This week’s Sunday song review features photos by Scott Myers. You’ll find links in the song titles that will allow you to purchase recorded versions of the songs (where available).
Angels We Have Heard On High – Words: Traditional French carol, Music: Traditional French melody, Based on an arrangement by Chris Tomlin (with new chorus by David A. Cover and Christine Cover)
Come to Bethlehem and see
Christ Whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee,
Christ the Lord, the newborn King.
Gloria, gloria, gloria
in excelsis Deo!
Holy, Holy, Holy – Words by Reginald Heber (1783-1826), Additional Lyrics and contemporary music by Page CXVI and David Wilton
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessèd Trinity!
Jesus Messiah by Chris Tomlin, Daniel Carson, Ed Cash, Jesse Reeves
Jesus Messiah, Name above all names
Blessed Redeemer, Emmanuel
The Rescue for sinners
The Ransom from heaven
Jesus Messiah, Lord of all
You Have Redeemed My Soul by Don and Lori Chafer, Arranged by Page CXVI
I was a hungry child, a dried up river.
I was a burned out forest
and no one could do anything for me.
But You put food in my body, water in my dry bed,
and to my blackened branches
you brought the springtime green of new life
and nothing is impossible for You.
O Come, All Ye Faithful – Words and Tune: attr. John Francis Wade (1742), tr. Frederick Oakeley (1841), Music: Irregular (Adeste Fiedeles) Arrangement by Chris Tomlin
Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning;
Jesus, to Thee be glory given;
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing.
O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him,
Hail to the Lord’s Anointed – Words: James Montgomery (1821), Music and Arrangement: Vito Aiuto (2008)
Hail to the Lord’s anointed, great David’s greater Son!
Hail in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun!
He comes to break oppression, to set the captive free;
To take away transgression and rule in equity.
Music Team for December 26, 2010:
Andrew Camp – electric guitar, mandolin, vocals
Christine Cover – vocals, percussion
David Cover – vocals, electric and acoustic guitars
Nick Havens – bass guitar
Scott Johnson – piano, keyboard, vocals
Andrew Luley – drums
Kristen Pierce – vocals
Ethan Vizitei – vibraphone, percussion
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