Christmas Carols with Libera
Release date: 15 Nov 2019
Catalogue No: IHCD89
Format: CD digipack.
Label: Libera Music / Invisible Hands Music
Number of tracks: 17
Studio Album
- In dulci jubilo
In dulci jubilo
Now sing with hearts aglow
Our delight and pleasure lies in praesepio
like sunshine is our treasure, Matris in gremio
Alpha es et OO Jesu parvule
For thee I long alway
Comfort my heart’s blindness, O puer optime
With all thy loving kindness, O principes gloriae
Trahe me post teO patris caritas
O nati lenitas
Deeply were we stained, per nostra crimina
But thou for us hast gained, coelorum gaudia
O that we were thereUbi sunt gaudia
in any place but there
There are angels singing, in nova cantica
and there the bells are ringing, in Regis curia
O that we were there - Walking in the air
We’re walking in the air
We’re floating in the moonlit sky
The people far below are sleeping as we flyI’m holding very tight
I’m riding in the midnight blue
I’m finding I can fly so high above with youOn across the world the villages go by like dreams
The rivers and the hills, the forests and the streamsChildren gaze open mouthed taken by surprise
Nobody down below believes their eyesWe’re surfing in the air, we’re swimming in the frozen sky
We’re drifting over icy mountains floating bySuddenly swooping low on an ocean deep
Rousing up a mighty monster from his sleepWe’re walking in the air
We’re dancing in the midnight sky
And everyone who sees us greets us as we fly - Ding dong merrily on high
Ding dong merrily on high
In heaven the bells are ringing
Ding dong verily the sky
Is riven with angels singing
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsisEven so here below, below
Let steeple bells be swungen
And ‘Io, io, io!’
By priest and people sungen
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsisPray you, dutifully prime
Your matin chime, ye ringers
May you beautifully rhyme
Your evetime song, ye singers
Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis - In the bleak mid-winter
In the bleak mid-winter
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 mid-winter – long agoHeaven cannot hold Him
Nor earth sustain
Heaven and earth shall flee away
When He comes to reign
In the bleak mid-winter
A stable-place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty – Jesus ChristEnough for him, whom cherubim
Worship night and day
A breastful of milk
And a mangerful of hay
Enough for him, whom angels fall down before
The ox and ass and camel which adoreWhat 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 - Noël nouvelet
Noël nouvelet, Noël chantons ici
Devotes gens, crions a Dieu merci
Chantons Noël pour le Roi nouvelet
Noël nouvelet, Noël chantons ici.Waking from my sleep a vision came to me
For before my eyes there stood a flowering tree
Where on a bright red rosebud I did see
Noël nouvelet, a new Noel sing we.How my heart did glow with inward joy divine
For with rays of glory did the rosebud shine
As when the sun doth blaze on break of day
This Noel sing we a Noël nouveletSo, upon my bed I saw these wonders all
Dreaming of a child, an infant child so small
Jesus of Nazereth called a King to be
Noel nouvellet, a new Noel sing weNoël nouvelet, sing we a new Noel
Thank we now our God, and of His goodness tell
Sing we Noel to greet the new born King
Noël nouvelet, a new Noel we singNoël nouvelet, Noël chantons ici
- Once in royal David’s city
Once in royal David’s city
stood a lowly cattle shed
where a mother laid her baby
in a manger for his bed
Mary was that Mother mild
Jesus Christ her little childHe came down to earth from heaven
who is God and Lord of all
and his shelter was a stable
and his cradle was a stall
with the poor and mean and lowly
lived on earth our Saviour holyAnd our eyes at last shall see him
through his own redeeming love
for that child so dear and gentle
is our Lord in heaven above
and he leads his children on
to the place where he is goneNot in that poor lowly stable
with the oxen standing by
we shall see him but in heaven,
set at God’s right hand on high
where like stars his children crowned
all in white shall wait around - I saw three ships
I saw three ships come sailing in…
And what was in those ships all three…
Our Saviour Christ and His Lady…
Pray, wither sailed those ships all three…
O, they sailed into Bethlehem…
And all the bells on earth shall ring…
And all the angels in heaven shall sing…
And all the souls on earth shall sing…
Then let us all rejoice amain…
On Christmas Day in the morning - What child is this
What child is this who laid to rest
on Mary’s lap is sleeping
whom angels greet with anthems sweet
while shepherds watch are keepingThis, this is Christ the King
whom shepherds worship and angels sing
Haste, haste to bring him praise
the babe the son of MarySo bring him incense gold and myrrh
all tongues and peoples own him
the King of kings salvation brings
let every heart enthrone himRaise, raise your song on high
while Mary sings a lullaby
Joy, Joy for Christ is born
the babe the son of Mary - Sing lullaby (The infant King)
Sing lullaby
Lullaby baby, now reclining
Sing lullaby
Hush, do not wake the Infant King
Angels are watching, stars are shining
Over the place where he is lying
Sing lullabySing lullaby
Lullaby baby, now a-sleeping
Sing lullaby
Hush, do not wake the Infant King
Soon will come sorrow with the morning
Soon will come bitter grief and weeping
Sing lullabySing lullaby
Lullaby baby, now a-dozing
Sing lullaby
Hush, do not wake the Infant King
Soon comes the cross, the nails, the piercing
Then in the grave at last reposing
Sing lullabySing lullaby
Lullaby! is the babe a-waking?
Sing lullaby
Hush, do not wake the Infant King
Dreaming of Easter, gladsome morning
Conquering death, its bondage breaking
Sing lullaby - Carol of the bells
Hark how the bells
sweet silver bells
all seem to say
throw cares awayChristmas is here
bringing good cheer
to young and old
meek and the boldDing dong ding dong
that is their song
With joyful ring
all carollingOne seems to hear
words of good cheer
from everywhere
filling the airOh how they pound
raising the sound
o’er hill and dale
telling their taleGloria, in excelsis Deo
GloriaGaily they ring
while people sing
songs of good cheer
Christmas is hereMerry, merry, merry, merry Christmas
On on they send
on without end
their joyful tone to every homeDing dong ding dong
That is their song - Wexford carol
Good people all this Christmas time
consider well and bear in mind
what our good God for us has done
in sending his beloved sonWith Mary holy we should pray
to God with love this Christmas Day
In Bethlehem upon that morn
there was a blessed Messiah bornNear Bethlehem did shepherds keep
their flocks of lambs and feeding sheep
to whom God’s angels did appear
which put the shepherds in great fear‘Prepare and go’ the angels said
‘to Bethlehem – be not afraid
for there you’ll find this happy morn
a princely babe, sweet Jesus born ‘Ó, tagaig’ uile is adhraigí
An leanbh cneasta sa chró ‘na luí
Is cuimhnígí ar ghrá an Rí
A thug dár saoradh anocht an Naí.S’A Mhuire Mháthair i bParas Dé
Ar chlann bhocht Eabha
Guí anois go séimh
Is doras an chró ná dún go deo
G n-adhraím feasta Mac Rí na hÓigheWith thankful heart and joyful mind
the shepherds went the babe to find
and as God’s angel had foretold
they did our Saviour Christ beholdWithin a manger he was laid
and by his side the virgin maid
attending on the Lord of life
who came on earth to end all strife - O little town of Bethlehem
O little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting light
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonightHow silently, how silently
The wondrous gift is given
So God imparts to human hearts
The blessings of His heaven
No ear may hear His coming
But in this world of sin
Where meek souls will receive him still
The dear Christ enters inO holy child of Bethlehem
Descend to us, we pray
Cast out our sin and enter in
Be born to us today
We hear the Christmas angels
The great glad tidings tell
O come to us, abide with us
Our Lord Emmanuel - The angel Gabriel
The angel Gabriel from heaven came
With wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame
All hail said he thou lowly maiden Mary
Most highly favoured lady. Gloria!For known a blessed mother thou shalt be
All generations laud and honour thee
Thy son shall be Emmanuel, by seers foretold
Most highly favoured lady. Gloria!Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head
To me be as it pleaseth God she said
My soul shall laud and magnify his holy name
Most highly favoured lady. Gloria!Of her, Emmanuel, the Christ, was born
In Bethlehem all on a Christmas morn
And Christian folk throughout the world will ever say
Most highly favoured lady. Gloria! - Poor little Jesus
O, poor little Jesus
This world gonna break your heart
There’ll be no place to lay your head, my Lord
O, poor little JesusO, Mary the mother
O, Mary, she bow down and cry
For there’s no place to lay his head, my Lord
O, poor little JesusCome down, all you holy angels
Sing round him with your golden harps
For some day he will die to save this world
O, poor little Jesus - Gaudete
Gaudete, gaudete christus est natus
Ex Maria Virginae, gaudeteTempus ad est gratiae, hoc quod optabamus
Carmina latitiae, devote redamusErgo nostra contio, psallat iam in lustro
Benedicat Domino sallus regi nostro - Silent night
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 peaceSilent night, holy night
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing ‘Alleluia’
Christ the Saviour is bornSilent 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 - Do you hear what I hear?
Said the night wind to the little lamb
Do you see what I see?
Way up in the sky little lamb
Do you see what I see?
A star, a star dancing in the night
With a tail as big as a kiteSaid the little lamb to the shepherd boy
Do you hear what I hear?
Ringing through the sky shepherd boy
Do you hear what I hear?
A song, a song high above the tree
with a voice as big as the seaSaid the shepherd boy to the mighty king
Do you know what I know?
In your palace warm mighty king
Do you know what I know?
A child, a child shivers in the cold
Let us bring him silver and goldSaid the king to the people everywhere
Listen to what I say
Pray for peace people everywhere
Listen to what I say
The child, the child sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light
