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See, amid the winter's snow

Author: Edward Caswall, 1814-78 Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 166 hymnals Topics: Seasons of the Christian Year Advent and Christmas Refrain First Line: Hail, thou ever-blessed morn! Used With Tune: HUMILITY

Brightest and best

Author: Reginald Heber, 1783-1826 Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 912 hymnals Topics: Seasons of the Christian Year Advent and Christmas First Line: Brightest and best of the sons of the morning Used With Tune: EPIPHANY HYMN

As with gladness

Author: William Chatterton Dix, 1837-98; Horrobin; Leavers Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 641 hymnals Topics: Seasons of the Christian Year Advent and Christmas First Line: As with gladness men of old Used With Tune: DIX

Angels We Have Heard on High

Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refain Appears in 249 hymnals Topics: Jesus Christ Advent and Nativity; Christmas; Jesus Advent and Nativity Refrain First Line: Gloria in excelsis Deo Lyrics: 1 Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o'er the plains, And the mountains in reply Echo back their joyous strains. Refrain: Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo. 2 Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong? Say what may the tidings be, Which inspire your heavenly songs? [Refrain] 3 Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing; Come, adore on bended knee Christ the Lord, the newborn King. [Refrain] 4 See within a manger laid Jesus, Lord of heaven and earth! Mary, Joseph, lend your aid, With us sing our Savior's birth. [Refrain] Scripture: Luke 2:13-14 Used With Tune: GLORIA Text Sources: Trad. French Carol

The first nowell

Author: Anon Meter: Irregular Appears in 406 hymnals Topics: Seasons of the Christian Year Advent and Christmas First Line: The first nowell the angel did say Refrain First Line: Nowell, nowell, nowell, nowell Used With Tune: THE FIRST NOWELL Text Sources: 17th century; Adapt.: Jubilate Hymns

What child is this

Author: William Chatterton Dix, 1837-98 Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 206 hymnals Topics: Seasons of the Christian Year Advent and Christmas First Line: What child is this, who, laid to rest Refrain First Line: This, this is Christ the King Used With Tune: GREENSLEEVES

Child in the manger

Author: Mary MacDonald, 1789-1872; Lachlan Macbean, 1853-1931 Meter: 10.8.10.8 Appears in 27 hymnals Topics: Seasons of the Christian Year Advent and Christmas First Line: Child in the manger, infant of Mary Used With Tune: BUNESSAN

O come, O come Emmanuel

Author: J. M. Neale (1818-1866) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 511 hymnals Topics: God, Saviour Promised and Incarnate; The Remnant of Israel; Advent 1 The Advent Hope; Advent 3 The Forerunner; Advent 4 The Annunciation; Christmas 1 The Incarnation Scripture: Matthew 1:22-23 Used With Tune: VENI EMMANUEL Text Sources: Latin (thirteenth century); translation: and others

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Lorsque les mortels, en silence frémiront)

Author: Gerard Moultrie; G. de Lioncourt Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 175 hymnals Topics: The Church at Worship Holy Communion; liturgical Communion Songs; Adoration and Praise; Angels; Christian Year Advent; Deliverance; God Holiness; God Mystery; Hallelujah; Humility; Jesus Christ High Priest; Jesus Christ Incarnation; Jesus Christ Kingship, Conqueror; Jesus Christ Light; Jesus Christ Reign; Jesus Christ Second Coming; Mystery; Redemption; Second Coming; Worship; Advent 1 Year A; Advent 3 Year A; Christmas Eve Year A; Christmas 1 Year A; Reign of Christ Year A; Advent 3 Year B; Christmas 1 Year B; Epiphany 9 Year B; Trinity Sunday Year B; Trinity Sunday Year B; Reign of Christ Year B; Advent 1 Year C; Advent 2 Year C; Advent 4 Year C; Christmas Eve Year C; Epiphany 5 Year C; Proper 21 Year C Lyrics: 1 Let all mortal flesh keep silence, and with awe and reverence stand; ponder nothing earthly minded, for with blessing in his hand Christ our God to us approacheth our full homage to demand. 2 King of kings, yet born of Mary, as of old on earth he stood, Lord of lords, in human vesture, in the body and the blood, he will give to all the faithful his own self for heavenly food. 3 Rank on rank the host of heaven spreads its vanguard on the way. as the Light of light descendeth from the realms of endless day, that the powers of hell may vanish as the darkness clears away. 4 At his feet the six-winged seraph; cherubim with sleepless eye veil their faces to the presence, as with ceaseless voice they cry, Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, Lord Most High! Used With Tune: PICARDY Text Sources: Liturgy of St. James

Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788; George Whitefield, 1714-1770 Meter: 7.7.7.7 D with refrain Appears in 1,336 hymnals Topics: Jesus Christ Advent and Nativity; Christmas; Jesus Advent and Nativity Lyrics: 1 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 th'angelic host proclaim, "Christ is born in Bethlehem!" Refrain: Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King!" 2 Christ, by highest heaven adored; Christ, the everlasting Lord! Late in time behold Him come, Offspring of the virgin's womb. Veiled in flesh the Godhead see: Hail th'incarnate Deity, Pleased as man with men to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel. [Refrain] 3 Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun 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. [Refrain] Amen. Scripture: Luke 2:13-14 Used With Tune: MENDELSSOHN