Text Examples for
Song Lyrics

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Kwanzaa Song:
Kwanzaa is a holiday
Kwanzaa, Kwanzaa, Kwanzaa
Is an African holiday
Seven Principles
Seven Candles
Seven Black days for the African
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Asking For A Lodging:
Open these portals,
I pray, for the love of heaven.
Open your heart
For a poor woman waits outside.
Weary from travel,
We seek here a place to rest.
Please give us lodging
For my wife can no longer ride.
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Let the Doors Be Open:
Enter pilgrims,
let the doors be open,
let the doors be open;
There is lodging here within.
You are welcome in this humble dwelling,
let there be rejoicing!
Bless our house and enter in.
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Friends Now Joyfully Gather:
Friends joyfully gather,
kneel now everyone.
Pay devoted homage to the heavenly Son,
to Joseph and Mary,
to the exalted Son.
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The Baby:
Refrain

A la Rururu; come now, to please us
Sleep sweetly dear one, my little Jesus
There'll be no sudden sound for you to jump at
No fly will buzz, no elephant will trumpet;

Refrain

O joyful night, to us is born a baby
By the Virgin Mary, blessed holy lady;

Refrain

The heavenly choirs in accents sweet are singing,
News of this joyful happy birth are bringing:

Refrain
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Adoration:
Come, all ye souls who love them.
Come, see the holy family.
Come, see the little manger.
Kneel now and see them there.
Even the humble donkey,
Bends down his head in wonder.
Lambs with the shepherd worship,
Bow down their heads in pray'r.
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Ave Maria:
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 tui Jesus
Ave Maria
Ave Maria Mater dei
Ora pro nobis pecatoribus
Ora, ora pro nobis
Ora ora pro nobis pecatoribus
Nunc et in hora mortis
In hora mortis nostrae
In hora mortis, mortis nostrae
In hora mortis nostrae
Ave Maria
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O Come All Ye Faithful:
Venid, fieles todos
A Belen marchemos
Gozozos triunfantes y llenos de amor
Christo ha nacido, Christo el Rey Divino
Venid adoremos, Venid adoremos, venid adoremos
A Nuestro Senor
Venid fieles todos
A Belem veremos
Al Nino Divio, al Nino Jesus
Paz en la tierra, gloria en las alturas
Venid adoremos, venid adoremos, venid adoremos
A Nuestro Senor
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Riu Chiu:
Refrain:

Riu riu chiu, la guarda ribera;
Dios guardo el lobl de nuestra cordera,
Dios guardo el lobo de neustra cordera.
El lobo rabioso la guiso morder,
Mas Dios poderoso la supa defender;
Quisola hazer que no pudises pecar,
Ni aun original esta Virgen no tuviera.

Refrain

Este qu'es nacido es el gran monarca,
Christo patriarca de carne vestido;
Hemos redemido con se hazer chiquito,
Aunqu'era infinito, finito se hiziera.

Refrain
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Riu Chiu:
Refrain

River, roaring river, guard our homes in safety,
God has kept the black wolf from our lamb, our Lady.
God has kept the black wolf from our Lamb, our Lady.
Raging mad to bite her, there the wolf did steal,
But our God Almighty defended her with zeal.
Pure He wished to keep Her so She could never sin,
That first sin of man never touched the Virgin sainted.

Refrain

He who's now begotten is our mighty Monarch,
Christ, our Holy Father, in human flesh embodied.
He has brought atonement by being born so humble,
Though He is immortal, as mortal was created.

Refrain
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El Noi De La Mare:
Que li darem a n'el Noi de la Mare?
Que li darem li sapiga bon?
Li darem panses en unes balances,
Li darem figues en un panero.
Li darem panses en unes balances,
Li darem figues en un panero.

Que li darem al Fillet de Maria,
Que li darem a l'hermos Infanto?
Panses i figures i nuez i olives,
Panses i figures i mel i mato.
Panses i figures i nuez olives,
Panses i figures i mel i mato.

Tam patantam, que les figures son verdes,
Tam patantam, que ja maduraran.
Si no maduren el dia de Pasqua,
Maduraran en el dia del Ram.
Si no maduren el dia de Pasqua,
Maduraran en el dia del Ram.
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The Son of Mary:
What shall we give to the Son of the Virgin?
What can we give that the Babe will enjoy?
First, we shall give Him a tray full of raisins,
Then we shall offer sweet figs to the Boy.
First, we shall give Him a tray full of raisins,
Then we shall offer sweet figs to the Boy.

What shall we give the Beloved of Mary?
What can we give to her beautiful Child?
Raisins and olives and nutmeats and honey,
Candy and figs and some cheese that is mild.
Raisins and olives and nutmeats and honey,
Candy and figs and some cheese that is mild.

What shall we do if the figs are not ripened?
What shall we do if the figs are still green?
We shall not fret; if they're not ripe for Easter,
On a Palm Sunday, ripe figs will be seen.
We shall not fret, if they're not ripe for Easter,
On a Palm Sunday, ripe figs will be seen.
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Feliz Navidad:
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Prospero Ano y Felicidad.

Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Prospero Ano y Felicidad.

I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas
From the bottom of my heart.

[repeats]

Actual translation:

Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas
Prosperous New Year and Happiness.
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:
Sing and do not cry,
because with singing
the heart becomes happy.
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La Cu-ca-ra-cha!:
In the land of se-no-ri-tas,
Sweet Lo-li-tas and Chi-qui-tas.
There they do a dance as neat as
An-y dance at an-y ball.
La Cu-ca-ra-cha!
La Cu-ca-ra-cha!
It's a live-ly Lat-in dance.
La Cu-ca-ra-cha!
La Cu-ca-ra-cha!
It's the rum-ba of ro-mance.
You may have danced to
A thou-sand rum-bas
Old or new, they still re-call
La Cu-ca-ra-cha!
La Cu-ca-ra-cha!
It's the dad-dy of them all.
It's the dad-dy of them all.
It's the dad-dy of them all
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Wee bit O' Irish:
You're the flash and sparkle in dark Irish eyes.
You're the whimsy and charm of leprechaun guise.
You're the treasured gold at the rainbow's end.
You're the beauty and mystery of emerald glens.
You're the top o' the mornin' - my cup of tea.
You're springtime adornin'...blessings on thee.
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I'm Looking Over:
I'm looking over a four leaf clover
That I over-looked before.
One leaf is sunshine, the second is rain,
Third is the roses that grows in the lane.
No need explaining the one remaining
Is somebody I adore.
I'm looking over a four leaf clover
That I over-looked before!
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A Little Bit of Heaven:
Sure, a little bit o' Heaven
fell from out of the sky one day,
And nestled on the ocean
in a spot so far away;
And the angels found it,
sure it looked so sweet and fair.
They said suppose we leave it,
for it looks so peaceful there!
So they sprinkled it with star dust
just to make the shamrocks grow;
'Tis the only place you'll find them,
No matter where you go;
Then they dotted it with silver
To make its lakes so grand,
And when they had it finished
Sure they called it IRELAND!
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An Irish Lullaby:
Over in Killarney, many years ago,
Me Mother sang a song to me
in tones so sweet and low.
Just a simple little ditty,
in her good old Irish way.
And I'd give the world if she could sing
that song to me this day.

Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra-loo-ra-li.
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Hush now don't you cry!
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, Too-ra-loo-ra-li.
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral, That's an Irish lullaby.
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When Irish Eyes are Smiling:
When Irish eyes are smiling
Sure it's like a morning spring.
In the lilt of Irish laughter,
You can hear the angels sing.
When Irish hearts are happy,
All the world seems bright and gay.
And when Irish eyes are smiling,
Sure, they steal your heart away.
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Oh Danny Boy (also known as Londonderry Air):
Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
From glen to glen, and down the mountain side
The summer's gone, and all the flowers are dying
'Tis you, 'tis you must go and I must bide.
But come ye back when summer's in the meadow
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow
'Tis I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow
Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so.

And if you come, when all the flowers are dying
And I am dead, as dead I well may be
You'll come and find the place where I am lying
And kneel and say an "Ave" there for me.
And I shall hear, tho' soft you tread above me
And all my dreams will warm and sweeter be
If you'll not fail to tell me that you love me
I'll simply sleep in peace until you come to me.
I'll simply sleep in peace until you come to me.

by Frederick Edward Weatherly in 1913
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Loch Lomand:
By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes,
Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond,
Where me and my true love were ever won't to go
On the bonnie bonnie banks of Loch Lomond

Chorus
O' ye'll take the high road and I'll tak the low road,
And I'll be in Scotland before you;
But me and my true love will never meet again,
On the bonnie bonnie banks of loch Lomond

T'was there that we parted in yon shady glen,
On the steep steep side of Ben Lomond,
Where in deep purple hue, the Highland hills we view,
And the moon coming out in the gloaming.
Chorus

The wee birds do sing, and the wild flowers spring,
And in sunshine the waters are sleeping,
But the broken heart will ken nae second spring again,
Though the waefu' may cease fae their greeting
Chorus
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All Through The Night:
Sleep, my child and peace attend thee,
All Through the Night.
Guardian angels God will send Thee
All Through the night.
Soft the drowsy hours are creeping
Hill and vale in slumber sleeping;
God His loving vigil keeping
All Through the Night.
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Hanukkah Songs:
Rock of Ages, let our song praise Your saving power.
You amid the raging throng were our sheltering tower.
Furious they assailed us, but Your help availed us.
And Your word broke their sword when our own strength failed us.
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S'vivon, sov, sov, sov:
S'vivon, sov, sov, sov!
Chanukkah, hu chag tov;
Chanukkah, hu chag tov;
S'vivon, sov, sov, sov

Chag simcha hu la-am
Nes gadol haya sham;
Nes gadol haya sham;
Chag simcha hu la-am.

(repeat first stanza)
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I Have a Little Dreidel:
I have a little dreidel,
I made it out of clay.
And when it's dry and ready,
Oh dreidel I shall play.

(chorus)

Oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel,
I made it out of clay;
And when its dry and ready,
Then dreidel I shall play.

It has a lovely body,
With legs so short and thin.
And when it gets all tired,
It drops and then I win.

(Chorus)
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Mi Y'maleil:
Mi y'maleil g'vurot Yisrael
Otan my yimneh?
Hein b'khol do yakum ha gibor
Go-eil ha-am

Sh'ma! Ba-yam ha-heim baz'man ha-zeh
Makabi moshiyah u-fodeh
Uv'yameinu kol a, Yisrael,
Yit'ached yakum l'hi-ga-el

Who can retell the things that befell them,
Who can count them?
In every age, a hero or sage
came to our aid.

Hark! In days of your
In Israel's ancient land.
Brave Maccabeus led the faithful band.
But now all Israel must as one arise,
Redeem itself through deed and sacrifice.
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Ma'oz TzurMa'oz Tzur or:
Composed by a man named Mordecia in Europe in the twelfth century.
Both the Hebrew and English words can be sung with the traditional melody,
though throughout the centuries a number of different tunes have been used to accompany Ma'oz Tzur.

Mao'z Tzur y'shu-ah-ti
L'kha na-eh, li'shaebei-ach
Tikkon beit t'filati
V'sham today n'zabeiach
Mitzar ham'nabeiah
Az egmore b'shir mizmor
Hanukkat hamiz'beiach
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Mel Torme and Robert Wells:
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,
Jack Frost nipping at your nose,
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos.
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright.
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:
"I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
and wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good will to men!"
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White Christmas:
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten
and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white.
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lyrics from Cileto Lindo:
Sing and do not cry,
because with singing
the heart becomes happy.
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Snow Song:
I like to walk on fresh fallen snow The kind that whispers and speaks. It sings a song as I walk along With crackles and scrunches and squeaks.
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Mittens:
Thumbs in the thump place
Fingers all together,

This is the song
We sing in mitten weather.

When it is cold
It doesn't matter whether
Mittens are wool
or made of finest leather.
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Autumn Leaves:
The falling leaves drift by my window:
The autumn leaves of red and gold
I see your lips, the summer kisses
The sun-burned hands I used to hold.

Since you went away the days grow long
And soon I'll hear old winter's song
But I miss you most of all my darling
When autumn leaves start to fall.
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Auld Langs Syne:
Auld Lang Syne The song, "Auld Lang Syne," playing in the background, is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year. At least partially written by Robert Burns in the 1700's, it was first published in 1796 after Burns' death. Early variations of the song were sung prior to 1700 and inspired Burns to produce the modern rendition. An old Scotch tune, "Auld Lang Syne" literally means "old long ago," or simply, "the good old days."

Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to min'?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days o' Lang syne?

For auld Lang syne1, my dear,
For auld Lang syne,
We'll take a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld Lang syne.

We twa hae run aboot the braes2
And pu'd the gowans3 fine.
We've wandered mony a weary foot,
Sin' auld Lang syne.

For auld Lang syne, my dear,
For auld Lang syne,
We'll take a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld Lang syne.

We twa hae paidled i' the burn4,
From morning sun till dine5,
But seas between us braid6 hae roared
Sin' auld Lang syne.

For auld Lang syne, my dear,
For auld Lang syne,
We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld Lang syne.

And ther's a hand, my trusty fiere7,
And gie's a hand o' thine;
We'll tak a right gude-willie waught8,
For auld Lang syne.

For auld Lang syne, my dear,
For auld Lang syne,
We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld Lang syne.

And surely ye'll be9 your pint-stowp10,
And surely I'll be mine;
We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld Lang syne.

1auld lang syne: long ago
2braes: slopes
3gowans: daisies
4burn: stream
5dine: dinner, noon
6braid: broad
7fiere: friend
8right gude-willie waught: a very hearty swig
9be: pay for
10pint-stowp: pint-cup
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Tiny Bubbles:
Tiny bubbles in the wine,
Make me happy, make me feel fine,
Tiny bubbles make me warm all over
With a feeling that I'm gonna Love you 'til the end of time.

So here's to the golden moon,
And here's to the silver sea,
But most of all a toast to you and me

Tiny bubbles in the wine,
Make me happy, make me feel fine,
Tiny bubbles make me warm all over
With a feeling that I'm gonna Love you 'til the end of time.

So here's to the ginger lei
I give to you today
And here's a kiss that will not fade away.
Tiny bubbles in the wine,
Make me happy, make me feel fine,
Tiny bubbles make me warm all over
With a feeling that I'm gonna Love you 'til the end of time.
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I Love Red, White and Blue:
(sung to tune of "When the Saints Go Marching In")

Our flag is red,
Our flag is white.
And in the corner it is blue,
Oh, our flag stands for our country,
How I love red, white, and blue!

Some stripes are red,
Some stripes are white,
And in the corner it is blue,
Oh, our flag stands for our country,
How I love red, white, and blue!
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Taps:
Day is done.
Gone the sun
From the lake.
From the hills.
From the sky.
All is well.
Safely rest
God is nigh.

Fading light.
Dims the sight
And a star.
Gems the sky.
Gleaming bright
From afar.
Drawing nigh.
Falls the night.
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Latin hymn:
Jesus Christ is risen today,
Our triumphant holy day;
Who did once upon the cross
Suffer to redeem our loss.
Hallelujah!
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Easter Parade:
In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it,
You'll be the grandest lady in the Easter Parade.
I'll be all in clover and when they look you over,
I'll be the proudest fellow in the Easter Parade.
On the avenue, Fifth Avenue, the photographers will snap us,
And you'll find that you're in the rotogravure.
Oh, I could write a sonnet about your Easter bonnet,
And of the girl I'm taking to the Easter Parade.
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Inuit song:
I think over again
My small adventures,
My fears.
Those small ones that seemed so big...
For all the vital things I had to get and to reach.
And yet, there is only one Great Thing.
The Only Thing.
To live to see the Great Day that dawns,
And the Light that fills the World.
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Song of the Witches:
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and caldron bubble.
Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the caldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and bling-worms sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn and caldron bubble.
Cool it with a baboon's blood,
Then the charm is firm and good.
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Singing, the Reapers Homeward Come:
Singing, the reapers homeward come, Io! Io!
Merrily singing the harvest home, Io! Io!
Along the field, along the road,
Where autumn is scattering leaves abroad,
Homeward cometh the ripe last load, Io! Io!

Singers are filling the twilight dim
With cheerful song, Io! Io!
The spirit of song ascends to Him
Who causeth the corn to grow.
He freely sent the gentle rain,
The summer sun glorified hill and plain,
To golden perfection brought the grain, Io! Io!

Silently, nightly, fell the dew,
Gently the rain, Io! Io!
But who can tell how the green corn grew,
Or who beheld it grow?
Oh! God the good, in sun and rain,
He looked on the flourishing fields and grain,
Till they all appeared on hill and plain
Like living gold, Io! Io!
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All Things Bright and Beautiful:
Words based on Genesis 1:31 by Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) This version of the tune is from a 17th Century English melody.

Refrain:
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful:
The Lord God made them all.

Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
God made their glowing colors,
And made their tiny wings.

(Refrain)
The purple-headed mountains,
The river running by,
The sunset and the morning
That brightens up the sky.

(Refrain)
The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden:
God made them every one.

(Refrain)
God gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well.
(Refrain)
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Come, Ye Thankful People Come:
Sir George J. Elvey (1816-1893), organist at St. George's Chapel, Windsor

Castle for nearly fifty years, wrote the music to the well-loved
Thanksgiving hymn about 1844. The lyrics are by Henry Alford (1810-1871).

Come ye thankful people come,
Raise the song of harvest home!
All is safely gathered in,
Ere the winter storms begin;
God our Maker, doth provide
For our wants to be supplied:
Come to God's own temple, come,
Raise the song of harvest home.

All the world is God's own field
Fruit unto his praise to yield;
Wheat and tares together sown
Unto joy or sorrow grown;
First the blade, and then the ear,
Then the full corn shall appear;
Lord of the harvest! grant that we
Wholesome grain and pure may be.

For the Lord our God shall come,
And shall take his harvest home;
From his field shall in that day
All offenses purge away,
Give his angels charge at last
In the fire the tares to cast;
But the fruitful ears to store
In his garner evermore.

Even so, Lord, quickly come,
Bring thy final harvest home;
Gather thou thy people in,
Free from sorrow, free from sin,
There, forever purified,
in thy presence to abide;
Come, with all thine angels, come,
Raise the glorious harvest home.
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For the Beauty of the Earth:
Lyrics by Folliot S. Pierpoint (1835-1917)
Arrangement from Conrad Kocher (1786-1872) by W. H. Monk (1823-1889)

For the beauty of the earth,
for the glory of the skies,
for the love which from our birth
over and around us lies;
Lord of all, to thee we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.

For the beauty of each hour
of the day and of the night,
hill and vale, and tree and flower,
sun and moon, and stars of light;
Lord of all, to thee we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.

For the joy of ear and eye,
for the heart and mind's delight,
for the mystic harmony,
linking sense to sound and sight;
Lord of all, to thee we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.

For the joy of human love,
brother, sister, parent, child,
friends on earth and friends above,
for all gentle thoughts and mild;
Lord of all, to thee we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.

For thy church, that evermore
lifteth holy hands above,
offering up on every shore
her pure sacrifice of love;
Lord of all, to thee we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.

For thyself, best Gift Divine,
to the world so freely given,
for that great, great love of thine,
peace on earth, and joy in heaven:
Lord of all, to thee we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.
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To Gramma's House:
The words are traditional. Sung to Farmer in the Dell.

To Gramma's house we go,
Heigh ho, heigh ho, heigh ho!
We're on our way with horse and sleigh,
Through fluffy drifts of snow.

Oh, what a trip to take.
She'll have a chocolate cake.
There'll be some pies, of monstrous size,

And chestnuts we can bake

To Gramma's house we go,
Heigh ho, heigh ho, heigh ho!
What lovely things Thanksgiving brings;
The nicest things we know!
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We Gather Together:
In the early 1600s, Dutch settlers brought the Prayer of Thanksgiving to
the "New World". Music, based on a Netherlands folk hymn, was added
and it became a favorite in the colonies and today is a
traditional Thanksgiving hymn.
This a translation by Theodore Baker (1851-1934).

We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing;
He chastens and hastens his will to make known;
The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing,
Sing praises to his name: He forgets not his own.

Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining,
Ordaining, maintaining his kingdom devine;
So from the beginning the fight we were winning;
Thou, Lord, wast at our side, All glory be thine!

We all do extol thee, thou leader triumphant,
And pray that thou still our defender wilt be.
Let thy congregation escape tribulation;
Thy name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free!
Amen
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Faith of Our Fathers:
Lyrics Frederick W. Farber, 1814-1863
Music: Henry F. Hemy, 1818-1888
Faith of our fathers! living still
In spite of dungeon, fire, and sword;
O how our hearts beat high with joy
When e're we hear that glorious word!
Faith of our fathers, holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death.

Faith of our fathers! we will strive
To win all nations unto thee;
And through the truth that comes from God
Mankind shall then be truly free.
Faith of our fathers, holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death.

Faith of our fathers! we will love
Both friend and foe in all our strife;
And preach thee, too, as love knows how
By kindly words and virtuous life
Faith of our fathers, holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death.
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I Love the Red, White and Blue:
(sung to tune of "When the Saints Go Marching In")

Our flag is red,
Our flag is white.
And in the corner it is blue,
Oh, our flag stands for our country,
How I love red, white, and blue!

Some stripes are red,
Some stripes are white,
And in the corner it is blue,
Oh, our flag stands for our country,
How I love red, white, and blue!
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Me and My Shadow:
Me and my shadow
Walking down the avenue,
Me and my shadow
No one else to tell my troubles to.
And when it's twelve o'clock,
I climb the stairs,
I never knock,
Cos nobody's there.
Just me and my shadow
All alone and feeling blue.
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A Cradle Hymn.:
Hush, my dear, lie still and slumber!
Holy angels guard thy bed!
Heavenly blessings without number.
Gently falling on thy head.
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Cinco de Mayo Rap:
Refrain:

Cinco de Mayo is coming this way,
We celebrate pride, independence and freedom this day.

No more rules from other lands
To take what's made from our hands.
Zaragoza fought at Puebla to win
With only untrained Mexican men. Refrain

So celebrate with food and song;
Let us dance all day long.
At the fiesta, listen to the mariachis play
With violins, guitars, and trumpets. Ole! Refrain

Tonight we dance under the twinkling stars
While a pinata overhead swings near and far.
When Cinco de Mayo comes to an end,
Fireworks will light up the sky for my friends. Refrain
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Cinco de Mayo Story Song:
Do you know the story of,
The story of, the story of
Do you know the story of
This great and happy day?
Yes, I know that brave Juarez,
Brave Juarez, that brave Juarez
Yes I know that brave Juarez
That chased the French away.

The French had no right to rule,
No right to rule, no right to rule,
The French had no right to rule
Our lovely Mexico.
The soldiers and people said,
The people said, the people said
The soldiers and people said
The French they have got to go.

Juarez formed an army troop,
An army troop, an army troop,
Juarez formed an army troop
To chase the French away.
That's why we celebrate,
We celebrate, we celebrate,
That's why we like to celebrate
On the 5th of May!
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America the Beautiful:
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

O beautiful for pilgrim feet
Whose stern, impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!

O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife.
Who more than self the country loved
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain divine!

O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

O beautiful for halcyon skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the enameled plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till souls wax fair as earth and air
And music-hearted sea!

O beautiful for pilgrim feet,
Whose stern impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till paths be wrought through wilds of thought
By pilgrim foot and knee!

O beautiful for glory-tale
Of liberating strife
When once and twice,
for man's avail
Men lavished precious life!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till selfish gain no longer stain
The banner of the free!

O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till nobler men keep once again
Thy whiter jubilee!
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Amazing Grace:
"Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now, I see.

T'was Grace that taught...
my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear...
the hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares...
we have already come.
T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far...
and Grace will lead us home.

The Lord has promised good to me...
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be...
as long as life endures.

When we've been here a thousand years...
bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise...
then when we've first begun.

Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now, I see.
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Oh, Hanukkah:
Oh Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah,
Come light the menorah.
Let's have a party,
We'll all dance the hora.
Gather round the table,

Oh Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah,
Come light the menorah.
Let's have a party,
We'll all dance the hora.
Gather round the table,
We'll give you a treat.
S'vivon to play with,
Latkes to eat.

And while we are playing
The candles are burning low.
One for each night,
They shed a sweet light,
To remind us of days long ago;
They shed a sweet light,
To remind us of days long ago

We'll give you a treat.
S'vivon to play with,
Latkes to eat.

And while we are playing The candles are burning low. One for each night, They shed a sweet light, To remind us of days long ago; They shed a sweet light, To remind us of days long ago. Chorus
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Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer:
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen,
Comet and Cupid and Donder and Blitzen,
But do you recall
The most famous reindeer of all?

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Had a very shiny nose,
And if you ever saw it,
You could even say it glows.
All of the other reindeer
Used to laugh and call him names;
They never let poor Rudolph
Join in any reindeer games.
Then one foggy Christmas Eve,
Santa came to say:
"Rudolph with your nose so bright,
Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"

Then how the reindeer loved him
As they shouted out with glee,
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,
You'll go down in history.
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Here Comes Santa Claus:
Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
Right down Santa Claus lane
Vixen and Blitzen and all his reindeer
Pullin' on the reins
Bells are ringin', children singin'
All is merry and bright
Hang your stockings and say your prayers
'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight!

Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
Right down Santa Claus lane
He's got a bag that's filled with toys
For boys and girls again
Hear those sleigh bells jingle jangle,
Oh what a beautiful sight
So jump in bed and cover your head
'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight!

Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
Right down Santa Claus lane
He doesn't care if you're rich or poor
He loves you just the same
Santa Claus knows we're all Gods children
That makes everything right
So fill your hearts with Christmas cheer
'Cause Santa Claus comes tonight!

Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus,
Right down Santa Claus lane
He'll come around when the chimes ring out
That it's Christmas morn again
Peace on earth will come to all
It we just follow the light
So lets give thanks to the lord above
That Santa Claus comes tonight!
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Fill The Bowls! Dog's - Deck the Halls:
Fill our bowls with freeze-dried liver,
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!

Watch our noses start to quiver,
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!

Please add bits of cheese and bacon,
Fa-la-la, Fa-la-la, la-la-la!

Happy wags our tails are makin',
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!

Sniff the gifts and shred the wrapping,
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!

'Round the Christmas tree go FRAPping*
Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la!

Swipe a slurp of grandma's eggnog
Fa-la-la, Fa-la-la, la-la-la!

Then relax and be a bedhog
Fa-la-la, Fa-la-la, la-la-la!

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Peter Cottontail:
Here comes Peter Cottontail
Hoppin' down the bunny trail,
Hippity hoppity,
Easter's on its way

Bringin' ev'ry girl and boy
A basketful of Easter joy
Things to make your Easter
Bright and gay

He's got jelly beans for Tommy
Colored eggs for sister Sue
There's an orchid for your mommy
And an Easter bonnet too. Oh!

Here' comes Peter Cottontail
Hoppin' down the bunny trail
Hippity hoppity
Happy Easter Day

Look at him hop and listen to him say,
"Try to do the things you should"
Maybe if you're extra good
He'll roll lots of Easter eggs your way

You'll wake up on Easter morning
And you'll know that he was there
When you find those choc'late bunnies
That he's hiding ev’rywhere, Oh!

Here' comes Peter Cottontail
Hoppin' down the bunny trail
Hippity hoppity
Happy Easter Day.
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Ah, Holy Jesus:
Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended?
That man to judge thee hath in hate pretended?
By foes derided, by thine own rejected
O most afflicted

Who was the guilty?
Who brought this upon thee?
Alas, my treason, Jesus hath undone thee!
'Twas I, Lord Jesus, I it was denied thee
I crucified thee

Lo,the Good Shepherd for his sheep is offered;
Thy slave hath sinned, and the Son hath suffered
For man's atonement, while he nothing heedeth
God interceedth.

For me, kind Jesus, was thy incarnation;
Thy mortal sorrow, thy life's obligation;
Thy death of anguish and thy bitter passion,
For my salvation

Therefore, kind Jesus, since I cannot pay thee,
I do adore thee, and will ever pray thee,
Think on thy pity and thy love unswerving,
Not my deserving.

translated by Robert S. Bridges 1844-1930
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The Lord Is Risen Today Indeed!:
The Lord is risen indeed!
And are the tidings true?
Yes, we beheld the Savior bleed,
And saw Him living, too.

The Lord is risen, indeed!
Then Justice asks no more;
Mercy and Truth are now agreed
Who stood opposed before.

The Lord is risen indeed!
Then is His work performed;
The captive surely now is freed,
And death, our foe, disarmed.

The Lord is risen indeed!
Then hell has lost his prey;
With Him is risen the ransomed seed
To reign in endless day.

The Lord is risen indeed!
He lives, to die no more;
He lives, the sinner's cause to plead,
Whose curse and shame He bore.

The Lord is risen indeed!
Attending angels, hear!
Up to the courts of heaven with speed
The joyful tidings bear.

Then take your golden lyres,
And strike each cheerful chord;
Join, all ye bright celestial choirs,
To sing our risen Lord.
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Old Rugged Cross:
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suffering and shame;
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.

So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.

O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary.

In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see,
For 'twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me.

To the old rugged cross I will ever be true;
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He'll call me some day to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I'll share.
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Monster Mash:
I was working in the lab, late one night.
When my eyes beheld a eerie sight,
When my monster from the slab began to rise
And suddenly to my surprise.
He did the Mash.....

From my laboratory in the castle east,
To the master bedroom, where the vampires feast.
The ghouls all came from their humble abode,
To get a jolt from my electrodes.
They did the Mash......

The Zombies were having fun, the party had just begun.
The guests included Wolf Man, Dracula, and his Son.
The scene was rocking, all were digging the sounds
Igor on chains, backed by his baying hounds.
The coffin baggers, were about to arrive
With their vocal group, The "Crypt Kicker Five."
They played the Mash......

Out from his coffin, Drac's voice did ring.
Seems he was troubled by just one thing.
He opened the lid and shook his fist, and said,
"What ever happened to the Transylvania Twist?"
It's now the Mash.....

Now everything's cool, Drac's a part of the band,
And my Monster Mash is the hit of the land.
For the living, this mash was meant too.
When you get to my door, tell them Boris sent you!
Then you can Mash.......

Refrain:

The Monster Mash, It was a grave yard smash
The Monster Mash, It caught on in a flash
The Monster Mash, It was the Monster Mash.
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Pink Elephants On Parade:
Look out! Look out!
Pink elephants on parade
Here they come
Hippoty hoppity
They're here and there
Pink elephants everywhere!
Look out! Look out!
They're walking around the bed
On their heads
Clippoty cloppity
Arrayed in braid
Pink elephants on parade.

What'll I do?
What'll I do?
What an unusual view!

I can stand the sight of worms
And look at microscopic germs
But Technicolor pachyderms
Is really too much for me.

I am not the type to faint
When things are odd
Or things are quaint
But seeing things you know that ain't
Can certainly give you an awful fright
What a sight!
Chase 'em away!
Chase 'em away!

I'm afraid
Need your aid
Pink elephants on parade.
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Now Thank We All our God:
Based on Ecclesiasticus 50:22-24 by Martin Rinkart (1586-1649)
Translated by Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878)
Music: Johann Crüger (1598-1662) Harmony by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Now thank we all our God,
With heart and hands and voices,
Who wondrous things has done,
In whom this world rejoices;
Who from our mothers' arms
Has blessed us on our way
With countless gifts of love,
And still is ours today.

O may this bounteous God
Through all our life be near us,
With ever joyful hearts
And blessed peace to cheer us;
And keep us still in grace,
And guide us when perplexed;
And free us from all ills,
In this world and the next.

All praise and thanks to God
The Father now be given;
The Son, and him who reigns
With them in highest heaven;
The one eternal God,
Whom earth and heaven adore;
For thus it was, is now,
And shall be evermore.
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Robert Lowry, 1864:
Shall we gather at the river,
Where bright angel feet have trod,
With its crystal tide forever
Flowing by the throne of God?

Refrain

Yes, we’ll gather at the river,
The beautiful, the beautiful river;
Gather with the saints at the river
That flows by the throne of God.

On the margin of the river,
Washing up its silver spray,
We will talk and worship ever,
All the happy golden day.

Refrain

Ere we reach the shining river,
Lay we every burden down;
Grace our spirits will deliver,
And provide a robe and crown.

Refrain

At the smiling of the river,
Mirror of the Savior’s face,
Saints, whom death will never sever,
Lift their songs of saving grace.

Refrain

Soon we’ll reach the shining river,
Soon our pilgrimage will cease;
Soon our happy hearts will quiver
With the melody of peace.

Refrain
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Words: James Montgomery, 1825, alt. Music: St. Agnes, John B. Dykes, 1866:
Shepherd of souls, refresh and bless
Thy chosen pilgrim flock
With manna in the wilderness,
With water from the rock.

We would not live by bread alone,
But by Thy Word of grace,
In strength of which we travel on
To our abiding place.

Be known to us in breaking bread,
But do not then depart;
Savior, abide with us, and spread
Thy table in our heart.

Lord, sup with us in love divine;
Thy body and Thy blood,
That living bread, that heav’nly wine,
Be our immortal food.
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Star Spangled Banner:
Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!
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