The children are having such fun creating this Advent Calendar for you all! Amelia and Emily are looking at Christmas cards whilst the others are admiring the flowers and nativity in the sanctuary. Even Belle has come along to see WHAT is going on here. The east window looks lovely and Ambrose is SO admiring it!
See below which carol they have all chosen for you today. They love to sing it too!
(Words: traditional English 18th Century)
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od rest ye merry, gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Remember, Christ, our Saviour Was born on Christmas day To save us all from Satan's power When we were gone astray O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy In Bethlehem, in Jewry, This blessed Babe was born And laid within a manger Upon this blessed morn The which His Mother Mary Did nothing take in scorn O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy From God our Heavenly Father A blessed Angel came; And unto certain Shepherds Brought tidings of the same: How that in Bethlehem was born The Son of God by Name. O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy "Fear not then," said the Angel, "Let nothing you affright, This day is born a Saviour Of a pure Virgin bright, So frequently to vanquish all, The friends of Satan quite O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy The shepherds at those tidings Rejoiced much in mind, And left their flocks a-feeding In tempest, storm and wind: And went to Bethlehem straightway The Son of God to find. O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy And when they came to Bethlehem Where our dear Saviour lay, They found Him in a manger, Where oxen feed on hay; His Mother Mary kneeling down, Unto the Lord did pray. O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy Now to the Lord sing praises, All you within this place, And with true love and brotherhood Each other now embrace; This holy tide of Christmas All other doth deface. O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy |
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The east window is actually taken from a real stained glass window from St. Mary's Church, Cubbington, Warwickshire.
Visit www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com
for more information on this carol and a link to a midi file to hear the
tune.
Note: if you fail to hear the midi file when left clicking it - simply
right click - "save target as" and then open the file once you
have saved it on to your computer.
