{"id":7209,"date":"2020-12-16T22:01:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T22:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/?page_id=7209"},"modified":"2020-12-18T21:29:19","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T21:29:19","slug":"carols-on-the-field","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/carols-on-the-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Carols on the Field"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

These are the carols to be sung during the Carols on the Field service on Sunday 20th December at 3 pm. They can be downloaded as a PDF here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O little town of Bethlehem<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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O little town of Bethlehem,
how still we see thee lie!
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
the silent stars go by.
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
the everlasting light;
the hopes and fears of all the years
are met in thee tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How silently, how silently,
the wondrous gift is given!
So God imparts to human hearts
the blessings of his heaven.
No ear may hear his coming,
but in this world of sin,
where meek souls will receive him still
the dear Christ enters in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O holy Child of Bethlehem,
descend to us, we pray,
cast out our sin, and enter in,
be born in us today!
We hear the Christmas angels
the great glad tidings tell.
O come to us, abide with us,
our Lord Emmanuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once in royal David\u2019s city<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Once in royal David’s city
stood a lowly cattle shed,
where a mother laid her baby
in a manger for his bed:
Mary was that mother mild,
Jesus Christ, her little child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He came down to earth from heaven
who is God and Lord of all,
and his shelter was a stable,
and his cradle was a stall:
with the poor, and mean, and lowly,
lived on earth our Saviour holy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And our eyes at last shall see him,
thro’ his own redeeming love;
for that child so dear and gentle
is our Lord in heaven above:
and he leads his children on
to the place where he is gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not in that poor lowly stable,
with the oxen standing by,
we shall see him, but in heaven,
set at God’s right hand on high;
when like stars his children crowned
all in white shall wait around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Little Donkey<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Little donkey, little donkey
on the dusty road
Got to keep on plodding onwards
with your precious load<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Been a long time, little donkey,
through the winter\u2019s night
Don\u2019t give up now, little donkey,
Bethlehem\u2019s in sight<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ring out those bells tonight
Bethlehem, Bethlehem
Follow that star tonight
Bethlehem, Bethlehem<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Little donkey, little donkey,
had a heavy day
Little donkey, carry Mary
safely on her way…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Away in a Manger<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2 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 side until morning is nigh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While Shepherds watched their flocks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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While shepherds watched their flocks by night, 
all seated on the ground, 
the angel of the Lord came down, 
and glory shone around. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Fear not,” said he (for mighty dread 
had seized their troubled mind);
“glad tidings of great joy I bring 
to you and all mankind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“To you, in David’s town, this day 
is born of David’s line 
a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord; 
and this shall be the sign: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The heavenly babe you there shall find 
to human view displayed, 
all simply wrapped in swaddling clothes 
and in a manger laid.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thus spoke the seraph; and forthwith 
appeared a shining throng 
of angels praising God, who thus 
addressed their joyful song:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“All glory be to God on high, 
and to the earth be peace; 
goodwill henceforth from heaven to men 
begin and never cease.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Joy to the world<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns!
Let all their songs employ
while fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains,
repeat the sounding joy,
repeat the sounding joy,
repeat, repeat the sounding joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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O come, all ye faithful<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant! 
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem!
Come and behold him, born the King of angels; <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Refrain: 
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him, 
O come, let us adore him, Christ, the Lord! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

God of God, Light of Light, 
Lo! he abhors not the Virgin’s womb; 
very God, begotten, not created, [Refrain] <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation, 
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above: 
“Glory to God, in the highest!” [Refrain]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We wish you a merry Christmas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oh, bring us some figgy pudding
Oh, bring us some figgy pudding
Oh, bring us some figgy pudding
And bring it right here
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For we won’t go until we get some
We won’t go until we get some
We won’t go until we get some
So bring it right here
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And we all like figgy pudding
We all like figgy pudding
We all like figgy pudding
So bring some out here!
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin
We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Merry Christmas and a much happier and healthier 2021
from St Chad\u2019s Church, Pattingham with Patshull!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These are the carols to be sung during the Carols on the Field service on Sunday 20th December at 3 pm. They can be downloaded as a PDF here. O little town of Bethlehem O little town of Bethlehem,how still we see thee lie!Above thy deep and dreamless sleepthe silent stars go by.Yet in thy dark streets shineththe … <\/p>\n

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