Praise, Worship, and Remember

1. Praise, Worship, and Remember Kaleidoscope SLMC MAB Penthouse December 12, 2008

2. Hark the herald angels sing Music: Felix Mendelssohn, in his cantata Festgesang an die Künstler, 1840 (second movement, Vaterland, in deinem Gauen); the cantata celebrated the 400th anniversary of Johann Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press. Words: Charles Wesley, Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1739.

3. From: “Christmas Carols, Old and New, 1871

4. Hark the herald angels sing (1) • Hark! The herald angels sing,“Glory to the newborn King;Peace on earth, and mercy mild,God and sinners reconciled!”Joyful, all ye nations rise,Join the triumph of the skies;With th’angelic host proclaim,“Christ is born in Bethlehem!” • Refrain • Hark! the herald angels sing,“Glory to the newborn King!”

5. Hark the herald angels sing (2) • Christ, by highest Heav’n adored;Christ the everlasting Lord;Late in time, behold Him come,Offspring of a virgin’s womb.Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;Hail th’incarnate Deity,Pleased with us in flesh to dwell,Jesus our Emmanuel. • Refrain • Hark! the herald angels sing,“Glory to the newborn King!”

6. Hark the herald angels sing (3) • Hail the heav’nly Prince of Peace!Hail the Sun of Righteousness!Light and life to all He brings,Ris’n with healing in His wings.Mild He lays His glory by,Born that man no more may die.Born to raise the sons of earth,Born to give them second birth. • Refrain • Hark! the herald angels sing,“Glory to the newborn King!”

7. Hark the herald angels sing (4) • Come, Desire of nations, come,Fix in us Thy humble home;Rise, the woman’s conqu’ring Seed,Bruise in us the serpent’s head.Now display Thy saving power,Ruined nature now restore;Now in mystic union joinThine to ours, and ours to Thine. • Refrain • Hark! the herald angels sing,“Glory to the newborn King!”

8. Hark the herald angels sing (5) • Adam’s likeness, Lord, efface,Stamp Thine image in its place:Second Adam from above,Reinstate us in Thy love.Let us Thee, though lost, regain,Thee, the Life, the inner man:O, to all Thyself impart,Formed in each believing heart. • Refrain • Hark! the herald angels sing,“Glory to the newborn King!”(END OF SONG)

9. Charles Wesley’s original version Year 1739

10. Wesley’s original version (1) • Hark, how all the welkin rings,“Glory to the King of kings;Peace on earth, and mercy mild,God and sinners reconciled!” • Joyful, all ye nations, rise,Join the triumph of the skies;Universal nature say,“Christ the Lord is born to-day!” • Hark, how all the welkin rings,“Glory to the King of kings;

11. Wesley’s original version (2) • Christ, by highest Heaven ador’d,Christ, the everlasting Lord:Late in time behold him come,Offspring of a Virgin’s womb! • Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see,Hail the incarnate deity!Pleased as man with men to appear,Jesus! Our Immanuel here! • Hark, how all the welkin rings,“Glory to the King of kings; END OF SONG

12. O Little Town of Bethlehem Music: Lewis H. Redner, 1868. Redner was Brooks’ organist at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The tune came to him on Christmas Eve, and was first sung the next day. Words: Phillips Brooks, 1867

13. O Little Town of Bethlehem (1) • O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie!Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by. • Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting Light;The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.

14. O Little Town of Bethlehem (2) • For Christ is born of Mary, and gathered all above,While mortals sleep, the angels keep their watch of wondering love. • O morning stars together, proclaim the holy birth,And praises sing to God the King, and peace to men on earth!

15. O Little Town of Bethlehem (3) • How silently, how silently, the wondrous Gift is giv’n;So God imparts to human hearts the blessings of His Heav’n. • No ear may hear His coming, but in this world of sin,Where meek souls will receive Him still, the dear Christ enters in.

16. O Little Town of Bethlehem (4) • Where children pure and happy pray to the blessèd Child,Where misery cries out to Thee, Son of the mother mild; • Where charity stands watching and faith holds wide the door,The dark night wakes, the glory breaks, and Christmas comes once more.

17. O Little Town of Bethlehem (5) • O holy Child of Bethlehem, descend to us, we pray;Cast out our sin, and enter in, be born in us today.We hear the Christmas angels the great glad tidings tell;O come to us, abide with us, our Lord Emmanuel! END OF SONG

18. Let us sing in tongues: Spanish • ¡Oh aldehuela de Belén!Afortunada tú,Pues en tus campos brilla hoyLa sempiterna luz.El Hijo tan deseadoCon santa expectación,El anunciado SalvadorEn ti, Belén, nació. TERMINO LA CANTA

19. Silent Night Music: Franz X. Gruber, circa 1820 Words: Josef Mohr, circa 1816-1818 The traditional story is that Mohr and Gruber wrote it in Oberndorf, Austria, on Christmas Eve when they discovered the church organ was broken (different versions say it rusted out, or mice chewed through vital parts).

20. Silent Night (1) • Silent night, holy night,All is calm, all is brightRound yon virgin mother and Child.Holy Infant, so tender and mild,Sleep in heavenly peace,Sleep in heavenly peace. • Silent night, holy night,Shepherds quake at the sight;Glories stream from heaven afar,Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!Christ the Savior is born,Christ the Savior is born!

21. Silent Night (2) • Silent night, holy night,Son of God, love’s pure light;Radiant beams from Thy holy faceWith the dawn of redeeming grace,Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth,Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth. • Silent night, holy nightWondrous star, lend thy light;With the angels let us sing,Alleluia to our King;Christ the Savior is born,Christ the Savior is born! END OF SONG

22. Let us sing in German • Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht!Alles schläft, einsam wachtNur das traute hochheilige Paar,Holder Knabe mit lockigem Haar,Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh,Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh. • Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht!Gottes Sohn, o wie lachtLieb’ aus deinem holdseligen Mund,Da uns schlägt die rettende Stund’,Christ, in deiner Geburt,Christ, in deiner Geburt! ACHTUNG

23. Joy to the World Music: Antioch, arranged by Lowell Mason, 1836 George Frederich Handel, “Messiah”, 1741 Words: Isaac Watts, 1719 The tune is the piecing together of themes in Handel’s Messiah found in the chorus and in the instrumental interludes in “Lift up your heads” and the introduction and interludes of the recitative “Comfort ye.”

24. Joy to the World (1) • Joy to the world, the Lord is come!Let earth receive her King;Let every heart prepare Him room,And Heaven and nature sing,And Heaven and nature sing,And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing. • Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!Let men their songs employ;While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plainsRepeat the sounding joy,Repeat the sounding joy,Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.

25. Joy to the World (2) • No more let sins and sorrows grow,Nor thorns infest the ground;He comes to make His blessings flowFar as the curse is found,Far as the curse is found,Far as, far as, the curse is found. • He rules the world with truth and grace,And makes the nations proveThe glories of His righteousness,And wonders of His love,And wonders of His love,And wonders, wonders, of His love. END OF SONG

26. Ang Pasko ay Sumapit Words and Lyrics: Levi Celerio, 1950 (4,000 songs and leaf player)

27. Ang Pasko ay Sumapit (1) AngPasko ay sumapit Tayo ay mangagsi-awit Ng magagandanghimig Dahilsa and Diyos ay pag-ibig Nang si Kristo'yisilang May tatlong haring nagsidalaw At angbawatisa ay nagsipaghandog Ng tanging alay.

28. Ang Pasko ay Sumapit (2) CHORUS: Bagong taon ay mag-bagong buhay Nang lumigaya ang ating bayan; Tayo'y magsikap upang makamtan natin Ang kasaganaan.

29. Ang Pasko ay Sumapit (3) Tayo'ymangagsi-awit Habangangmundo'ytahimik Angaraw ay sumapit Ng sanggolnadulotnglangit Tayo ay magmahalan, Atingsundinanggintong-aral, At magbuhatngayon KahithindiPasko ay mag-bigayan.

30. Ang Pasko ay Sumapit (4) Bagong taon ay mag-bagong buhay Nang lumigaya ang ating bayan; Tayo'y magsikap upang makamtan natin Ang kasaganaan.

31. Ang Pasko ay Sumapit (5) Tayo'ymangagsi-awit Habangangmundo'ytahimik Angaraw ay sumapit Ng sanggolnadulotnglangit Tayo ay magmahalan, Atingsundinanggintong-aral, At magbuhatngayon KahithindiPasko ay mag-bigayan. TAPOS NA PO ANG KANTA

32. Great is Thy Faithfulness Words: Thomas O. Chisholm, 1923 Music: William M. Runyan, 1923

33. Great is Thy Faithfulness • Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father;There is no shadow of turning with Thee;Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be. • Refrain Great is Thy faithfulness!Great is Thy faithfulness!Morning by morning new mercies I see.All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

34. Great is Thy Faithfulness • Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,Sun, moon and stars in their courses aboveJoin with all nature in manifold witnessTo Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love. • Refrain Great is Thy faithfulness!Great is Thy faithfulness!Morning by morning new mercies I see.All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

35. Great is Thy Faithfulness • Pardon for sin and a peace that endurethThine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! • Refrain Great is Thy faithfulness!Great is Thy faithfulness!Morning by morning new mercies I see.All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

36. Give Thanks Don Moen, popularized the song Composer, Henry Smith

37. Give Thanks • Give thanks with a grateful heartGive thanks to the Holy OneGive thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son • Give thanks with a grateful heartGive thanks to the Holy OneGive thanks because He's given Jesus Christ, His Son

38. Give Thanks • And now let the weak say, "I am strong"Let the poor say, "I am richBecause of what the Lord has done for us" • And now let the weak say, "I am strong"Let the poor say, "I am richBecause of what the Lord has done for us" • Give thanks

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