Music

I’ve had the privilege of working in a number of churches that attempt to walk a thin line between contemporary and liturgical.  And because of this balance the Advent and Christmas seasons have always been particularly full of the glory of the incarnation.

Here are a number of great advent and christmas songs that are either original, arranged, or neglected.  (at the bottom is a pdf of traditional carols and hymns)

| Advent and Christmas Music

All Praise to Thee, Eternal Lord (Partain arr.)
mp3 | leadsheet

Come Lord and Tarry Not (Partain arr.)
mp3 | chordchart | leadsheet

O Come, O Come Emmanuel (6/8 arr.)
mp3 | leadsheet

Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
*multiple versions

Gathered Round Your Table (Lord’s Supper Hymn for Xmas eve Service)
mp3 | leadsheet (Partain arr.)

Glory Be to God on High (benedict arr.)
mp3 | leadsheet

Go, Tell it On the Mountain 
mp3 | leadsheet

Hail to the Lord’s Annointed (The Welcome Wagon)
mp3 | leadsheet (link to buy)

In the Bleak Mid-Winter
mp3 | leadsheet

Jesus is Coming (Sing Alleluia) (benedict arr.)
mp3 | leadsheet

Jesus Came, the Heaven’s Adoring (benedict arr.)
mp3 | leadsheet

Joy Has Dawned (Getty,Townend)
mp3| leadsheet

Kyrie 2004 (benedict arr.)
mp3 |leadsheet

Kyrie 2006 (benedict arr.)
mp3 | leadsheet

Kyrie 2007 (benedict arr.)
mp3 | leadsheet

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Red Mountain arr.)
mp3 | leadsheet | hymnary

Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending (benedict arr.)
- multiple versions

O Come All Ye Faithful
mp3 | leadsheet

Of The Father’s Love Begotten (Ordinary Time Arr.)
mp3 | leadsheet | hymnary

Once in Royal David’s City 
mp3 | leadsheet

They Came Bearing Gifts (benedict arr.)
mp3 | leadsheet

The Shepherds Had an Angel (benedict arr.)
mp3 | leadsheet

The Son Forsook the Father’s Home (benedict arr.)
mp3 | chord chart | leadsheet

Thou Who Wast Rich Beyond All Splendor (Ordinary Time Arr.)
mp3 | leadsheet | info

To Us A Child of Hope is Born (benedict arr.)
mp3 | leadsheet

Who is This, So Weak and Helpless 
mp3 | leadsheet

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Songs for the Incarnation Series

Zechariahs Song | Marys Song | Angels Song | Simeons Song

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| Sacred Harp Christmas Music

Sherburne – While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
mp3 | choral arr | midi | info

Milford – If Angels Sung a Savior’s Birth
mp3 | leadsheet (4pt) | Midi

Star in the East - Brightest and Best
mp3 | leadsheet | capo | Southern Harmony Image | midi

 

Consolation - Lord Bid Your Servant (Simeon’s Song)
mp3 | leadsheet | (c) | info

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Text Collections & History

Hymns for the Nativity of our Lord(PDF) – John Wesley

Traditional Hymns for Advent and Christmas – pdf of charts

The New Oxford Book of Carols – book

Hymn and Carols of Christmas Website