The Coventry Carol

Dm Lully, A lul Dm la, thow C littell tin Dm e A child,
Dm By A by, Dm lul Gm ly A lul Dm lay
F Lul C lay Dm thow A lit F tell C tyn Dm e A child,
Dm By A by, Dm lul Cm ly, Am lul D lay!

O sisters too, how may we do
For to preserve this day
This pore yongling for whom we do singe
By by, lully, lullay?

Herod, the king, in his raging,
Chargid he hath this day
His men of might in his owne sight
All yonge children to slay,—

That wo is me, pore child, for thee,
And ever morne and may
For thi parting nether say nor singe,
By by, lully, lullay.

Lyrics: Traditional 16th Century
Music: Original three part arrangement attr. Thomas Mawdyke 1591, popular four part arrangement Sir Henry Walford Davies KCVO OBE (1869 – 1941)

August 2, 2020July 21, 2026

We Three Kings

Am G F G C C F

Am We Three Kings of E7 Orient Am are,
Am Bearing gifts E7 we traverse a Am far,
C Field and G fountain,
Am Moor and G mountain,
Dm Following E7 yonder Am Star.

Chorus

G O C Star of Wonder, F Star of C Night,
Star with Royal F Beauty C bright,
Am Westward G leading,
F Still pro G ceeding,
C Guide us to Thy F perfect C Light. C C F C

Born a King on Bethlehem plain,
Gold I bring to crown Him again,
King for ever,
Ceasing never
Over us all to reign.

Chorus

Frankincense to offer have I,
Incense owns a Deity nigh:
Prayer and praising
All men raising,
Worship Him God on High.

Chorus

Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume
Breathes a life of gathering gloom;—
Sorrowing, sighing,
Bleeding, dying,
Sealed in the stone-cold tomb.

Chorus

Glorious now behold Him arise,
King, and God, and Sacrifice;
Heav’n sings Hallelujah:
Hallelujah the earth replies.

Chorus

Lyrics and Tune: John Henry Hopkins Jr. (1820-1891)

August 2, 2020July 21, 2026

It Came Upon The Midnight Clear

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It Came Upon The Midnight Clear

It C came up F on the C midnight clear,
That F glorious D7 song of G7 old,
From C angels F bending C near the earth,
To F touch their G7 harps of C gold:
E7 ”Peace on the earth, good Am will to men,
From G heaven’s D7 all-gracious G King.”
The C world in F solemn C stillness lay,
To F hear the G7 angels C sing.

Still through the cloven skies they come,
With peaceful wings unfurled,
And still their heavenly music floats
O’er all the weary world;
Above its sad and lowly plains,
They bend on hovering wing,
And ever o’er its babel sounds
The blessed angels sing.

Yet with the woes of sin and strife
The world has suffered long;
Beneath the angel-strain have rolled
Two thousand years of wrong;
And man, at war with man, hears not
The love-song which they bring;
O hush the noise, ye men of strife,
And hear the angels sing.

And ye, beneath life’s crushing load,
Whose forms are bending low,
Who toil along the climbing way
With painful steps and slow,
Look now! for glad and golden hours
come swiftly on the wing.
O rest beside the weary road,
And hear the angels sing!

For lo!, the days are hastening on,
By prophet bards foretold,
When with the ever-circling years
Comes round the age of gold
When peace shall over all the earth
Its ancient splendors fling,
And the whole world give back the song
Which now the angels sing.

Lyrics: Edmund Sears (1810-1876)
Tune: “Carol”, Richard Storrs Willis (1819-1900)

August 2, 2020July 18, 2026

I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day

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I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day

C I heard the bells on G7 Christmas Day
D7 Their C old, fam G7 iliar F carols G play,
and C wild and Am sweet
F The Am words rep C eat
G Of C peace F on G earth,
Am good- G will to C men!

And thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

Till ringing, singing on its way,
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime,
A chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

It was as if an earthquake rent
The hearth-stones of a continent,
And made forlorn
The households born
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

And in despair I bowed my head;
“There is no peace on earth,” I said;
“For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!”

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
“God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men.”

Lyrics: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
Tune: “Waltham”, John Baptiste Calkin (1827-1905)

August 2, 2020July 21, 2026

Go Tell It On The Mountain

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Go Tell It On The Mountain

While F shepherds kept their watching
O’er C silent flocks by F night,
Behold throughout the heavens
There C shone a holy C7 light

Chorus
F Go, tell it on the mountain
C Over the hills and F everywhere
F Go, tell it on the mountain
That C7 Jesus Christ is F born.

The shepherds feared and trembled
When lo! above the earth
Rang out the angel chorus
That hailed our Saviour’s birth;

Chorus

Down in a lowly manger
The humble Christ was born;
And God sent out salvation
That blessed Christmas morn.

Chorus

When I was a seeker
I sought both night and day
I sought the Lord to help me
And He showed me the way.

Chorus

He made me a watchman
Upon the city wall
And If I am a Christian
I am the least of all.

Chorus

Lyrics: John Wesley Work, Jr. (1871-1925)
Tune: African-American Spiritual

July 25, 2020July 21, 2026

Away In A Manger

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Away In A Manger

A F way in a manger, no crib for a Gm bed,
The C7 little Lord F Jesus laid Bb down his sweet C head.
F The stars in the bright sky looked down where he Gm lay,
The C7 little Lord F Jesus a Gm sleep on C7 the F hay.

The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes,
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.

Music: William Kirkpatrick (1838-1921)
Lyrics: Attr. Martin Luther (1483-1546)

July 25, 2020July 21, 2026

Silent Night

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Silent Night

Bb Silent night! Holy night!
F7 All is calm, Bb all is bright
Eb Round yon virgin Bb mother and child!
Eb Holy infant, so Bb tender and mild,
F7 Sleep in heavenly Bb peace!
Sleep in F7 heavenly Bb peace!

Silent night! Holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight!
Glories stream from heaven afar,
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ the Saviour is born!
Christ the Saviour is born!

Silent night! Holy night!
Son of God, love’s pure light
Radiant beams from thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth!
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth!

Music: Franz Gruber (1787-1863)
Lyrics: Joseph Mohr (1792-1848); Trans. John F. Young (1820-1885)

July 25, 2020July 21, 2026

Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful

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Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful

O G come, all ye D7 faithful, G joyful and C tri G umph D7 ant!
O Em come A7 ye, O D come ye G to D Be A7 thle D hem;
G Come and be D hold G him
D Born the A King of D Angels:
O G come, let us adore Him,
G O come, let us adore Him,
O C come, let Am us a D dore G Hi Am m,
G Chri D7 st the G Lord.

God of God, light of light,
Lo, he abhors not the Virgin’s womb;
Very God, begotten, not created:
O come, let us adore Him, (3×)
Christ the Lord.

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation,
Sing, all ye citizens of Heaven above!
Glory to God, glory in the highest:
O come, let us adore Him, (3×)
Christ the Lord.

Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning;
Jesus, to thee be glory given!
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing!
O come, let us adore Him, (3×)
Christ the Lord.

Music: Attr. John F. Wade (1711-1786)
Lyrics: Attr. John F. Wade (1711-1786); Trans. Frederick Oakley (1802-1880)

July 23, 2020July 21, 2026

Joy to the World

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Joy to the World

C Joy to the World; the Lord G is C come!
Let F earth re G7 ceive her C King!
C Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room,
C And Heaven and nature sing,
And G Heaven and nature sing,
And C Heaven F and C Heaven F and C na G7 ture C sing.

Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields & floods, rocks, hills & plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy, the sounding joy.

No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make his blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as the curse is found.

He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, and wonders of His love.

Music: “Antioch” by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759),
arranged by Lowell Mason (1792-1872)
Lyrics: Isaac Watts (1674-1748)

June 27, 2020July 21, 2026

Dives and Lazarus

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Dives and Lazarus

Am As it fell out G up C on one G day,
Rich Am Divers he Dm gave a G feast;
And Am invited all G his C neighbours G in,
And Am gentry Dm of the Am best.

And C it fell out up G on that C day,
Poor Am Lazarus he Dm was so G poor,
He Am came and laid G him C down and G down,
Even Am down by Dm Diverus’ Am door.

Then Lazarus laid him down and down,
Even down by Diverus’ door,
“Some meat, some drink, brother Diverus,
Do bestow upon the poor.”

“Thou are none of mine, brother Lazarus,
Lying begging at my door,
No meat, no drink, will I give thee,
Nor bestow upon the poor.”

Then Lazarus he laid him down and down,
Even down by Diverus’ wall,
“Some meat, some drink, brother Diverus,
Or surely starve I shall.”

“Thou are none of mine, brother Lazarus,
Lying begging at my wall,
No meat, no drink, will I give thee,
And surely starve you shall.”

Then Lazarus he laid him down and down,
Even down by Diverus’ gate,
“Some meat, some drink, brother Diverus,
For Jesus Christ His sake.”

“Thou are none of mine, brother Lazarus,
Lying begging at my gate,
No meat, no drink, will I give thee,
For Jesus Christ His sake.”

Then Diverus sent his merry men all
For to whip poor Lazarus away.
They had no will to whip one whip
But threw their whips away.

Then Diverus sent his hungry dogs
For to bite poor Lazarus away;
They had not will to bite one bite
But licked his wounds away.

Then it fell out upon one day,
Poor Lazarus he sickened and died.
There came two angels out of Heaven,
His soul thereto to guide.

“Rise up, rise up, brother Lazarus
And come you along with me.
There is a place prepared in Heaven,
For to sit upon an angel’s knee.”

Then it fell out upon one day,
Rich Diverus he sickened and died.
There came two serpents out of hell,
His soul thereto to guide.

“Rise up, rise up, brother Diverus
And come you along with me.
There is a place prepared in hell
For to sit upon a serpent’s knee.”

Author: Dan