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| | Joy to the World | Joy to the world! the Lord is come | #59 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | | Christmas Eve Year A; Christmas Eve Year B; Christmas Eve Year C | | Joy to the world! the Lord is come: ... | Isaac Watts | Lowell Mason; George Frideric Handel | 8.6.8.6 with repeat | | ANTIOCH | D Major | 176543215667711 | | English | | | | | | 1996 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1025721 |
| | Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light | Break forth, O beauteous heavenly light | #83 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | | Christmas Eve Year A; Christmas Eve Year B; Christmas Eve Year C | | Break forth, O beauteous heavenly light, ... | Johann Rist; Arthur Tozer Russell | Johann Schop; Johann Sebastian Bach | Irregular | | ERMUNTRE DICH | E♭ Major | 112345545343232 | | | German | | | | | 1996 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1025769 |
| | It Came upon the Midnight Clear | It came upon the midnight clear | #44 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | | Christmas Eve Year A; Christmas Eve Year B; Christmas Eve Year C | | It came upon the midnight clear, that ... | Edmund Hamilton Sears | Richard Storrs Willis | 8.6.8.6 D | | CAROL | A Major | 532216565567112 | | English | | | | | | 1996 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1025673 |
| | Silent Night, Holy Night (Stille Nacht) | Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht! (Silent night, Holy night) (Ô nuit de foi! Sainte nuit!) | #67 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | | Christmas Eve Year A; Christmas Eve Year B; Christmas Eve Year C | | Stille Nacht! Heilige Nacht! Alles ... | Joseph Mohr; John Freeman Young; Armand Bail | Franz Xavier Gruber | Irregular | | STILLE NACHT | B♭ Major | 565356532277115 | German | English; French; German | | | | | | 1996 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1025746 |
| | Hark! the herald angels sing | Hark! the herald angels sing | #48 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | Hark! the herald angels sing | Christmas Eve Year A; Christmas Eve Year B | | Hark! the herald angels sing , "Glory ... | Charles Wesley | Felix Mendelssohn; William Hayman Cummings | 7.7.7.7 D with refrain | | MENDELSSOHN | F Major | 511713325554323 | | English | | | | | | 1996 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1025683 |
| | Angels, from the Realms of Glory | Angels, from the realms of glory | #36 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | come and worship, come and worship | Christmas Eve Year A; Christmas Eve Year B | | Angels, from the realms of glory, wing ... | James Montgomery | Henry Thomas Smart; Ruth Girard | 8.7.8.7.8.7 | | REGENT SQUARE | B♭ Major | 531532156651432 | | English | | | | | | 1996 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1025665 |
| | O Come, All Ye Faithful | O come, all ye faithful (Adeste fideles) (Peuple fidèle) | #60 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | O come, let us adore him (Venite adoramus) (En lui viens reconnaître) | Christmas Eve Year B; Christmas Eve Year C | | O come, all ye faithful, joyful and ... | Frederick Oakeley; John Francis Wade; Claude Rozier | John Francis Wade | Irregular | | ADESTE FIDELES | G Major | 115125532343211 | Latin | English; French; Latin | | | | | | 1996 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1025723 |
| | Once in Royal David's City | Once in royal David's city | #62 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | | Christmas Eve Year A; Christmas Eve Year B | | Once in royal David's city stood a ... | Cecil Frances Alexander | Henry John Gauntlett; Arthur Henry Mann; David Willcocks | 8.7.8.7.7.7 | | IRBY | F Major | 571117122113533 | | English | | | | | | 1996 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1025742 |
| | O Little Town of Bethlehem | O little town of Bethlehem | #64 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | | Christmas Eve Year A; Christmas Eve Year B | | O little town of Bethlehem, how still ... | Phillips Brooks | Lewis Henry Redner | 8.6.8.6.7.6.8.6 | | ST LOUIS | G Major | 3332354621712 | | English | | | | | | 1996 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1025743 |
| | What Child is This | What child is this, who, laid to rest | #74 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | This, this is Christ the King | Christmas Eve Year A; Christmas Eve Year B | | What child is this, who laid to rest, ... | William Chatterton Dix | John Stainer | 8.7.8.7 with refrain | | GREENSLEEVES | G Major | 134565427123117 | | English | | | English melody, 16th century | | | 1996 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1025759 |
| | Isaiah 9:2-8 | The race that long in darkness pined | #879 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | | Christmas Eve Year A; Christmas Eve Year B; Christmas Eve Year C | | The race that long in darkness pined ... | John Morison | | 8.6.8.6 | Isaiah 9:2-8 | DUNFERMLINE | F Major | 112345533655455 | | English | Scottish Paraphrases, 1781, alt. | | Scottish Psalter, 1615 | | | 1996 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1041875 |
| | Angels We Have Heard on High (Les anges dans nos campagnes_ | Les anges dans nos campagnes (Angels we have heard on high) | #38 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | Gloria in excelsis Deo | Christmas Eve Year A; Christmas Eve Year B | | Les anges dans nos campagnes ont ... | James Chadwick | Edward Shippen Barnes | 7.7.7.7 with refrain | | GLORIA | F Major | 333554332353213 | French | English; French | French trad. | | French carol melody | | | 1996 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1025667 |
| | Gentle Mary Laid Her Child | Gentle Mary laid her child | #46 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | | Christmas Eve Year A; Christmas Eve Year C | | Gentle Mary laid her child lowly in a ... | Joseph Simpson Cook | Alta Lind Cook; Scott Wilkinson | 7.6.7.6 D | | GENTLE MARY | F Major | 15671567121561131 | | English | | | | | 1919 | 1996 | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1025675 |
| | In the Bleak Midwinter | In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan | #55 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | | Christmas Eve Year A; Christmas Eve Year C | | In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made ... | Christina Georgina Rossetti | Gustav Theodor Holst | Irregular | | CRANHAM | F Major | 345321232623453 | | English | | | | | | 1996 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1025695 |
| | O, how joyfully | O, how joyfully | #330 | Together in Song: Australian hymn book II | | Christmas Eve | | O, how joyfully, O, how hopefully, ... | Brian Arthur Wren, 1936-; Johann D. Falk; Heinrich Holzschüher; Harris Loewen | | 5.5.7.4.4.7 | | SICILIAN MARINERS | D Major | 565434565435567 | | English | | | Italian or Sicilian melody, 18th cent. | | | 1999 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1382741 |
| | Infant Holy, Infant Lowly | Infant holy, infant lowly | #58 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | | Christmas Eve Year A; Christmas Eve Year C | | Infant holy, infant lowly, for his bed ... | Edith M. G. Reed | A. E. Rusbridge | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 | | W ŻŁOBIE LEŻY | G Major | 551171223454321 | | | Polish carol | | | | | 1996 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1025711 |
| | While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks | While shepherds watched their flocks by night | #75 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | | Christmas Eve Year A; Christmas Eve Year C | | While shepherds watched their flocks by ... | Nahum Tate | | 8.6.8.6 | | WINCHESTER OLD | F Major | 133214432355453 | | English | | | Este's Whole Booke of Psalmes 1592 (adapt.) | | | 1996 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1025760 |
| | Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Lorsque les mortels, en silence frémiront) | Let all mortal flesh keep silence (Lorsque les mortels, en silence frémiront) | #473 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | | Christmas Eve Year A; Christmas Eve Year C | | Let all mortal flesh keep silence, and ... | Gerard Moultrie; G. de Lioncourt | | 8.7.8.7.8.7 | | PICARDY | d minor | 1234554555567 | | English | Liturgy of St. James | | | | | 1996 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1026888 |
| | All my heart this night rejoices | All my heart this night rejoices | #32 | The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America 1940 | | Christmas Eve Evening Prayer Opening; Christmas Eve The Holy Communion Closing | | | Catherine Winkworth; Paulus Gerhardt | Johann Georg Ebeling | 8.3.3.6 D | | EBELING | F Major | 123235655644533 | | | | | | | | 1940 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 954239 |
| | Of the Father's Love Begotten | Of the Father's love begotten | #61 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | | Christmas Eve Year A | | Of the Father's love begotten, ere the ... | John Mason Neale; Aurelius Clemens Prudentius | Healey Willan | 8.7.8.7.8.7.7.7 | | DIVINUM MYSTERIUM | E♭ Major | 123432321345653 | | English | | | Plainsong melody ca. 12th century | | | 1996 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1025740 |
| | All my heart this night rejoices | All my heart this night rejoices | #177 | The Lutheran Hymnary | | The Church Year Christmas Eve; The Church Year Christmas Eve | | All my heart this night rejoices, As I ... | P. Gerhardt | J. G. Ebeling | 8.3.3.6.8.3.3.6 | | [All my heart this night rejoices] | F Major | 123235655644533 | | | | | | | | 1913 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 229327 |
| | Holy night! peaceful night! | Holy night! peaceful night! | #178 | The Lutheran Hymnary | | The Church Year Christmas Eve; The Church Year Christmas Eve | | Holy night! peaceful night! Through the ... | J. Mohr | Franz Gruber | 6.6.8.8.6.6 | | [Holy Night! peaceful night!] | C Major | 565356532277115 | | | | | | | | 1913 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 430155 |
| | Love came down at Christmas | Love came down at Christmas | #317 | Together in Song: Australian hymn book II | | Christmas Eve | | Love came down at Christmas, Love all ... | Christina Georgian Rossetti, 1830-94 | Reginald Owen Morris, 1886-1948 | 6.7.6.7 | John 1:10-14 | HERMITAGE | D Major | 67U1D766U11D7(6)5663 | | English | | | | | | 1999 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1382669 |
| | On Christmas night all Christians sing | On Christmas night all Christians sing | #300 | Together in Song: Australian hymn book II | | Christmas Eve | | On Christmas night all Christians sing ... | | Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 | 8.8.8.8.8.8 | John 1:1-9 | SUSSEX CAROL | F Major | 55345321271123432155 | | English | Traditional English carol | | English traditional melody | | | 1999 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1382589 |
| | Go, Tell It on the Mountain | While shepherds kept their watching | #43 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | Go, tell it on the mountain | Christmas Eve Year A | | Go, tell it on the mountain, over the ... | John Wesley Work II | | Irregular | | GO, TELL IT | G Major | 332165122212323 | | English | | | African-American spiritual 19th century arr. United Reformed Church (U.K.) | | | 1996 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1025672 |
| | No Crowded Eastern Street | No crowded eastern street | #49 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | | Christmas Eve Year C | | No crowded eastern street, no sound of ... | Frieda Major | Robert J. B. Fleming | 6.6.8.8.8.7 | | HERITAGE | F Major | 531231531231142 | | | | | | | | 1996 | | | | | | 0 | 1025677 |
| | Away in a Manger | Away in a manger, no crib for a bed | #69 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | | Christmas Eve Year C | | Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, ... | Unknown | William James Kirkpatrick; Desmond Hassell | 11.11.11.11 | | CRADLE SONG | F Major | 511231134556423 | | English | | | | | | 1996 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1025752 |
| | Hitsuji wa nemure ri (Sheep fast asleep, there on a hill) | Hitsuji wa nemure ri (Sheep fast asleep, there on a hill) | #52 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | | Christmas Eve Year A | | Hitsuji wa nemure ri, Kusano, toko ni, ... | Genzo Miwa; John Moss | Chûgoro Torii; David Kai | 8.7.8.7.8.7.8.6 | | KORIN | D Major | 554355664432543 | | English; Japanese | | | | | | 1996 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1025691 |
| | 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime | 'Twas in the moon of wintertime | #71 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | Jesus your King is born | Christmas Eve Year C | | ’Twas in the moon of wintertime, when ... | Jesse Edgar Middleton; Jean de Brébeuf | H. Barrie Cabena | Irregular | | JESOUS AHATONHIA | b♭ minor | 51234321711271 | | English | | | French folksong, 16th century | | | 1996 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1025754 |
| | Silent night, holy night | Silent night, holy night | #33 | The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America 1940 | | Christmas Eve Evening Prayer General | | | Joseph Mohr | Franz Grueber; Carl Reinecke | Irregular | | HOLY NIGHT | B♭ Major | 565356532277115 | | | | | | | | 1940 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 954241 |
| | Before the Marvel of This Night | Before the marvel of this night | #40 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | | Christmas Eve Year A | | Before the marvel of this night, ... | Jaroslav J. Vajda | Carl F. Schalk | Irregular | | MARVEL | A♭ Major | 555661155551321 | | English | | | | | | 1996 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1025668 |
| | Still, Still, Still | Still, still, still | #47 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | | Christmas Eve Year A | | Still, still, still: the night is calm ... | John Rutter | Walter Ehret | 3.6.9.8.3.6 | | STILL, STILL, STILL | E♭ Major | 51351132247721 | | English | Austrian carol | | Austrian melody | | | 1996 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1025676 |
| | O little town of Bethlehem | O little town of Bethlehem | #316 | Together in Song: Australian hymn book II | | Christmas Eve | | O little town of Bethlehem, how still ... | Phillips Brooks, 1835-93 | Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958; Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 | 8.6.8.6 D | Luke 2:8-14 | FORET GREEN | F Major | 511123234534312 | | English | | | English traditional melody, coll. by Ralph Vaughan Williams | | | 1999 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1382665 |
| | I Heard the Voice of Jesus | I heard the voice of Jesus say | #626 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | | Christmas Eve Year A | | I heard the voice of Jesus say, "Come ... | Horatius Bonar | Ralph Vaughan Williams | 8.6.8.6 D | | KINGSFOLD | e minor | 32111733434554317 | | English | | | English and Irish traditional melody | | | 1996 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1041050 |
| | Fraa høge Himmel kjem eg her | Fraa høge Himmel kjem eg her | #644 | M. B. Landstads Kirkesalmebog og "Nokre Salmar" ved Professor Dr. E. Blix, samt følgende tillæg: Kirkesalmeboger og Almedigter af Biskop J. N. Skaar, med 79 portræter, og Kirkemusiker og Kirkemusik... | | Christmas Eve | | "Fra høge Himmel kjem eg her, Og ... | Luther | | | | | | | | Nynorsk | | | | | | 1897 | | | | | | 0 | 1480437 |
| | Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus | Come, thou long-expected Jesus | #2 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | | Christmas Eve Year A | | Come, thou long-expected Jesus born to ... | Charles Wesley | | 8.7.8.7 | | STUTTGART | F Major | 551122315564253 | | English | | | Psalmodia Sacra, 1715 | | | 1996 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1013433 |
| | Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming | Lo, how a rose e'er blooming (D'un arbre séculaire) | #8 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | | Christmas Eve Year C | | Lo, how a rose, e'er blooming, from ... | Theodore Baker; L. Monastier | Michael Praetorius | 7.6.7.6.6.7.6 | | ES IST EIN' ROS | F Major | 555655343217155 | | English | German, 15th century | | German traditional melody 1599 | | | 1996 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1025522 |
| | It came upon the midnight clear | It came upon the midnight clear | #19a | The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America 1940 | | Christmas Eve The Holy Communion General | | | Edmund Hamilton Sears | Arthur Seymour Sullivan | 8.6.8.6 D | | NOEL | F Major | 12321234325534 | | | | | English Melody | | | 1940 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 954217 |
| | It came upon the midnight clear | It came upon the midnight clear | #19b | The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America 1940 | | Christmas Eve The Holy Communion General | | | Edmund Hamilton Sears | Richard Storrs Willis | 8.6.8.6 D | | CAROL | B♭ Major | 532216565567112 | | | | | | | | 1940 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 954218 |
| | Break forth, O beauteous heav'nly light | Break forth, O beauteous heav'nly light | #25 | The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America 1940 | | Christmas Eve The Holy Communion Sequence | | | Johann Rist | Johann Schop; J. S. Bach | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 | | SCHOP | E♭ Major | 112345545343232 | | | Hymnal Version, 1940 | | | | | 1940 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 954229 |
| | Hark! the herald angels sing | Hark! the herald angels sing | #27 | The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America 1940 | | Christmas Eve The Holy Communion Opening | | | Charles Wesley | Felix Mendelssohn | 7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7 with refrain | | MENDELSSOHN | F Major | 511713325554323 | | | | | Adapted from a chorus | | | 1940 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 954231 |
| | Nowell, Nowell | The first Nowell the angel did say | #30 | The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America 1940 | Nowell, Nowell | Christmas Eve Evening Prayer Closing | | | | | Irregular with refrain | | THE FIRST NOWELL | D Major | 321234567176567 | | | Old English Carol | | Traditional Melody, pub. 1833 | | | 1940 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 954237 |
| | I Am the Light of the World | When the song of the angels is stilled | #87 | Voices United: The Hymn and Worship Book of The United Church of Canada | I am the light of the world! | Christmas Eve Year A | | "I am the light of the world! You ... | Jim Strathdee | Jim Strathdee | Irregular | | LIGHT OF THE WORLD | F Major | 3333311233344432132 | | | | | | | | 1996 | | | | | | 0 | 1025776 |
| | Let the Heavens Rejoice | Sing to the LORD a new song | #96A | Christian Worship: Psalter | Let the heavens rejoice | Christmas Eve | | Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth ... | | Tim TenClay | | Psalm 96 | [Let the heavens rejoice] | F Major or modal | 55111555654556545433 | | English | | | | | | 2021 | | | | | | 0 | 1712769 |
| | Give the LORD Glory and Honor | Sing to the LORD a new song | #96B | Christian Worship: Psalter | Give the LORD, give the LORD | Christmas Eve | | Give the LORD, give the LORD glory and ... | | Mark Haas | | Psalm 96 | [Sing to the LORD a new song] | D Major | 155244123 | | English | | | | | | 2021 | | | | | | 0 | 1712771 |
| | Proclaim to All the Nations | Sing to the LORD a new song | #96C | Christian Worship: Psalter | Proclaim to all the nations | Christmas Eve | | Proclaim to all the nations the ... | David Haas | David Haas; Marty Haugen | | Psalm 96 | [Sing to the LORD a new song] | D Major | 535654345122211 | | English | | | | | | 2021 | | | | | | 0 | 1712772 |
| | Sing to the LORD, Ye Distant Lands | Sing to the LORD, ye distant lands | #96D | Christian Worship: Psalter | | Christmas Eve | | Sing to the LORD, ye distant lands, ye ... | Isaac Watts | Ralph Vaughan Williams ; Ralph Vaughan Williams | 8.6.8.6 D | | FOREST GREEN | F Major or modal | 511123234534312 | | English | | | English | | | 2021 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1712773 |
| | Saviour of the nations, come | Saviour of the nations, come | #295 | Together in Song: Australian hymn book II | | Christmas Eve | | Saviour of the nations, come, known as ... | Martin Luther, 1483-1546; St. Ambrose, 340-97; David Arthur Schubert, 1942-u; John Wilfred Kleinig, 1942- | | 7.7.7.7 | Hebrews 2:14-16 | NUN KOMM, DER HEIDEN HEILAND | d minor | 117321211234345 | | English | Veni redemptor gentium | | Plainsong, as in Martin Luther's Echiridia, Erfurt, 1524 | | | 1999 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1382536 |
| | Let all together praise our God | Let all together praise our God | #298 | Together in Song: Australian hymn book II | | Christmas Eve | | Let all together praise our God before ... | Nikolaus Herman, c. 1485-1561; F. Sameul Janzow, 1913- | Nikolaus Herman | 8.6.8.6.6 | 2 Corinthians 8:9 | LOBT GOTT, IHR CHRSITEN | F Major | 15555654323456651555 | | English | | | | | | 1999 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1382576 |
| | While shepherds watched their flocks by night | While shepherds watched their flocks by night | #299 | Together in Song: Australian hymn book II | | Christmas Eve | | While shepherds watched their flocks by ... | Nahum Tate, 1652-1715 | | 8.6.8.6 | Luke 2:8-14 | WINCHESTER OLD | F Major | 133214432355453 | | English | | | Later form of melody from Thomas Este's 'Psalter', 1592 | | | 1999 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1382586 |