美哉聖誕(Noel)

The Priests( 神父合唱團 ) 美哉聖誕(Noel)歌詞
1.Ding Dong Merrily On High

作詞:George Ratcliffe Woodward(1848 - 1934)、Thoinot Arbeau
作曲:Thoinot Arbeau

Ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding
Ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding

Ding dong merrily on high
In heav'n, the bells are ringing
Ding dong, verily the sky
Is riv'n with angel singing

Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis
Ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding
Ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding

E'en so here below, below
Let steeple bells be swungen
And io, io, io
By priest and people sungen

Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis
Ding dong, ding dong, ding, ding dong

Pray you, dutifully prime
Your matching chime, ye ringers
May you beautifully rime
Your eve-time song, ye singers

Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis
Ding dong, ding dong, ding dong, ding

Ding dong


2.The First Nowell

作詞:Father David Delargy, Michael Hedges, Sally Herbert, Salli
Isaak, Father Eugene O'hagan, Father Martin O'hagan

The First Nowell, the Angels did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep
On a cold winter's night that was so deep

Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell
Born is the King of Israel

They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the East beyond them far
And to the earth it gave great light
And so it continued both day and night

Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell
Born is the King of Israel

And by the light of that same star
Three wise men came from country far
To seek for a King was their intent
And to follow the star wherever it went

Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell
Born is the King of Israel

Then entered in those wise men three
Full reverently upon their knee
And offered there in His presence
Their gold and myrrh, and frankincense

Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell
Born is the King of Israel


3.Sussex Carol

作詞:Traditional
作曲:Traditional

On Christmas night all Christians sing
To hear the news the angels bring
On Christmas night all Christians sing
To hear the news the angels bring

News of great joy, news of great mirth
News of our merciful King's birth
Then why should men on earth be so sad
Since our Redeemer made us glad
Then why should men on earth be so sad
Since our Redeemer made us glad

When from our sin He set us free
All for to gain our liberty
When sin departs before His grace
Then life and health come in its place
When sin departs before His grace
Then life and health come in its place

Angels and men with joy may sing
All for to see the newborn King
All out of darkness we have light
Which made the angels sing this night
All out of darkness we have light
Which made the angels sing this night

Glory to God and peace to men
Now and forever more, amen


4.Little Drummer Boy / Peace On Earth


5.The Holly And The Ivy


6.Away In A Manger

作詞:Traditional
作曲:Traditional

Away in a manger, no crib for a bed
The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head
The stars in the bright sky looked down where He lay
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the 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 bedside 'til 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 fit us to heaven to live with Thee there


7.God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

作詞:Traditional
作曲:Traditional

God rest ye merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay
For Jesus Christ, our Savior was born on Christmas day
To save us all from Satan's power when we were gone astray

O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

From God our Heavenly Father, a blessed angel came
And unto certain shepherds brought tidings of the same
How that in Bethlehem was born the Son of God by name

O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

And when they came to Bethlehem where our dear Savior lay
They found Him in a manger where oxen feed on hay
His Mother Mary kneeling down, unto the Lord did pray

O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

God rest ye merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay
For Jesus Christ, our Savior was born on Christmas day
To save us all from Satan's power when we were gone astray

O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy


8.In The Bleak Midwinter

作詞:Father David Delargy, Michael Hedges, Sally Herbert, Salli
Isaak, Father Eugene O'hagan, Father Martin O'hagan

In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow
In the bleak midwinter, long, long ago

God, heaven cannot hold Him nor the earth sustain
Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign
In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ

Angels and archangels may have gathered there
Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air
But His mother only in her maiden bliss
Worshiped the beloved with a kiss

What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd I would bring a lamb
If I were a wise man I would do my part
Yet what I can, I give Him, give my heart


9.In Dulci Jubilo

作詞:Traditional
作曲:Traditional

In dulci jubilo, now sing with hearts aglow
Our delight and pleasure lies in praesepio
Like sunshine is our treasure, Matris in gremio
Alpha es et O, alpha es et O

O Jesu parvule, for Thee I sing alway
Comfort my hearts blindness, O puer optime
With all thy loving kindness, O Princeps gloriae
Trahe me post te, trahe me post te

Ubi sunt gaudia, in any place but there
There are angels singing, 'Nova Cantica'
And there the bells are ringing, in regis curia
O that we were there, O that we were there


10.Joy To The World

作詞:Isaac Watts、G. F. Handel、Lowell Mason
作曲:G. F. Handel

Joy to the world , the Lord is come
Let earth receive her King
Let every heart prepare Him room
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing

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

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, wonders of His love

Joy to the world, the Lord is come
Let earth receive her King
Let every heart prepare Him room
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing

Joy to the world, the Lord is come
Let earth receive her King


11.Silent Night

作詞:Franz Gruber, Joseph Mohr

Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

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


12.Come All Ye Faithful

作詞:John F. Wade
作曲:John F. Wade

Oh come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant
Oh come ye, oh come ye to Bethlehem
Come and behold Him, born the King of angels
Oh come, let us adore Him, oh come, let us adore Him
Oh come, let us adore Him, Christ, the Lord

God of gods, light of lights
virgins womb
Mary, begotten not created
Oh come, let us adore Him, oh come, let us adore Him
Oh come, let us adore Him, Christ, the Lord

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation
Sing glory for heaven above
Glory to God in the highest
Oh come, let us adore Him, oh come, let us adore Him
Oh come, let us adore Him, Christ, the Lord

Come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant


13.What Child Is This

作詞:William Chatterton Dix、Traditional
作曲:Traditional

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?

This, this is Christ the King
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste, haste to bring Him laud
The Babe, the Son of Mary

Why lies He in such mean estate
Where ox and ass are feeding?
Good Christians, fear, for sinners here
The silent Word is pleading

This, this is Christ the King
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste, haste to bring Him laud
The Babe, the Son of Mary

So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh
Come peasant, king to own Him
The King of kings salvation brings
Let loving hearts enthrone Him

This, this is Christ the King
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste, haste to bring Him laud
The Babe, the Son of Mary


14.Hark The Herald Angels Sing

作詞:Charles Wesley、Felix Mendelssohn、William H. Cummings
作曲:Felix Mendelssohn

Hark the herald angels sing
'Glory to the newborn King'
Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled

Joyful, all ye nations rise
Join the triumph of the skies
With angelic host proclaim
'Christ is born in Bethlehem'

Hark, the herald angels sing
'Glory to the newborn King'

Christ by highest heav'n adored
Christ the everlasting Lord
Late in time behold Him come
Offspring of a virgin's womb

Veiled in flesh the Godhead see
Hail the incarnate deity
Pleased as man with man to dwell
Jesus, our Emmanuel

Hark, the herald angels sing
'Glory to the newborn King'
Hark, the herald angels sing
'Glory to the newborn King'

Hail the heav'n born Prince of Peace
Hail the Son of Righteousness
Light and life to all He brings
Risen with healing in His wings

Mild He lays His glory by
Born that man no more may die
Born to raise the sons of earth
Born to give them second birth

Hark, the herald angels sing
'Glory to the newborn King'


15.Little Drummer Boy / Peace On Earth