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I Saw Three Ships
02:46
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I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas day, on Christmas day
I saw three ships come sailing in
On Christmas day in the morning
And what was in those ships all three?
On Christmas day, on Christmas day
And what was in those ships all three?
On Christmas day in the morning
Joy to the world, the Lord is come
Let Earth receive her King
Pray, whither sailed those ships all three?
On Christmas day, on Christmas day
Pray, whither sailed those ships all three?
On Christmas day in the morning.
O, they sailed to Bethlehem
On Christmas day, on Christmas day
O, they sailed to Bethlehem
On Christmas day in the morning
You better watch out
You better not cry
Better not pout
I'm telling you why
Jesus Christ is coming to earth
And all the bells on earth shall ring
On Christmas day, on Christmas day
And all the bells on earth shall ring
On Christmas day in the morning
And all the souls on earth shall sing
On Christmas day, on Christmas day
And all the souls on earth shall sing
On Christmas day in the morning
Then let us all rejoice and sing
On Christmas day, on Christmas day
Then let us all rejoice and sing
On Christmas day in the morning
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People, Look East
01:49
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People, look east. The time is near
Of the crowning of the year.
Make your house fair as you are able,
Trim the hearth and set the table.
People, look east and sing today:
Love, the guest, is on the way.
Furrows, be glad. Though earth is bare,
One more seed is planted there:
Give your strength the seed to nourish,
That in time the flower may flourish.
People, look east and sing today:
Love, the rose, is on the way.
Keep watch, you stars. When night is dim
One more light the bowl shall brim,
Shining far beyond the frosty weather,
Bright as sun and moon together.
People, look east and sing today:
Love, the star, is on the way.
Angels, announce with shouts of mirth
Christ who brings new life to earth.
Set the peaks and valleys humming
With the word, the Lord is coming.
People, look east and sing today:
Love, the Lord, is on the way.
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The snow's coming down
I'm watching it fall
All the people around
Baby please come home
The church bells in town
All ringing in song
Oh the happy sounds
Baby please come home
They're singing "Deck The Halls"
But it's not like Christmas at all
I remember when you were here
And all the fun we had last year
Pretty lights on the trees
I'm watching them shine
Wish you were here with me
Baby please come home
(Christmas)
They're singing "Deck The Halls"
But it's not like Christmas at all
I remember when you were here
And all the fun we had last year
If there was a way
I'd hold back these tears
But it's Christmas day
Baby, please come home
(Christmas)
Baby, please come home
Baby, please come home
Baby, please come home
Baby, please
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Little Drummer Boy
02:28
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Come they told me Pa rum pum pum-pum
A newborn King to see Pa rum pum pum-pum
Our finest gifts we bring Pa rum pum pum-pum
To lay before the king Pa rum pum pum-pum
Rum pum pum-pum Rum pum pum-pum
So to honor Him Pa rum pum pum-pum
When we come
Little baby Pa rum pum pum-pum
I am a poor boy too Pa rum pum pum-pum
I have no gift to bring Pa rum pum pum-pum
That's fit to give our King Pa rum pum pum-pum
Rum pum pum-pum Rum pum pum-pum
Shall I play for you Pa rum pum pum-pum
On my drum
Mary nodded Pa rum pum pum-pum
The ox and lamb kept time Pa rum pum pum-pum
I played my drum for Him Pa rum pum pum-pum
I played my best for Him Pa rum pum pum-pum
Rum pum pum-pum Rum pum pum-pum
Then He smiled at me Pa rum pum pum-pum
Me and my drum
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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Everywhere you go
Take a look at the five and ten, it's glistening once again
With candy canes and silver lanes that glow
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Toys in every store
But the prettiest sight to see is the holly that will be
On your own front door
A pair of hop-a-long boots and a pistol that shoots
Is the wish of Bonnie and Ben
Dolls that'll talk and will go for a walk
Is the hope of Johnny and Jen
And Mom and Dad can hardly wait for school to start again
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Everywhere you go
There's a tree in the Grand Hotel, one in the park as well
The sturdy kind that doesn't mind the snow
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Soon the bells will start
And the thing that will make 'em ring is the carol that you sing
Right within your heart
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Toys in every store
But the prettiest sight to see is the holly that will be
On your own front door
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The Friendly Beasts
02:57
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Jesus our brother, strong and good
Was humbly born in a stable rude
And the friendly beasts around him stood
Jesus our brother, strong and good.
"I," said the donkey, shaggy and brown,
"I carried his mother up hill and down;
I carried his mother to Bethlehem town."
"I," said the donkey, shaggy and brown.
"I," said the cow, all white and red
"I gave him my manger for his bed;
I gave him my hay to pillow his head."
"I," said the cow, all white and red.
"I," said the sheep with curly horn,
"I gave him my wool for his blanket warm;
He wore my coat on Christmas morn."
"I," said the sheep with curly horn.
"I," said the dove from the rafters high,
"I cooed him to sleep so that he would not cry;
We cooed him to sleep, my mate and i."
"I," said the dove from the rafters high.
Thus every beast by some good spell
In the stable dark was glad to tell
Of the gift he gave Emmanuel,
The gift he gave Emmanuel.
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Christmas comes just once a year
let’s put aside our doubt and fear!
But if you can’t, I understand, my dear.
Hold my hand and cuddle close,
we’ll watch the movies you love most,
and if that’s not enough, then you should know:
You don’t have to frost a cookie.
You don’t have to trim the tree.
All I want is time together,
and a little two-part harmony––just you and me.
Christmas comes each wintertime
with toys and joys and silly rhymes,
but you may find it’s hard to be alive (let alone thrive).
Here’s my hand, and all my love.
Please tell me what you’re thinking of,
but if you can’t, I understand, my turtledove.
We don’t have to hang the stockings––
Jesus wore sandals, anyway.
We don’t have to hand out presents––
frankincense is so passé. Wouldn’t you say?
Christmas comes with drifting snow
that covers all the flowers below,
but if we wait our garden just might grow.
So set your mind on warmer times,
or rage against the dying light;
either way, I’ll always hold you tight.
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I Wonder As I Wander
02:24
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I wonder as I wander out under the sky
How Jesus the Saviour did come for to die
For poor on'ry people like you and like I;
I wonder as I wander out under the sky
When Mary birthed Jesus 'twas in a cow's stall
With wise men and farmers and shepherds and all
But high from God's heaven, a star's light did fall
And-the promise of ages it then did recall.
If Jesus had wanted for any wee thing
A star in the sky or a bird on the wing
Or all of God's Angels in heaven to sing
He surely could have it, 'cause he was the King
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Andy and Elise Pokel Minneapolis, Minnesota
Elise Pokel is a pastor, and Andy Pokel is a church musician. They share a joyful, musical, slightly chaotic home in
Minneapolis, MN with their two sons. They have more music available under the name "Foundry Hymnal" on all streaming services.
You can purchase scores for selected songs at thereverbcollective.com
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