1.God rest you merry gentlemen
God rest you merry, gentlemen,
Let nothing you dismay,
Remember Christ our Saviour
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.
In Bethlehem, in Jewry,
This blessed Babe was born,
And laid within a manger,
Upon this blessed morn;
To which His mother Mary
Did nothing take in scorn.
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.
'Fear not,' then said the angel,
'Let nothing you afright,
This day is born a Saviour
Of a pure Virgin bright,
To free all those who trust in him
From Satan's power and might.'
O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.
The shepherds at those tidings
Rejoiced much in mind,
And left their flocks a-feeding,
In tempest, storm and wind:
And went to Bethlehem straightway
The Son of God to find. ,
O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.
And when they came to Bethlehem
Where our dear Saviour 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.
Now to the Lord sing praises,
All you within this place,
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embrace;
This holy tide of Christmas
All other doth deface:
O tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy,
O tidings of comfort and joy.
2.Gaudete
Gaudete
Gaudete Christus est natus
Ex Maria virgine
Gaudete
Tempus adest gratiae, Hoc quod optabamus;
Carmina laetitiae Devote reddamus.
Ergo nostra contio, Psallat iam in lustro;
Benedicat Domino: Salus Regi nostro.
3.When a child is born
A ray of hope, flickers in the sky
A tiny star lights up way up high
All across the land dawns a brand new morn
This comes to pass when a child is born
The silent wish sails the seven seas
The winds of change whisper in the trees
And the walls of doubt crumble toss and torn
This comes to pass when a child is born
A rosy hue settles all around
You get the feel, you're on solid ground
For a spell or two no one seems for lorn
This comes to pass when a child is born
And all of this happens because the world is waiting
Waiting for one child, black, white, yellow, no one knows
But the child that will grow up and turn tears to laughter
Hate to love, war to peace
And everyone to everyone's neighbour
And misery and suffering will be worth to be forgotten - forever
It's all a dream, an illusion now
It must come true sometime soon, some how
All across the land dawns a brand new morn
This comes to pass when a child is born
當孩子誕生時
一道希望之光,在空中閃耀
一顆微星照亮了天上的路
橫跨整個大地,開展了一個嶄新的黎明
這都是因為一個小孩的誕生
無聲的願望航過七海
轉向的風在樹梢呢喃
猜忌之牆崩塌傾圮
這全是因為一個小孩的誕生
到處都充滿了紅光
你感覺到了,你站在堅硬的土地上
在這段期間,似乎沒有人孤單
這全是因為一個小孩的誕生
這些事情所以發生,是因為全世界都在等待
等待一個孩子,是黑是白還是黃?沒有人知道
但小孩會長大,將淚水化為歡笑
將仇恨化成愛,戰爭化為和平
使四海成一家
悲痛與苦難將被遺忘,永遠被遺忘
那是一個夢想,一個幻象
但未來很快就會實現
橫跨整個大地,開展了一個嶄新的黎明
這全是因為一個小孩的誕生
4.I am the day
I am the day, soon to be born
I am the light before the morning
I am the night, that will be dawn
I am the end and the beginning
I am the alpha and omega
The night and day, the first and last
Illuminosa, immortalis
Sancta gloriosa
Illuminosa, immortalis
Sancta gloriosa
In aeterna
I am the life, soon to begin
I am the new hope in the morning
I am the darkness, soon to be light
I am the rising and the falling
5.Stay with me
You are everything I know
Which ever way I go
Forever stay with me
Venite angeli
Cantate domino
Laudate
You see me through when ever I'm afraid
However far away
Forever comfort me
You're on my side whichever way I choose
In everything I do
Forever stay with me
6.Voca me
As secret as a dream you call
As silent as the night for all you cry
Lacrymosa
Lacrymosa dies illa
Dolorosa Domine
Voca
Voca Me
You whisper in my silent sleep
You answer to my call when lost I cry
Lacrymosa
7.A song of enchantment
A song of enchantment I sang me there
In a green green wood by waters fair
Just as the words came up to me
I sang it under a wild wood tree
Widdershins turned I singing it low
Watching the wild birds come and go
No cloud in the deep dark to be seen
Under the thick thatch branches green
Twilight came, silence came
The planet of evening's silver flame
By darkning paths I wandered through
Thickets trembling with drops of dew
But the music is lost and the words are gone
Of the song I sang as I sat along
Ages and ages have fallen on me
On the wood and the pool and the elder tree
8.Ave verum
Ave verum corpus natum
De maria virgine
Attende Domini et Miserere
Quia peccavimus tibi
A silent mystery
The break of day
A moment shines across eternity
A silent harmony
The sounds of hope
A moment echoes through eternity
9.Do not stand at my grave and weep
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints in snow,
I am the sunlight and ripened grain.
I am the gentle Autumn rain.
When you awake in the morning hush,
I am the swift upflinging rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there, I do not sleep.
10.When a knight
When a knight won his spurs in the stories of old
he was gentle and brave he was gallant and bold
with a shield on his arm and a lance in his hand
for God and for valour he rode through the land
No charger have I, and no sword by my side
yet still to adventure and battle I ride
though back into storyland giants have fled
and the knights are no more and the dragons are dead
Let faith be my shield and let joy be my steed
gainst the dragons of anger the ogres of greed
and let me set free with the sword of my youth
from the castle of darkness the power of the truth
11.A new heaven
And I saw a new heaven
For the first earth, and the first earth
Are passed away
Illumina, perpetua
And there shall be no more death
No crying
For these are passed away
12.I vow to thee my country
I vow to thee my country, all earthly things above,
entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love:
the love that asks no question, the love that stands the test,
that lays upon the altar the dearest and the best;
the love that never falters, the love that pays the price,
the love that makes undaunted the final sacrifice.
And there's another country, I've heard of long ago,
most dear to them that love her, most great to them that know;
we may not count her armies, we may not see her King;
her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is suffering;
and soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase,
and her ways are ways of gentleness and all her paths are peace.
13.Lament
Jerusalem convertere ad Dominum Deum tuum
Defecerunt prae lacrimis oculi mei
conturbata sunt visera mea
Lamentione
Magna est enim velut mars contritio tua
quiis mendebitur tui
Effesum est in terra ie cur meum
super contritione filiae populi mei
cum deficeret parvulus et lactens in plateis oppidi
14.Twilight
Twilight is stealing over hill and sea
Vesper bells pealing call us to thee
Lowly confessing trespass and shame
Bravely expressing faith in thy name
Low at thy mercy seat
Father thy children meet
Craving thy guidance sweet
Call to thee
Call us to thee o'er hill and sea
Call us to thee
Praising with one accord
Hearing thy holy word
Here let our service Lord
Call to thee
15.Be still my soul
Be still my soul - the Lord is on thy side;
bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
leave to thy God to order and provide;
in every change - he faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul - thy best thy heavenly Friend
through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.
Be still my soul - when dearest friends depart,
and all is darkened in the vale of tears,
then shalt thou better know his love - his heart,
who comes to soothe thy sorrow and thy fears.
Be still, my soul - the waves and winds still know
his voice who ruled them - while he dwelt below.
Be still my soul the hour is hastening on
when we shall be forever with the Lord,
when disappointment - grief and fear are gone,
sorrow forgot - love's purest joys restored,.
Be still my soul - when change and tears are past,
all safe and blessed - we shall meet at last.
16.Adoramus
Adoramus te Rex Gloria
Cum gaudia infinita
Adoramus te infinita
Rex Gloria
Jubilate Deo omina
In saecula infinita
Jubilate Deo omina
Rex Gloria
Can you lift me away
From the dark of this day
Give me courage
And help me be free evermore
Adoramus te Rex Gloria
Cum gaudia infinita
Adoramus te infinita
Rex Gloria
Jubilate Deo omina
In saecula infinita
Jubilate Deo omina
Rex Gloria
Sancto Spiritu Gloria
Jubilate omnia
Sancto adoramus
Rex Gloria
Can you guide me once more
Give me strength to be sure
Send me wisdom
And help me be free evermore
Adoramus te Rex Gloria
Cum gaudia infinita
Adoramus te infinita
Rex Gloria
Jubilate Deo omina
In saecula infinita
Jubilate Deo omina
Rex Gloria
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