Christmas Chants Live

Gregorian Christmas Chants Live Lyrics
1.Ave Maria

Lyricist:HeusmannPetersonLaudahnKohrs
Writer(s):HeusmannPetersonLaudahnKohrs

Ave Maria
Gratia plena
Maria, gratia plena
Maria, gratia plena
Ave, ave dominus
Dominus tecum
Benedicta tu in mulieribus
Et benedictus
Et benedictus fructus ventris
Ventris tuae, Jesus.
Ave Maria
Ave Maria
Mater Dei
Ora pro nobis peccatoribus
Ora pro nobis
Ora, ora pro nobis peccatoribus
Nunc et in hora mortis
Et in hora mortis nostrae
Et in hora mortis nostrae
Et in hora mortis nostrae
Ave Maria


2.Silent Night

Lyricist:HeusmannPetersonLaudahnKohrs
Writer(s):HeusmannPetersonLaudahnKohrs

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


3.When A Child Is Born

Lyricist:Alberto SalernoMaurizio SeymandiFranzisco Specchia
Writer(s):ZacarDario Baldan Bembo

A ray of hope flickers in the sky,
A tiny star lights up way up high,
All across the land dawns a brand new morn
This comes to pass when a child is born.
A silent wish sails the seven seas,
The winds of change whisper in the trees
And the walls of doubt crumble tossed and torn
This comes to pass, when a child is born.
A rosy hue settles all around,

You got the feel you're on solid ground,
For a spell or two no one seems forlorn
This comes to pass when a child is born.

And all of this happens because the world is waiting,
Waiting for one child. Black, white, yellow? No one knows.
But a child that will grow up and turn tears to laughter,
Hate to love, war to peace and everyone to everyone's neighbor,
And misery and suffering will be words to be forgotten forever.
It's all a dream, an illusion now.
It must come true sometime soon somehow.
All across the land dawns a brand new morn
This comes to pass when a child is born.


4.Sweeter The Bells

Lyricist:HeusmannPetersonLaudahnKohrs
Writer(s):HeusmannPetersonLaudahnKohrs

Sweeter the bells never sound
Than at Christmas time
It's as if angels are singing
Again of peace and joy
As they sang on the blessed night
As they sang on the blessed night
Bells with a holy sound,
The earth rings in harmony!
Oh, when the bells ring out
Quickly the Christ Child hears them
Then swings down from heaven,
Hurries down to earth
Blesses the father, the mother,
the child.
Blesses the father, the mother,
the child.
Bells with a holy sound,
The earth rings in harmony!
Ring with lovely sounds
Very far over the seas
so that all may rejoice
in the blessed Christmas time.
All shout out in glorious song.
All shout out in glorious song.
Bells with a holy sound,
The earth rings in harmony!


5.In The Bleak Midwinter

Lyricist:HeusmannPetersonLaudahnKohrs
Writer(s):HeusmannPetersonLaudahnKohrs

In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter, long ago.
Our God, heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.
In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.
Enough for Him, Whom cherubim, worship night and day,
Breastful of milk, and a mangerful of hay;
Enough for Him, Whom angels fall before,
The ox and ass and camel which adore.
Angels and archangels may have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
But His mother only, in her maiden bliss,
Worshipped the beloved with a kiss.
What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;
Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.


6.Peace On Earth

Lyricist:Larry GrossmanIan FraserBuz Kohan
Writer(s):Larry GrossmanIan FraserBuz Kohan

Come they told me
Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
A new born king to see
Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
Our finest gifts we bring
Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum
Rum-pum-pum-pum
Rum-pum-pum-pum
Peace on earth, can it be
Years from now, perhaps we'll see
See the day of glory
See the day when men of good will
Live in peace, live in peace again
Peace on earth, can it be
Every child must be made aware
Every child must be made to care
Care enough for his fellow man
To give all the love that he can
I pray my wish will come true
For my child and your child too
He'll see the day of glory
See the day when men of good will
Live in peace, live in peace again
Peace on earth, can it be
Can it be


7.Child In A Manger

Lyricist:HeusmannPetersonLaudahnKohrs
Writer(s):HeusmannPetersonLaudahnKohrs

Child in the manger, Infant of Mary
Outcast and stranger, Lord of all
Child who inherits
All our transgressions
All our demerits on Him fall
Once the most holy
Child of salvation
Genlty and lowly,lived below
Now as our glorios Mighty Redeemer
See Him victorios
O'er each foe
Prophets foretold Him
Infant of wonder
Angels behold Him On His throne
Worthy our Savior
Of all our praises
Happy forever
Are His own


8.Greensleeves

Lyricist:HeusmannPetersonLaudahnKohrs
Writer(s):HeusmannPetersonLaudahnKohrs

Alas, my love, you do me wrong,
To cast me off discourteously.
For I have loved you well and long,
Delighting in your company.
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight,
Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
And who but my lady greensleeves.
Your vows you've broken, like my heart,
Oh, why did you so enrapture me?
Now I remain in a world apart
But my heart remains in captivity.
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight,
Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
And who but my lady greensleeves.
I have been ready at your hand,
To grant whatever you would crave,
I have both wagered life and land,
Your love and good-will for to have.
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight,
Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
And who but my lady greensleeves.
If you intend thus to disdain,
It does the more enrapture me,
And even so, I still remain
A lover in captivity.
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight,
Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
And who but my lady greensleeves.
My men were clothed all in green,
And they did ever wait on thee;
All this was gallant to be seen,
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight,
Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
And who but my lady greensleeves.
Thou couldst desire no earthly thing,
but still thou hadst it readily.
Thy music still to play and sing;
And yet thou wouldst not love me.
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight,
Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
And who but my lady greensleeves.
Well, I will pray to God on high,
that thou my constancy mayst see,
And that yet once before I die,
Thou wilt vouchsafe to love me.
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight,
Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
And who but my lady greensleeves.
Ah, Greensleeves, now farewell, adieu,
To God I pray to prosper thee,
For I am still thy lover true,
Come once again and love me.
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight,
Greensleeves was my heart of gold,
And who but my lady greensleeves.


9.Miracle Of Love

Lyricist:Annie LennoxDave Allan Steward
Writer(s):Annie LennoxDave Allan Steward

How many sorrows
Do you try to hide
In a world of illusions
That's covering your mind?
I'll show you something good
Oh I'll show you something good.
When you open your mind
You'll discover the sign
That there's something
You're longing to find
Chorus:
The miracle of love
Will take away your pain
When the miracle of love
Comes your way again.
Cruel is the night
That covers up your fears.
Tender is the one
Who wipes away your tears.
There must be a bitter breeze
To make you sting so viciously-
They say the greatest cowards
Can hurt the most ferociously.
But I'll show you something good
Oh I'll show you something good.
If you open your heart
You can make a new start
When your crumbling world falls apart.


10.The Circle

Lyricist:HeusmannPetersonLaudahnKohrs
Writer(s):HeusmannPetersonLaudahnKohrs

Holding on to the man I was
Diving into my mind
Did I give, did I run the curse
Did I fall or was it all in vain
Am I blind or do I see the truth
Hanging there in my eyes
Everything I am, everything I see
Is a part of the circle coming back to me
All this joy and pain it will be again
All a part of the circle coming back to me
Live is sweet given what we have
Looking back into time
I have lived, I have tasted love
I give in but was it all in vain
Everything I am, everything I see
Is a part of the circle coming back to me
All this joy and pain it will be again
All a part of the circle coming back to me
Everything I am, everything I see
Is a part of the circle coming back to me
All this joy and pain it will be again
All a part of the circle coming back to me
Circle coming back to me
Circle coming back to me
Circle coming back to me
Circle coming back to me
Everything I am, everything I see
Is a part of the circle coming back to me
All this joy and pain it will be again
All a part of the circle coming back to me
Everything I am, everything I see
Is a part of the circle coming back to me
All this joy and pain it will be again
All a part of the circle coming back to me


11.Mad World

Lyricist:Roland Orzabal
Writer(s):Roland Orzabal

All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places
Worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere
Going nowhere
And their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression
No expression
No expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tommorow
No tommorow
No tommorow
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
'Cos I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very
Mad World
Mad World
Mad World
Mad World
Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday
Made to feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen
Sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No-one knew me
No-one knew me
Hello teacher tell me
What's my lesson
Look right through me
Look right through me
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
'Cos I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very
Mad World
Mad World
Mad World
Mad World


12.Crying In The Rain

Lyricist:Howard GreenfieldCarole King
Writer(s):Howard GreenfieldCarole King

I'll never let you see
The way my broken heart is hurting me
I've got my pride and I know how to hide
All my sorrow and pain
I'll do my crying in the rain
If I wait for stormy skies
You won't know the rain from the tears in my eyes
You'll never know that I still love you so
Though the heartaches remain
I'll do my crying in the rain
Raindrops falling from heaven
Could never take away my misery
But since we're not together
I pray for stormy weather
To hide these tears I hope you'll never see
Someday when my crying's done
I'm gonna wear a smile and walk in the sun
I may be a fool
But till then, darling, you'll never see me complain
I'll do my crying in the rain
But since we're not together
I pray for stormy weather
To hide these tears I hope you'll never see
Someday when my crying's done
I'm gonna wear a smile and walk in the sun
I may be a fool
But till then, darling, you'll never see me complain
I'll do my crying in the rain
I'll do my crying in the rain
Oh
Crying in the rain
Oh


13.Sacrifice

Lyricist:Bernie Taupin
Writer(s):Elton John

It's a human sign
When things go wrong
When the scent of her lingers
And temptation's strong
Into the boundary
Of each married man
Sweet deceit comes callin'
And negativity lands
Cold cold heart
Hard done by you
Some things look better
Just passin' through
And it's no Sacrifice
Just a simple word
It's two hearts living
In two separate worlds
But it's no Sacrifice
No Sacrifice
It's no Sacrifice at all
Mutual misunderstanding
After the fact
Sensitivity builds a prison
In the final act
We lose direction
No stone unturned
No tears to damn you
When jealousy burns
Cold cold heart
Hard done by you
Some things look better
Just passing through
And it's no Sacrifice
Just a simple word


14.Kyrie


15.Moment Of Peace

Lyricist:Amelia Brightman - Carsten Heusmann
Writer(s):Carsten Heusmann

Mm Mm Mm Mm Mm
Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah
In moment of peace
Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah
Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah

Come now, come by our side,
Into a place where you can hide,
We are the sunshine,
Rest your Soul here,
And you'll find,
We are the energy,
We give the world to thee,
Hold up your heart now,
We will ease pain from your brow.

When the world is in tatters,
And destruction is near,
You can come with us here.
When the people are strangers,
We will rest here and be,
In a moment of peace.
When the world is in tatters,
And destruction is near,
You can come with us here.
When the people are strangers,
We will rest here and be,
In a moment of peace.

Light up the dark below,
See through the stars,
Reach to the earth's flow
Drift into the joy of our hearts,
Unleash the energy,
Taste of the wine,
Drink as a Soul,
That knows now, power divine.
When the world is in tatters,
And destruction is near,
You can come with us here.
When the people are strangers,
We will rest here and be,
In a moment of peace.
When the world is in tatters,
And destruction is near,
You can come with us here.
When the people are strangers,
We will rest here and be,
In a moment of peace.
In a moment of peace.


16.Angels

Lyricist:Guy Antony Chambers
Writer(s):Guy Antony Chambers, Robert Peter Williams

I sit and wait
Does an angel contemplate my fate
And do they know
The places where we go
When we're grey and old
'cos I have been told
That salvation lets their wings unfold
So when I'm lying in my bed
Thoughts running through my head
And I feel the love is dead
I'm loving angels instead
And through it all she offers me protection
A lot of love and affection
Whether I'm right or wrong
And down the waterfall
Wherever it may take me
I know that life won't break me
When I come to call she won't forsake me
I'm loving angels instead
When I'm feeling weak
And my pain walks down a one way street
I look above
And I know I'll always be blessed with love
And as the feeling grows
She breathes flesh to my bones
And when love is dead
I'm loving angels instead
And through it all she offers me protection
A lot of love and affection
Whether I'm right or wrong
And down the waterfall
Wherever it may take me
I know that life won't break me
When I come to call she won't forsake me
I'm loving angels instead
And through it all she offers me protection
A lot of love and affection
Whether I'm right or wrong
And down the waterfall
Wherever it may take me
I know that life won't break me
When I come to call she won't forsake me
I'm loving angels instead


17.Noel Nouvelet


18.Hymn

Lyricist:John Lees
Writer(s):John Lees

Valley's deep and the mountains so high, if you want to
see God you've got to move to the other side.
You stand up there with your head in the clouds, don't try
to fly you know you might not come down.
Don't try to fly, dear God, You might not come down.
Jesus came down from Heaven to earth
The People said it was a virgin birth
Jesus came down from Heaven to earth
The People said it was a virgin birth
He told great stories of the Lord
And said He was the saviour of us all
He told great stories of the Lord
And said He was the saviour of us all
For this we killed him,
nailed Him up high
He rose again as if to ask us why
Then He ascended into the sky
As if to say in God alone you soar
As if to say in God alone we fly.
Valley's deep and the mountains so high, if you want to
see God you've got to move to the other side.
You stand up there with your head in the clouds, don't try
to fly you know you might not come down.
Don't try to fly, dear God, You might not come down


19.Happy Xmas War Is Over

Lyricist:John LennonYoko Ono
Writer(s):John LennonYoko Ono

So this is Xmas
And what have you done
Another year over
And a new one just begun
And so this is Xmas
I hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young
A very Merry Xmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
And so this is Xmas
For weak and for strong
For rich and the poor ones
The world is so wrong
And so happy Xmas
For black and for white
For yellow and red ones
Let's stop all the fight
A very Merry Xmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
And so this is Xmas
And what have we done
Another year over
A new one just begun
And so happy Xmas
We hope you have fun
The near and the dear one
The old and the young
A very Merry Xmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear
War is over, if you want it
War is over now
Happy Xmas