Time Out, Christmas Bonus Edition

Hymns:
LSB 360, All My Heart Again Rejoices;
TLH 92 (words on LSB 386), Now Sing We, Now Rejoice;
LSB 363, Silent Night, Holy Night.

Again, too many good Christmas hymns out there, even just in public domain.

If you are following along in the Lutheran Service Book, there is a one-note rhythm change in the second line and a difference in the key, but the text is still usable.

The third hymn starts out with the first verse in German, then all three verses in English.

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All My Heart Again Rejoices

1. All my heart again rejoices
   As I hear Far and near
   Sweetest angel voices.
   “Christ is born,” their choirs are singing
   Till the air Everywhere
   Now with joy is ringing.
2. Hear the Conqueror has spoken,
   Now the foe, Sin and woe,
   Death and hell are broken.
   God is man, man to deliver;
   And the Son Now is one
   With our blood forever.
3. Should we fear our God’s displeasure,
   Who, to save, Freely gave
   His most precious Treasure?
   To redeem us He has given
   His own Son From the throne
   Of His might in heaven.
4. See the Lamb, our sin once taking
   To the cross, Suff’ring loss,
   Full atonement making.
   For our life His own He tenders,
   And His grace All our race
   Fit for glory renders.
5. Softly from His lowly manger
   Jesus calls One and all,
   “You are safe from danger.
   Children, from the sins that grieve you
   You are freed; All you need
   I will surely give you.”
6. Come, then, banish all your sadness,
   One and all, Great and small;
   Come with songs of gladness.
   We shall live with Him forever
   There on high, In that joy
   Which can vanish never.

Now Sing We, Now Rejoice

1. Now sing we, now rejoice,
   Now raise to heaven our voice;
   He from whom joy streameth
   Poor in a manger lies;
   Not so brightly beameth
   The sun in yonder skies.
   Thou my Savior art!
   Thou my Savior art!
2. Come from on high to me;
   I cannot rise to Thee
   Cheer my wearied spirit,
   O pure and holy Child;
   Through Thy grace and merit,
   Blest Jesus, Lord most mild,
   Draw me unto Thee!
   Draw me unto Thee!
3. Now through His Son doth shine
   The Father’s grace divine.
   Death o’er us had reigned
   Through sin and vanity;
   He for us obtained
   Eternal joy on high.
   May we praise Him there!
   May we praise Him there!
4. Oh, where shall joy be found?
   Where but on heavenly ground?
   Where the angels singing
   With all His saints unite,
   Sweetest praises bringing
   In heavenly joy and light.
   Oh, that we were there!
   Oh, that we were there!

Silent Night, Holy Night

Stille Nacht, heilege Nacht!
Alles schläft, einsam wacht
Nur das traute, hochheilege Paar.
Holder Knabe im lockigen Haar,
Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh,
Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh.

1. 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.
2. Silent night! Holy night!
   Shepherds quake at the sight;
   Glories stream from heaven afar,
   Heavenly hosts sing, Alleluia.
   Christ, the Savior, is born!
   Christ, the Savior, is born!
3. 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.