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A Night of Hope and Light on Earth

by Adam Tucker Composer

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Overture 00:42
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The people in the darkness Have seen amazing light On those who live in shadow The dawn is shining bright. A maiden will conceive And give birth to a son She will call Him God is with us Look what the Lord has done To us a child is born, To us a son is given And the government will be upon his shoulders. And His name will be Wonderful counsellor The mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace He’ll bring men to the light And open their blind eyes Releasing those in prison, The sun is on the rise To us a child is born...
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Mary Oh Mary 04:47
Through the tumbling realms of cosmos From a world beyond our sight With the news that will change everything Comes a messenger of light And did she know, how could she ever? As she heard the sound of wings As the room around began to glow Something new was just beginning Mary, oh Mary God’s face is shining on you Mary, oh Mary, He’s doing something new Mary, oh Mary, you’re going to have a son The Story of God with us on Earth has begun Clothed in light, he stood before her Mary, you will bear God’s son Words to make the whole creation sing Oh, the story has begun God’s spirit, he will come upon you And your child will be a king Mary, you must call Him Jesus There’ll be no end to his kingdom! Mary, oh Mary God’s face is shining on you Mary, oh Mary, He’s doing something new Mary, oh Mary, you’re going to have a son The Story of God with us on Earth has begun Knowing that her life was changing, Knowing not what lay ahead Mary said, well, may it be to me Just exactly as you’ve said I will do what God has asked me What he asks me I will do All my days I’ll live within his heart May it be to me as you have said. Mary, oh Mary God’s face is shining on you Mary, oh Mary, He’s doing something new Mary, oh Mary, you’re going to have a son The Story of God with us on Earth has begun
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Yesterday, she felt the baby move Like a butterfly, deep inside A life within her own And she knows the words the angel spoke are true And although it seems that all her dreams like butterflies have flown Still she knows the deepest peace she has ever known. For this child is precious cargo. Though all that the world will see is the shame. A life changed by a miracle won't ever be the same. Oh this child her precious cargo He is the twinkle in God's eye. And that peace will keep her through the storm As the days go by. And now she knows the looks will soon begin As she starts to show, the waves will grow, but what will be will be. And although the days to come are dark and dim, With a mother's love, she'll rise above the wild and stormy sea. And she knows the deepest love there can ever be. For this child is precious cargo.... For all she knows she’ll face the task alone Like a boat that’s lost who knows what cost The saying yes will bring? Though the journey leads to shores as yet unknown She must leave the warm, and face the storm But still her spirit sings For she knows the child she bears is the King of Kings For this child is precious cargo....
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The streets were dark in Bethlehem, when the man and woman came. The hour was late, the only room they found was the room below where the cattle slept, all lit by torches' flame and he laid their cloaks down on the dusty ground. And there, a baby boy was born, In a borrowed cattle stall His mother wrapped him up and laid him there Upon the straw in the feeding trough He looked so very small Whilst the world slept on uncaring, unaware. No trumpets rang in the nighttime air No happy crowds in the square Not a sound in the empty streets, forlorn None on earth to greet his coming None to hear the choirs sing On the night the King of Kings was born. And so a babe was born to the world And he drew his breathe to cry No trumpets rang to tell of a royal birth Just a mother’s love as she held him tight As the stars shone in the sky And silence rang all across the darkened earth. No trumpets rang in the nighttime air Yet far across the quiet hills Came the news to tell his birth And shepherds quaking heard the angels sing Glory be to God on high and peace upon the earth To night in Bethlehem is born the King. The trumpets rang on the hillside there, and angels thronged in the air. Glory shone even brighter than the dawn. Angels sang to greet his coming Can you hear the choirs sing On the night the King of Kings was born. On the night the King of Kings was born.
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On a frozen hillside outside of Bethlehem, Shepherds watch their sheep beneath the sky Sitting by the fireside, all rough and ready men, That's how they earn their keep, as all of Bethl'hem sleeps nearby. Oo As the world just slips on by Shepherds by the fire, they live from day to day. Working nights to earn their daily bread. They long for their Messiah, just like the Scriptures say. They watch the fire burn and in their hearts they yearn For a day when people say, God is with us. For a night of hope and light on Earth For a change some news so strange and wonderful How they pray to see the Saviour's birth. Then the stars are falling, falling from the sky And the hill shines bright as any day The shepherds, blindly crawling, and trembling as they cry, Then from the dazzling light a voice calls in the night and says Oo, there’s no need to be afraid Everything is changing, I bring you good news, Christ the Lord is born in Bethlehem. The Earth is rearranging, and God is breaking through, A bright and joyful dawn, the night at last has gone Now's the day when people say, God is with us. Here's the night of hope and light on Earth Here's the change the news so strange and wonderful Now's the day you see the Saviour's birth. Then there comes a roaring, the curtain draws aside. All of Heaven's glory blazes through. Heaven's angels pouring - a great and shining tide A multitude and more, all praising God in glory! Glory to God on high! Glory to God on high! Glory be to God, be to God on high. Glory to God on high! Glory to God in the Highest Heaven Let there be peace on Earth! Glory to God in the Highest Heaven Let there be peace on Earth! Peace once more descending upon the hillside here The glory fades and rises in the sky. The angels' song is ending, it's echoes disappear, The shepherds rub their eyes, and gaze into the skies and cry. Oo tears in their eyes, now the men arise, they cry for joy for Christ is born. They cry for joy for Christ is born.
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Born to a world of sorrow You are a song of joy in our pain And when you smile the sun shines again And we can face tomorrow Knowing you’re here brings colour to grey Now that you’ve come to show us the way And there’s light upon the horizon Through the dark it shows bright and clear It’s a bright new dawn, for the Christ is born And the hope of the earth is here. Born to a world of darkness, You are a lamp that burns in the night And when you laugh, the world seems so bright And though the world seems heartless There must be shadows some of the time, For in the dark we see how you shine And there’s light upon the horizon Born to a world that hates you You are a father’s cry for his child Lost in the darkness, lost in the wild Where’er your life may take you Help us to come wherever you roam Leave hate behind and find our way home And there’s light upon the horizon...
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Hands that shaped the mountains, carved the valleys from the earth Hands that set the sun and moon in space Fingers that traced clouds across the sky and gave us birth Now reach up to touch a mother’s face Eyes that saw the sun-rise of the universe’s dawn Eyes that held the starlight in their gaze Eyes that saw the goodness of the world when it was born Open on a world of darker days Emmanuel, God is with us Squeezed into a tiny human frame Born to live as one of us God is with us is His name The voice that echoed in the emptiness when things began The lips that spoke the words “Let there be light” Lips that breathed and gave life to the first created man Now they open, draw in breathe and cry Emmanuel, God is with us Squeezed into a tiny human frame Born to live as one of us God is with us is His name Feet that strode the cosmos on the carpet of the stars Now must take their first steps just like us Born to share the earth with us, to share our pain and scars To walk amongst the wounded in the dust Emmanuel, God is with us Squeezed into a tiny human frame Born to live as one of us God is with us is His name
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There's a place in time where the ages meet Where the creator stepped into his own creation. From the heights sublime, came to wash our feet And Eden lives again in us because of Jesus Christ. And so He was born, Light of Heaven's light And hope was born again into our hearts in darkness. He is light at dawn, He is peace at night And Eden lives again in us because of Jesus Christ So ring the bells and greet our new creation's dawn! Light in the darkness Jesus Christ the King of Kings is born! Will you hear his call? Turn away from night? You can be free to hope again and see the morning Children of the fall, we can live in light And Eden lives again in us because of Jesus Christ Jesus the King of Kings is born Jesus is born Jesus the King of Kings is born, Jesus is So ring the bells and greet our new creation's dawn! Light in the darkness Jesus Christ the King of Kings is born! So ring the bells and greet our new creation's dawn! Light in the darkness Jesus Christ the King of Kings is born!
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Here on this journey we all have to make The road leads on into the night And some on the path wander off in the dark But for those who can see he's the light Men tread the road in their search for the one Their learning alone could not find They follow a star in the night skies above All the comforts of home left behind Wise men still seek him And they will find him For he is the joy in the journey Wise men still seek him And Oh they will find him Still in the night his light burns And on the journey are struggles to face Temptations will lead us astray There never was promised a road without pain But for those who stay close, he's the way Wise men still seek him And they will find him For he is the joy in the journey Wise men still seek him And Oh they will find him Still in the night his light burns And when we see him we'll fall at his feet And give him all we've got to give The road truly is worth the trav'lling, for then When we see him then we'll start to live Wise men still seek him And they will find him For he is the joy in the journey Wise men still seek him And Oh they will find him Still in the night his light burns
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Christ is born! What a morning Jesus Christ the hope of the earth Christ has come! Hallelujah! Celebrate the Saviour’s birth Christ is born! What a morning Jesus Christ the hope of the earth Christ has come! Hallelujah! Celebrate the Saviour’s birth Jesus Christ is born today, Hear the angels sing his praise Peace on earth, goodwill to men, All because of Christmas day May His gladness never cease, may his kingdom grow May the whole world know His peace, here on Earth below. Jesus Christ is born today, hear the angels sing his praise Peace on earth, goodwill to men, all because of Christmas day Jesus Christ is born today, hear the angels sing his praise Peace on earth, goodwill to men, all because of Christmas day Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah! Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah!

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A Musical for Christmas

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released November 22, 2021

All vocals Adam Richard tucker except for track 4 "Precious Cargo" - feat. Margaret Oliver

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Adam Tucker Composer Coventry, UK

I write and produce music for TV, for schools, and as a singer song-writer.

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