237 Sing We Now of Christmas

Sing We Now of Christmas
Capo 1

Em      A      Em         D     Em            
Sing we now of Christmas, Noel, sing we here!
Em       A        Em      D      Em            
Hear our grateful praises to the babe so dear.
Em   F#m  B7      Em      F#m     B7  
Sing we Noel, the King is born, Noel!
Em      A      Em         D       Em        
Sing we now of Christmas, sing we now Noel!

Note: You can leave out the F#m if it is too difficult to get to.
Words: Trad. French carol (Lk. 2:8-20; Mt. 2:1-12)
Music: Trad. French carol; harm. by Martin Shaw, 1928
Tune: FRENCH CAROL

254 We Three Kings

We Three Kings

Em                Bm     Em   
We three kings of Orient are;
                 Bm        Em   
bearing gifts we traverse afar,
          D         Em       G         
field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Am        Em           
following yonder star.
D G              C       G      
O star of wonder star of light,
                C      G       
star with royal beauty bright,
Em                Am                
westward leading, still proceeding,
G               C       G      
guide us to thy perfect light.

Words: John H. Hopkins, Jr., 1857 (Mt. 2:1-12)
Music: John H. Hopkins, Jr., 1857
Tune: KINGS OF ORIENT

214 Savior of the Nations, Come

Savior of the Nations Come
Capo 3

Em            D        Em7   
Savior of the nations, come;
         D              G         
Virgin's son, here make thy home!
              A                 
Marvel now, O heaven and earth,
              Em    F#m7   Em     
that the Lord chose such a birth.

Words: Sts. 1, 2 Martin Luther, 1523, trans. by William Reynolds, 1851;
st. 3-5 Martin L. Seltz, 1969
Music: Enchiridion Oder Handbüchlein, 1524; harm. by J. S. Bach; alt.
© Sts. 3-5 © 1969 Concordia Publishing House

211 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Em                Am7 Em   
O come, O come, Emmanuel, 
                   D   Em  
and ransom captive Israel,
Am                    Em    D    
that mourns in lonely exile here
Em               Am7   Em    
until the Son of God appear.
D        G          Am7 Em  
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel 
Am                    D   Em  
shall come to thee, O Israel.

Words: 9th cent. Latin; trans. st. 1, 3, 5ab, 6cd, 7ab The Hymnal,
1940; st. 2, Henry Sloane Coffin, 1916;
st. 4, 5cd, 6ab, 7cd, Laurence Hull Stookey, 1986
Music: 15th cent. French; arr. and harm. by Thomas Helmore, 1854
Sts. 1, 3, 5cd, 6cd, 7ab, © 1940, 1943, renewed 1981 The Church Pension
Fund; trans. sts. 4, 5cd, 6ab, 7cd, © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing
House; antiphons © 1962 Sisters of St. Benedict

198 My Soul Gives Glory to My God

My Soul Gives Glory to My God
Capo 1

Em                  D     Em   
My soul gives glory to my God.
                       G       
My heart pours out its praise.
           D7    D    Em                F#m7 Em    
God lifted up my lowliness in many marvelous ways.

Words: Miriam Therese Winter, 1987
Music: Wyeth’s Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second 1813;
harm. by Charles H. Webb, 1988
Words © 1978, 1987, Medical Mission Sisters; harm. © 1989
The United Methodist Publishing House