CHRISTMAS PRAISE
A new collection of classic carols and Christmas songs
Christmas has a special place in Christian worship. The first coming of Christ is the great revelatory event in salvation history and has always moved Christians to sing the praises of Christ. This new music book from Praise Trust aims to give churches a trusted and diverse collection of carols, advent hymns and modern songs to enrich their worship.
Within this collection you will find the essential classics, such as Hark! the herald angels sing and Silent night, as well as more traditional carols such as Good Christians all, rejoice and On Christmas night all Christians sing. We have reworked the words of O holy night to enrich the theme of redemption, and a few traditional items have a transforming new tune, some written specially for this book. As well as many modern items that are well known, we have included recent discoveries such as Comfort and joy, Welcome home and O come, all you unfaithful. Several items are best suited as performance pieces for a church singing group in a carol service. We have also included several children’s songs with Christmas family services in mind.
Alongside the music book we are publishing a range of additional resources on our website, which is being rolled out over the coming weeks. While the piano score is in the book, the lyrics, alternative arrangements, choral settings, and other resources can be found online for you to explore and download.
Contents
- Angels from the realms of glory
- As with gladness
- Away in a manger (Cradle song)
- Away in a manger (Woods)
- Beyond the hills of Bethlehem
- Child in a manger born
- Christians awake!
- Come, adore the humble King
- Come and sing the Christmas story
- Come, O long-expected Jesus
- Come, watch with us
- Eternity once entered time
- From the heights of glory
- From the squalor of a borrowed stable
- Fullness of grace
- Glorious light
- God comes among us in holiest mystery
- God has spoken by his servants
- Good Christians all, rejoice
- Guess what happened long ago
- Hark! the herald angels sing
- Hear the songs of angels rise
- Heaven must sing
- How low was our redeemer brought
- How still the starry night above
- I cannot know the love that brought you down to earth
- In the bleak midwinter
- Infant holy, infant lowly
- Into darkness light has broken
- It came upon the midnight clear
- Jesus Christ the Lord is born
- Jesus, joy of the highest heaven
- Jesus, the Saviour, comes
- Joy has dawned upon the world
- Joy to the world
- Let earth and heaven combine
- Lift up your eyes and look for him
- Look to the skies
- Lord, from the splendour of heaven
- Lord, you were rich beyond all splendour
- Mary, did you know?
- May the blessing of the Christ-child
- My soul exalts and magnifies the King
- My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord
- O come, all you faithful
- O come, all you unfaithful
- O come, O come, Immanuel
- O holy night
- O little town of Bethlehem (Enmore)
- O little town of Bethlehem (Forest Green)
- Of the Father’s heart begotten
- On Christmas Day
- On Christmas night all Christians sing
- Once in royal David’s city
- Over two thousand years ago
- See amid the winter’s snow
- See he lies there in the manger
- See him lying on a bed of straw
- Silent night, holy night
- Silently we watch as our God steps down
- Sing we the song of Emmanuel
- The first Nowell
- The promised time arrives
- Unto us a child born
- Welcome, welcome Jesus’ birth
- What kind of greatness can this be
- What kind of throne
- When you think what you were told
- While shepherds watched their flocks by night
- Who is this Baby, and what is his name?
- Who is this baby? Why did he come?
- Word of the Father everlasting
- You stepped down from heaven