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Overture
00:42
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To Us a Child is Born
04:18
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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
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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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Precious Cargo
05:45
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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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7. |
Born to a World
03:50
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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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8. |
God is With Us
03:40
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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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Because of Jesus Christ
03:45
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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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10. |
Wisemen Still Seek Him
04:27
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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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11. |
Christ is Born
04:23
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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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Adam Tucker Composer Coventry, UK
I write and produce music for TV, for schools, and as a singer song-writer.
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