Sunday 4 January
Sans Day Carol
Now the holly bears a berry as white as the milk, and Mary bore Jesus, who was wrapped up in silk:
And Mary bore Jesus our Saviour for to be, and the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly. Holly! Holly! And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly!
Now the holly bears a berry as green as the grass, and Mary bore Jesus, who died on the cross:
And Mary bore Jesus our Saviour for to be, and the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly. Holly! Holly! And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly!
Now the holly bears a berry as black as the coal, and Mary bore Jesus, who died for us all:
And Mary bore Jesus our Saviour for to be, and the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly. Holly! Holly! And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly!
Now the holly bears a berry, as blood is it red, then trust we our Saviour, who rose from the dead:
And Mary bore Jesus our Saviour for to be, and the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly. Holly! Holly! And the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly!
Joy to the World
Joy to the world; the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room.
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven and heaven and nature sing.
Joy to the Earth, the Saviour reigns; Let men their songs employ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.
No more let sins and sorrows grow, nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessings flow.
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.
He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the nations prove, the glories of His righteousness.
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love