Christmas Carol Vocab: A Lyrical Lexicon

God of God, Light of Light,
Lo! he abhors not the Virgin’s womb;
Very God, Begotten not created.
– O Come All Ye Faithful

Christ, by highest heaven adored,
Christ, the everlasting Lord,
Late in time behold him come,
Offspring of a virgin’s womb.
– Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

With angelic host proclaim "Christ is born in Bethlehem"
– Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

What Child is this
Who laid to rest
On Mary's lap is sleeping?
Whom Angels greet with anthems sweet,
While shepherds watch are keeping?
– What Child Is This

Don we now our gay apparel
Fa la la la la, la la la la
Troll the ancient Yule tide carol,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
– Deck The Halls

Remember Christ our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from Satan's pow'r
When we were gone astray
– God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

God of God, Light of Light,
Lo! he abhors not the Virgin’s womb;
Very God, Begotten not created.
– O Come, All Ye Faithful

See the blazing Yule before us,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Strike the harp and join the chorus.
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
– Deck The Halls

Deck the halls with boughs of holly,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
– Deck The Halls

Born a babe on Bethlehem's plain
Gold we bring to crown him again
King forever, ceasing never
Over us all to reign
– We Three Kings

No more let sin and sorrow grow
Nor thorns infest the ground:
He comes to make his blessings flow
Far as the curse is found
– Joy To The World

Frankincense to offer have I.
Incense owns a Deity nigh.
Prayer and praising all men raising,
Worship Him, God on high.
– We Three Kings

God rest ye merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay,
Remember Christ our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day
– God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

The angel of the Lord came down,
And glory shone around.
“Fear not,” said he, for mighty dread
Had seized their troubled mind;
“Glad tidings of great joy I bring
To you and all mankind.”
– While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks

Hither, page, and stand by me,
If thou knowst it, telling
Yonder peasant, who is he?
Where and what his dwelling?
– Good King Wenceslas

Joy to the world, now we sing
Let men their songs employ
Joy to the world, now we sing
Repeat the sounding joy
– Joy To The World

Oh, sing, choirs of angels
Sing in exultation
– O Come All Ye Faithful

See how the shepherds summoned to his cradle,
Leaving their flocks, draw nigh with lowly fear
– O Come All Ye Faithful

Take a look at the five and ten, it's glistening once again
With candy canes and silver lanes that glow
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This holy tide of Christmas
Doth bring redeeming grace
– God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Hail the new, ye lads and lasses,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
– Deck The Halls

“Mark my footsteps, good my page.
Tread thou in them boldly
Thou shalt find the winter’s rage
freeze thy blood less coldly.”
– Good King Wenceslas

For lo! the days are hastening on,
By prophets seen of old,
When with the ever-circling years
Shall come the time foretold
– It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

Sing we joyous, all together.
Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la.
Heedless of the wind and weather.
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
– Deck The Halls

With angelic host proclaim
"Christ is born in Bethlehem"
– Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Hail, the incarnate Deity:
Pleased, as man, with men to dwell,
Jesus, our Emmanuel!
– Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Frankincense to offer have I
Incense owns a Deity nigh
– We Three Kings

No more let sin and sorrow grow
Nor thorns infest the ground
– Joy To The World

Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heavenly song?
– Angels We Have Heard on High

Good tidings we bring
To you and your kin;
Good tidings for Christmas
And a happy New Year!
– We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Page and monarch, forth they went
Forth they went together
Through the rude winds wild lament
And the bitter weather
– Good King Wenceslas

This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
The Babe,
The Son,
Of Mary
– What Child Is This

Sire, he lives a good league hence,
Underneath the mountain
Right against the forest fence
By Saint Agnes fountain.
– Good King Wenceslas

Page and monarch, forth they went
Forth they went together
Through the rude winds wild lament
And the bitter weather
– Good King Wenceslas

We three kings of Orient are
Bearing gifts, we traverse far
Field and fountain
Moor and mountain
Following yonder star
– We Three Kings

Offspring of a Virgin's womb
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
Hail the incarnate Deity
– Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

"Hither, page, and stand by me
If thou know'st it, telling
Yonder peasant, who is he?
Where and what his dwelling?"
– Good King Wenceslas

Therefore, Christian men, be sure
Wealth or rank possessing
Ye, who now will bless the poor
Shall yourselves find blessing.
– Good King Wenceslas

With angelic host proclaim
"Christ is born in Bethlehem"
– Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heavenly song?
– Angels We Have Heard On High

Its a silent night, its a holy night
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
– Silent Night

“Mark my footsteps, good my page.
Tread thou in them boldly
Thou shalt find the winter’s rage
freeze thy blood less coldly.”
– Good King Wenceslas

Hark! the herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King
Peace on earth, and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled
– Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

King forever, ceasing never
Over us all to reign
– We Three Kings

Hail the heaven born Prince of Peace!
Hail the sun of righteousness!
– Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Page and monarch, forth they went
Forth they went together
Through the rude winds wild lament
And the bitter weather
– Good King Wenceslas

Glorious now behold Him arise
King and God and Sacrifice!
– We Three Kings

Remember Christ our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day
– God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

Thus spake the seraph,
And forthwith
Appeared a shining throng
Of angels praising God, who thus
Addressed their joyful song
– While The Shepherds Watched

The world in solemn stillness lay
To hear the Angels sing
– It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

When peace shall over all the earth
Its ancient splendors fling
And the whole world send back the song
Which now the angels sing
– It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o'er the plains
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains
– Angels We Have Heard On High

Silent night, holy night, shepherds quake at the sight
Glory stream from heaven afar
– Silent Night

Yet with the woes of sin and strife,
The world hath suffered long;
Beneath the angel-strain have rolled,
Two thousand years of wrong
– It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

"Bring me flesh and bring me wine
Bring me pine logs hither
Thou and I will see him dine
When we bear him thither."
– Good King Wenceslas

Thus spake the seraph,
And forthwith
Appeared a shining throng
Of angels praising God, who thus
Addressed their joyful song
– While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks

Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heavenly song?
–Angels We Have Heard on High

O ye beneath life's crushing load,
Whose forms are bending low,
Who toil along the climbing way
With painful steps and slow
– It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

Mark my footsteps, good my page
Tread thou in them boldly
Thou shall find the winters rage
Freeze thy blood less coldly.
– Good King Wenceslas

Joyful, all ye nations, rise
Join the triumph of the skies
–Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

O come all ye faithful
joyful and triumphant
– O Come All Ye Faithful

Troll the ancient Yuletide carol
Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la
– Deck The Halls

Still through the cloven skies they come,
With peaceful wings unfurled;
And still their heavenly music floats
O'er all the weary world
– It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

Yet with the woes of sin and strife,
The world hath suffered long;
Beneath the angel-strain have rolled,
Two thousand years of wrong
– – It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

We three kings of orient are,
Bearing gifts we traverse afar
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star
– We Three Kings