Christmas Carols: Complete Verses

By Dover Publications

Carolers, choral groups and sing-along enthusiasts will welcome this convenient collection of over 50 of the most popular Christmas carols. Compact, inexpensive and printed in easy-to-read type, this handy volume is the perfect companion to pass around and take along on informal singing events throughout the holiday season. With this book, you don't have to worry about remembering every word of every carol-the complete lyrics are right at your fingertips. The carols in this volume include: Away in a Manger, Coventry Carol, Deck the Halls, The First Nowell, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, I Saw Three Ships, It Came upon the Midnight Clear, Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, O Christmas Tree, O Come, All Ye Faithful, O Holy Night, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night, The Twelve Days of Christmas, We Three Kings of Orient Are, and We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Release date: Mar 12, 2012
• ISBN: 9780486113272

Book preview

Night

Angels, from the Realms of Glory

(JAMES MONTGOMERY, 1771—1854)

Angels, from the realms of glory,

Wing your flight o’er all the earth;

Ye who sang creation’s story,

Now proclaim Messiahs birth.

Come and worship,

Come and worship,

Worship Christ, the newborn King!

Shepherds, in the fields abiding,

Watching o’er your flocks by night,

God with man is now residing;

Yonder shines the infant Light.

Refrain:

Sages, leave your contemplations;

Brighter visions beam afar;

Seek the great Desire of Nations;

Ye have seen his natal star.

Refrain:

Saints, before the altar bending,

Watching long in hope and fear,

Suddenly, the Lord descending,

In his temple shall appear.

Refrain:

Angels We Have Heard on High

(TRADITIONAL FRENCH;

ANONYMOUS ENGLISH TRANSLATION)

Angels we have heard on high,

Sweetly singing o’er the plains,

And the mountains in reply,

Echoing their joyous strains.

Gloria in excelsis Deo;

Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Shepherds, why this jubilee?

Why your joyous strains prolong?

What the gladsome tidings be

That inspire your heav’nly song?

Refrain:

Come to Bethlehem and see

Him whose birth the angels sing;

Come, adore on bended knee,

Christ the Lord, the newborn King.

Refrain:

Away in a Manger

(ANONYMOUS, 19TH CENTURY)

Away in a manger, no crib for his bed,

The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head.

The stars in the sky looked down where he lay,

The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay.

The cattle are lowing, the poor baby wakes,

But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes.

I love thee, Lord Jesus, look down from the sky,

And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh.

Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask thee to stay

Close by me forever and love me, I pray!

Bless all the dear children in thy tender care,

And take us to heaven, to live with thee there.

The Boar’s Head Carol

(TRADITIONAL ENGLISH,

QUEEN’S COLLEGE, OXFORD, VERSION)

The boar head in hand bear I,

Bedecked with bays and rosemary;

And I pray you, my masters, be merry,

Quot estis in

Reviews for Christmas Carols

[kitty0530 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This story, I watched the Disney Movie, so I tought want to read the book.When I read tis book,I feel warm, because I felt this book of the family's love.

[muumuumousie · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I greatly enjoyed this little book. It offers a nice mix of carols in different styles of music; the selections come from different countries and date from as early as the 5th century. The songs were mostly religious, although some were not. Many old favorites were included, like “O Come All Ye Faithful” and “Deck the Halls,” but there were also a few carols I’d never heard before. Most carols seemed to have the complete lyrics, and there were many stanzas here that were new to me, but since some well-known songs were missing some verses, I doubt this is meant to be a comprehensive record. Simple line drawings on most pages add to the charm. It’s too bad that musical notation isn’t included—it’s lyrics only—but the collection is nevertheless delightful. This book was a pleasure to read, a wonderful Christmas songbook.

[maydacat_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Many well known carols are included in this collection, but a couple are a bit obscure. No musical notation is included, but the lyrics to these well-loved carols are here. Some of the stanzas are not the ones you normally hear, which just makes this collection even more endearing. Simplistic but appropriate illustrations adorn the pages. This book is all you would need to go caroling, but if you are gathered around a piano, you may want a collection that includes the musical notation.