Buckfire Carols

Noreen's Evening of Cassoulet 2019

A Compendium of Carols

A Compendium of Carols

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Deck the Halls

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eck 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 Yule-tide 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 Yule-tide treasure Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Fast away the old year passes Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la Hail the new year, lads and lasses Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la 9

Sing we joyous, all together Fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la Heedless of the wind and weather Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

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We Wish You a Merry Christmas

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e 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 Now bring us some figgy pudding Now bring us some figgy pudding Now bring us some figgy pudding Now bring some out here Good tidings we bring to you and your kin We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 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 some out here 11

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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Jingle Bells

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ashing through the snow In a one-horse open sleigh O’er the fields we go Laughing all the way

Bells on bobtails ring Making spirits bright What fun it is to ride and sing A sleighing song tonight Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh, hey Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh A day or two ago I thought I'd take a ride And soon, Miss Fanny Bright Was seated by my side 13

The horse was lean and lank Misfortune seemed his lot He got into a drifted bank And then we got upsot Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh, hey Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh A day or two ago The story I must tell I went out on the snow And on my back I fell A gent was riding by In a one-horse open sleigh He laughed as there I sprawling lie But quickly drove away 14

Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh, hey Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh Now the ground is white Go it while you’re young Take the girls tonight And sing this sleighing song Just get a bobtailed bay Two forty as his speed Hitch him to an open sleigh And crack, you’ll take the lead Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh, hey 15

Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh

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Angels We Have Heard on High

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ngels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o’er the plains And the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous strains Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Shepherds, why this jubilee?

Why your joyous strains prolong?

What the gladsome tidings be?

Which inspire your heavenly songs?

Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo! Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing; Come, adore on bended knee, Christ the Lord, the newborn King.

Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo!

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See Him in a manger laid, Jesus, Lord of heaven and earth; Mary, Joseph, lend your aid, With us sing our Saviour's birth.

Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo!

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O Christmas Tree (O Tannenbaum)

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christmas tree, o Christmas tree Thy leaves are so unchanging O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree Thy leaves are so unchanging Not only green when summer’s here But also when it’s cold and drear O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree Thy leaves are so unchanging O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree Such pleasure do you bring me O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree Such pleasure do you bring me For every year this Christmas tree Brings to us such joy and glee O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree Such pleasure do you bring me

O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree You'll ever be unchanging A symbol of goodwill and love You’ll ever be unchanging 19

Each shining light, each silver bell No one alive spreads cheer so well O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree You'll ever be unchanging

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Joy to the World

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oy to the world, the Lord has 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 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 No more let sins and sorrows grow Nor thorns infest the ground He comes to make His blessings flow Far as the curse is found, far as the curse is found Far as, far as the curse is found 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 21

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

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od rest ye 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 Israel This blessed Babe was born And laid within a manger Upon this blessed morn The which His Mother Mary Did nothing take in scorn O tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy

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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 affright 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

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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

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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

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O Holy Night

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holy night! The stars are brightly shining, It is the night of our dear Saviour’s birth.

Long lay the world in sin and error pining, Till He appear’d and the soul felt its worth.

A thrill of hope, the weary world 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 divine, O night, O night Divine.

Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming, With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.

So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming, Here come the wise men from the Orient land.

The King of Kings lay thus in lowly manger; In all our trials born to be our friend.

He knows our need, to our weaknesses no stranger, Behold your King! Before Him lowly bend!

Behold your King, Before Him lowly bend!

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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.

Christ is the Lord! O praise His Name forever, His power and glory evermore proclaim.

His power and glory evermore proclaim.

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Hark The Herald Angels Sing

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ark! 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 hosts 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!”

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Hail the Heav’n-born Prince of Peace!

Hail the Son of Righteousness!

Light and life to all He brings Ris’n 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!”

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I Saw Three Ships (Come Sailing In)

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saw three ships come sailing in On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day I saw three ships come sailing in On Christmas Day in the morning

And what was in those ships all three On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day? And what was in those ships all three On Christmas Day in the morning?

Our Savior Christ and His lady On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day Our Savior Christ and His lady On Christmas Day in the morning Pray, wither sailed those ships all three On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day Pray, wither sailed those ships all three On Christmas Day in the morning O, they sailed into Bethlehem On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day O, they sailed into Bethlehem On Christmas Day in the morning 30

And all the bells on Earth shall ring On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day And all the bells on Earth shall ring On Christmas Day in the morning And let us all rejoice and sing On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day And let us all rejoice as sing On Christmas Day in the morning And let us all rejoice and sing On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day And let us all rejoice as sing On Christmas Day in the morning

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12 Days of Christmas

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n the first day of Christmas My true love gave to me: A Partridge in a Pear Tree On the second day of Christmas My true love gave to me: Two Turtle Doves And a Partridge in a Pear Tree On the third day of Christmas My true love gave to me: Three French Hens Two Turtle Doves And a Partridge in a Pear Tree On the fourth day of Christmas My true love gave to me: Four Calling Birds Three French Hens Two Turtle Doves And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

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On the fifth day of Christmas My true love gave to me: Five Golden Rings Four Calling Birds Three French Hens Two Turtle Doves And a Partridge in a Pear Tree On the sixth day of Christmas My true love gave to me: Six Geese a Laying Five Golden Rings Four Calling Birds Three French Hens Two Turtle Doves And a Partridge in a Pear Tree On the seventh day of Christmas My true love gave to me: Seven Swans a Swimming Six Geese a Laying Five Golden Rings Four Calling Birds

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Three French Hens Two Turtle Doves And a Partridge in a Pear Tree On the eighth day of Christmas My true love gave to me: Eight Maids a Milking Seven Swans a Swimming Six Geese a Laying Five Golden Rings Four Calling Birds Three French Hens Two Turtle Doves And a Partridge in a Pear Tree On the ninth day of Christmas My true love gave to me: Nine Ladies Waiting Eight Maids a Milking Seven Swans a Swimming Six Geese a Laying Five Golden Rings Four Calling Birds

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Three French Hens Two Turtle Doves And a Partridge in a Pear Tree On the 10th day of Christmas My true love gave to me: 10 Lords a Leaping Nine Ladies Waiting Eight Maids a Milking Seven Swans a Swimming Six Geese a Laying Five Golden Rings Four Calling Birds Three French Hens Two Turtle Doves And a Partridge in a Pear Tree On the 11th day of Christmas My true love gave to me: ’leven Pipers Piping 10 Lords a Leaping Nine Ladies Waiting Eight Maids a Milking

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Seven Swans a Swimming Six Geese a Laying Five Golden Rings Four Calling Birds Three French Hens Two Turtle Doves And a Partridge in a Pear Tree On the 12th day of Christmas My true love gave to me: 12 Drummers Drumming ’leven Pipers Piping 10 Lords a Leaping Nine Ladies Waiting Eight Maids a Milking Seven Swans a Swimming Six Geese a Laying Five Golden Rings Four Calling Birds Three French Hens Two Turtle Doves And a Partridge in a Pear Tree

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O Come All Ye Faithful

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come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant!

O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem Come and behold Him Born the King of Angels O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him Christ the Lord!

God of God, Light of Light Lo, He abhors not the Virgin’s womb Very God Begotten, not created O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him Christ the Lord!

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Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!

Glory to God All glory in the highest O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him Christ the Lord!

Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning Jesus, to Thee be glory given Word of the Father Now in flesh appearing O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him Christ the Lord!

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We Three Kings of Orient Are

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e three kings of orient are Bearing gifts we traverse afar Field and fountain Moor and mountain Following yonder star O star of wonder, star of night Star with royal beauty bright Westward leading, still proceeding Guide us to thy perfect light Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain Gold I bring to crown Him again King for ever, ceasing never Over us all to reign O star of wonder, star of night Star with royal beauty bright Westward leading, still proceeding Guide us to thy perfect light

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Frankincense to offer have I Incense owns a Deity nigh Prayer and praising, all men raising Worship Him, God most high O star of wonder, star of night Star with royal beauty bright Westward leading, still proceeding Guide us to thy perfect light Myrrh is mine Its bitter perfume breathes A life of gathering gloom Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying Sealed in the stone cold tomb O star of wonder, star of night Star with royal beauty bright Westward leading, still proceeding Guide us to thy perfect light 40

Glorious now behold Him arise King and God and Sacrifice!

Al-le-lu-ia, al-le-lu-ia Heaven to earth replies O star of wonder, star of night Star with royal beauty bright Westward leading, still proceeding Guide us to thy perfect light

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Silent Night

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ilent 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.

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O’ Little Town of Bethlehem

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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.

For Christ is born of Mary, And, gathered all above While mortals sleep, the angels keep Their watch of wond’ring love.

O morning stars, together Proclaim the holy birth, And praises sing to God the King, And peace to men on earth.

How silently, how silently The wondrous gift is giv’n!

So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of his heav’n.

No ear may hear his coming; But in this world of sin Where meek souls will receive him, still The dear Christ enters in. 43

A Compendium of Carols was printed and bound at Thornwillow Press in Newburgh, New York. The type was set in Jenson and printed letterpress in November 2019 . Three hundred copies were printed on cream vellum paper and bound in paper wrappers. Fifty were printed on cream felt paper with deckle edges and bound in paper wrappers. It was designed and produced under the direction of Luke Ives Pontifell and Savine MGS Pontifell. This is the xx-xx imprint of the Press.

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