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A West Coast Carol
04:10
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A West Coast Carol : words and music by Amy Stephen
Woeful the soul of Wintertime, when the cold wind blows in the bay
And the dark and gloomy, falling rain sorrows all the day
Grey and heavy blanket moves across the sky
Leaving sun and moon alike hidden from the eye,
Chorus
But Christmas Night brings shining light
The angels bringing joyful singing
In the darkest time of year the light of the love of God appears
Deep in the living forest, beneath the towering trees
Suspended shadows hang in the air, full of mysteries
Everything path is shaded, green and black and brown
Up ahead, the frost and snow falls on higher ground,
Chorus
Vast the icy waters roll, roll in ocean deep
And the lighthouse keepers toss and turn, troubled in their sleep
Out along the shoreline, crested waves crash down
Echoing through the steely blue, everywhere the sound,
Chorus
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Hark! The herald angels sing, glory to the new-born king
Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled.
Joyful all ye nations rise, join the triumph of the skies
With the angelic host proclaim "Christ is born in Bethlehem"
Hark! The herald angels sing, glory to the new-born king
Christ by highest heaven adored, Christ the everlasting Lord
Late in time, behold Him come, offspring of a virgin's womb
Veiled in flesh the God-head see, hail the incarnate deity,
Please as man with man to dwell, Jesus our Emmanuel
Hark! The herald angels sing, glory to the new-born 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 new-born king
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How far is it to Bethlehem? Not very far.
Shall we find the stable room lit by a star?
Can we see the little child, is he within?
If we lift the wooden latch, may we go in?
May we find the creatures there, oxen and sheep?
May we peep like them and see Jesus asleep?
If we touch his tiny hand, will he awake?
Will he know we've come so far just for his sake?
Great kings have precious gifts, and we have not
Our smiles and our tears are all that we've brought
For all weary children Mary must weep
Here on his bed of straw, sleep, children, sleep
How far is it to Bethlehem? Not very far.
Shall we find the stable room lit by a star?
God in his mother's arms, babe's in the byre,
Sleep as they sleep who find their heart's desire.
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Christmas Angel
04:01
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Words & Music by Corlynn Hanney
Oh how I wish I could sing like an angel
I'd sing carols so high and sweet
Oh if I could sing like an angel
I'd be singing that sweet child asleep
Oh how I wish I had the wings of an angel
Shining with glory bright
Oh if I had the wings of an angel
I'd be rocking that sweet child at night
Christmas angel, so long ago,
you saw the Christ Child in the star's glow
You sang to Jesus on his bed of hay,
on that first Christmas Day
Oh how I wish I had the wings of an angel
Shining with glory bright
Oh if I had the wings of an angel
I'd be rocking that sweet child at night
Christmas angel, so long ago,
you saw the Christ Child in the star's glow
You sang to Jesus on his bed of hay,
on that first Christmas Day
Oh how I wish I could sing like an angel
I'd sing carols so high and sweet
Oh if I could sing like an angel
I'd be singing that sweet child asleep
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Patapan
01:55
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Willie take your little drum, with your whistle, Robin, come
When we hear the fife and drum
Tu re lu re lu, pata pata pan
When we hear the tune you play bringing joy on Christmas Day
Thus the men of olden days loved the king of kings to praise
When they hear the fife and drum
Tu re lu re lu, pata pata pan
When they hear the tune you play bringing joy on Christmas Day
God and man are now become more as one than fife and drum
When you hear the fife and drum
Tu re lu re lu, pata pata pan
When you hear the tune you play, dance and make the village hum
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The Cherry Tree Carol
04:13
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When Joseph was an old man, an old man was he
He married Virgin Mary, in the land of Galilee
He married Virgin Mary, in the land of Galilee
And as they went a-walking through an orchard so cool
There were cherries and berries as red as any blood
There were cherries and berries as red as any blood
Then bespoke Mary in words meek and mild,
"Gather me a cherry, Joseph, for that I am with child
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Silent Night
02:18
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Silent 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 Saviour is born, Christ the Saviour 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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Christmas Night
04:10
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Christmas Night - words and music by Amy Stephen
The road was long and dusty, the donkey plodded on
When they arrived in Bethlehem, the daylight had all gone
The crowds and the confusion, and no place to stay
Still its true they made it through to Christmas Day
Chorus:
God gave us hearts so we could dream our dreams of magic
But sometimes hearts grow weary and they crave a little light
But if we need a star to guide us through a dark and lonely time
We can always remember Christmas Night.
The hills were cold and empty, the shepherds kept their sheep
Worried that the silence of the night would make them sleep
And wondering if their quiet lives would always be that way,
Just then an angel band began to play
Chorus
The desert is forbidding, the journey seems so long
Its hard to keep on moving when you're just not feeling strong
You don't know where you're going, because you're following your heart
But you know that its Hope that shines out from that western star...
Chorus
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Amy Stephen & Amir Haghighi Vancouver, British Columbia
Amy is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. She plays accordion, penny whistle, celtic harp and piano. Amir is a singer and composer from Iran. Together, Amy & Amir create a musical embrace of East and West.
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