, As if win-ter's chains were breaking.See how the stars a - fresh are glow -ing, All their brightest beams be - stow-ing.

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A TYROLESE CAROL Concluded.rm 1 1 1 i 1 I i I sr~E ._q_ _^^x:^_ _^_c^j__^_

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fold-ed sheep, Come, shepherds,come, a - rise,harps were swept By an -gels clad in sheen.way all fear, And to the town re - pair.

Hark! an-gels clad in bright ar-ray, BurstWhat sounds of joy the air then stirr'd. WhatWe hastened to the humble stall, The

forth in heav'nly song; See! night grows brighter than the day, Lit by their glist'ning throng,hymns of ho - ly rest! In ter- ra pax a - bove I heard,And Chriatus na- tus est.Ho - ly Child we sought; On bended knee each one did fall,And humble offerings brought.

CAROL OF THE BIRDS.Bas Quercy.

1. Whence comes this rush of wings a - far? Fol-low-ing straight the No - el star?2. "Tell us, ye birds, why come ye here, In to this sta - ble poor and drear?"3. An - gels, and shepherds, birds of the sky,Come where the Son of God doth lie;

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Birds from the woods in wondrous flight, Beth - le-hem seek this"Hast'uing we seek the new-born King, And all our sweet-estChrist on the earth with man doth dwell, Join in the shout, No

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BETHLEHEM.THE SHEPHERD'S NATIVITY HYMN.CHRISTMAS ANTHEM.

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NOWEL! NOWEL!801,0. Andante.

"To Bethlem did they go, the shepherds three;To Bethlem did they KO, to see whe'r it were so or no.Whether Christ were Born or no,To set men free."/L b U ._,..


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