WaterFire
Providence
A Christmas
Waterfire
Music Program
December 14th, 2012
Please join
us in singing songs of the season:
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6:30 Waterplace Stage
7:30 GTECH Bridge Overlook
8:30 JackieÕs Bridge Overlook
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Away in A
Manger
Away in a manger,
No crib for His bed,
The little Lord Jesus
Laid down His sweet head.
The stars in the heavens
Looked down where He lay,
The little Lord Jesus
Asleep on the hay.
The cattle are lowing,
The poor Baby wakes,
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 fit us for Heaven
To live with Thee there.
Away in a manger,
No crib for His bed,
The little Lord Jesus
Laid down His sweet head;
The stars in the heavens
Looked down where He lay,
The little Lord Jesus
Asleep on the hay
God Rest Ye
Merry Gentlemen
God rest ye merry gentlemen.
Let nothing you dismay.
Remember Christ our savior,
Was born on Christmas day.
To save us all from Satan's power
When we were gone astray.
Oh,
tidings of comfort and joy,
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy!
From God our heavenly father
The blessed angel came.
And unto certain shepherds
Brought tidings of the same.
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by name.
Oh,
tidings of comfort and joy,
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy!
Fear not said the angel
Let nothing you affright.
This day is born a savior
Of the pure virgin bright.
To free all those who trust in him
From Satan's power and might.
Oh,
tidings of comfort and joy,
Oh, tidings of comfort and joy!
Good King
Wencelas
Good King Wenceslas
looked out,
On the feast of
Stephen.
When the snow lay round
about,
Deep and crisp and
even.
Rightly shown the moon
that night,
Though the frost was
cruel.
When a poor man came in
sight,
Gathering winter fuel.
Hither, page, and stand
by me.
If thou know it,
telling,
Yonder peasant, who is
he?
Where and what his
dwelling?
Sire, he lives a good
league hence,
Underneath the
mountain.
Right against the
forest fence
By Saint Agnes Fountain.
Bring me flesh, and
bring me wine.
Bring me pine logs
hither.
Thou and I will see him
dine
When we bear them
thither.
Page and monarch, forth
they went,
Forth they went
together.
Through the rude wind's
wild lament
And the bitter weather.
Sire, the night is
darker now,
And the wind blows
stronger.
Fails my heart, I know
not how,
I can go no longer.
Mark my footsteps, my
good page,
Tread thou in them
boldly.
Thou shalt find the
winter's rage
Will freeze thy blood
less coldly.
Deck the Halls
Deck the halls with
boughs of holly.
Fa la la la la; la la; la
la!
Tis the season to be
jolly.
Fa la la la la; la la; la
la!
Don we now our gay
apparel.
Fa la la la la; la la; la
la!
Troll the ancient
Yuletide carol.
Fa la la la la; la la; la
la!
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!
Follow me in merry
measure
Fa la la la la; la la; la
la!
While I tell of
Yuletide treasure
Fa la la la la; la la; la
la!
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
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 heaven adored,
Christ the everlasting Lord.
Late in time behold Him come,
Offspring of the favored one.
Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see;
Hail the incarnate Deity!
Pleased as man with men to dwell,
Jesus, our Emmanuel
Hark!
the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King"
Hail! the heaven-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"
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King"
Joy to the World
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!
Jingle Bells
Dashing thro' the snow,
In a one horse open
sleigh,
O'er the hills we go,
Laughing all the way.
Bells on bob tail ring,
Making spirits bright.
Oh, what sport to ride
and sing
A sleighing song to
night.
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way;
Oh! what joy it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way;
Oh! what joy it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh.
A day or two ago
I tho't I'd take a
ride.
And soon Miss Fannie
Bright
Was seated by my side.
The horse was lean and
lank
Misfortune seem'd his
lot
He got into a drifted
bank
And we - we got upsot.
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way;
Oh! what joy it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
Jingle all the way;
Oh! what joy it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh.
Come all Ye Faithful
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!
Sing, choirs of angels,
Sing in exultations,
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above;
Glory to God
Glory in the highest.
Oh
come let us adore Him,
Oh
come let us adore Him,
Oh
come let us adore Him,
Christ
the Lord!
See how the shepherds,
Summoned to His cradle,
Leaving their flocks, draw nigh to gaze.
We too will thither
Bend our joyful footsteps.
Oh
come let us adore Him,
Oh
come let us adore Him,
Oh
come let us adore Him,
Christ
the Lord!
Oh, Holy Night
O holy
night, the stars are brightly shining;
It is the night of the
dear SaviorÕs birth!
Long lay the world in
sin and error pining,
Till He appeared and
the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope, the
weary soul rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new
and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born!
O night, O holy night, O night divine!
Truly He
taught us to love one another,
His law is
love and His gospel is peace.
Chains
shall He break for the slave is our brother
And in His Name all
oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in
grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us
praise His holy Name!
Silver Bells
City sidewalks, busy
sidewalks
Dressed in holiday
style
In the air there's a
feeling of Christmas
Children laughing, people
passing
Meeting smile after
smile
And on every street
corner you'll hear,
Silver bells, silver bells
It's Christmas time in the city
Ring a ling, hear them sing
Soon it will be Christmas day
Strings of street lights,
even stop lights
Blink a bright red and
green
As the shoppers rush home
with their treasures
Hear the snow crunch, see
the kids bunch
This is Santa's big
scene
And above all this
bustle you'll hear,
Silver bells, silver bells
It's Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them sing
Soon it will be Christmas day
The First Noel
The first Noel the angel did
say.
Was to certain poor shepards in fields as
they lay.
In fields where they lay aÕkeeping their
sheep
On a cold winterÕs night that was so deep.
Noel,
Noel, Noel, Noel.
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.
Noel,
Noel, Noel, Noel.
Born
is the King of Israel.
And by the light of that same
star
Three wise men came from the country far.
To seek for a King was their intent,
And to follow the star wherever it went.
Noel,
Noel, Noel, Noel.
Born
is the King of Israel.
White
Christmas
I'm
dreaming of a white Christmas,
Just like the ones I
used to know.
Where the tree-tops
glisten,
And children listen
To hear sleighbells in
the snow.
I'm dreaming of a white
Christmas,
With every Christmas
card I write.
May your days be merry
and bright,
And may all your
Christmases be white.
I'm dreaming of a white
Christmas,
Just like the ones I
used to know.
Where the tree-tops
glisten,
And children listen
To hear sleighbells in
the snow.
I'm dreaming of a white
Christmas,
With every Christmas
card I write.
May your days be merry
and bright,
And may all your
Christmases be white.
Walking in a Winter Wonderland
Sleigh
bells ring, are you listening,
In the
lane, snow is glistening,
a beautiful
sight,
We're happy
tonight.
Walking in
a winter wonderland.
Gone away
is the blue bird,
Here to
stay is a new bird
He sings a
love song,
As we go
along,
Walking in
a winter wonderland.
In the
meadow we can build a snowman,
And pretend
that he is Parson Brown
He'll say,
ÒAre you married ?Ó
We'll say,
ÒNo, man!Ó
But you can
do the job when youÕre in town.
Later on,
we'll conspire,
As we dream
by the fire.
To face
unafraid,
The plans
that weÕve made
Walking in
a winter wonderland.