Song Description

Blueridge Mountain Christmas Carol

Lyrics

It was on a midnight clear
When a star rose in the east
And an angel came to we shepherds low
And said, ?Good men, I bring you peace
So do not start
And do not fear
For you have prayed and prayed for Emmanuel
And now Emmanuel is here?

And I will sing the song the angels sing
?Allelu! Allelu! Allelu!?
And I will spread the news the angels bring
?Allelu! Allelu! Allelu!?

And when the choir joined in
I knew I must away
And so I left my flock to the Father above
To see where the Child lay
Over hill and stream
I felt like I could fly
I could have crossed the sea that night
Oh, yes, I could have crossed the sky

And I will sing the song the angels sing
?Allelu! Allelu! Allelu!?
And I will spread the news the angels bring
?Allelu! Allelu! Allelu!?

In Bethlehem
Before His bed
I told the kings and the peasants there
What the angel said
And then He smiled at me
My heart was stilled
For in that virgin and that Child
God?s promise was fulfilled

And I will sing the song the angels sing
?Allelu! Allelu! Allelu!?
And I will spread the news the angels bring
?Allelu! Allelu! Allelu!?

And now I live each day
Praising God above
Who sent the world his newborn Son
To tell us of His love
And when I?m weak
And lose my will
I recall that virgin and that Child
Who smiles on me still

And I will sing the song the angels sing
?Allelu! Allelu! Allelu!?
And I will spread the news the angels bring
?Allelu! Allelu! Allelu!

For to kneel before the newborn King
Is to know that God is everything
So won?t you join our caroling
?Allelu! Allelu! Allelu!!?