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Sing to the LORD with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp.
Psalms 147:7
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I feel his hands around my neck
His fingers tightly press
He loves his power as I lapse
Into unconsciousness
Ever since he strangled me
I’ve found it hard to breathe
My eyes are red, I can’t think straight
My headaches won’t relieve.
A clot near killed a friend of mine
They found her on the floor
Her boyfriend partly strangled her
About three days before
There are some things should never be
Around a person’s neck
My lover’s hands don’t convey love
They’ve left me as a wreck
Bruises on my skin - Places you can’t see
Oh my God Is all this really happening to me
Everybody says “He’s a lovely guy “
But he wears a different face as soon as he’s inside.
Where are all my friends - They’ve all gone away
Can you blame them with the lies I make up every day
I wish they could see Behind the mask I wear
Where I thought was love I can’t admit there’s nothing there
Stupid hopeless cow - Worthless and ugly
Different from the loving words he used to say to me
Once I felt so free Now I live in fear
All my dreams have turned to nightmares -hope into despair
Nothing that I do Seems to satisfy
He keeps saying it’s my fault I can’t remember why
Heaven knows I’ve tried Still I live in dread
Lately he’s been saying that he wishes I was dead.
What am I to do? What will come of me
When he puts his hands around my neck it’s hard to breathe
God I’m so afraid I can’t help but cry
Am I doomed to live like this until the day I die.?
Have you seen Red Benches around Have you wondered what they mean
They tell us sadly where once was love Now how many murders there’d been.
Each Red Bench recalls the curse Of the suffering and the violence
That stalks our homes and tears apart lives While it hides in terror and silence
Don’t you know that evil survives When good people don’t get involved
The murders and many suicides Are the problems we need to solve
Each Red Bench helps us to have hope That these murders and suicides
Don’t need to happen, Endings Can Change! Violent acts must be put aside.
Change The Endings – there is no need For destruction in your lives
Don’t act in anger – don’t destroy life Change the ending –let hope survive.
Daddy’s yelling once again, I am frightened
Daddy’s breaking stuff again, I’m so frightened
Mummy’s crying once again, don’t cry mummy
Mummy can’t get up again, don’t cry mummy
Daddy please you’re hurting me, please don’t hit me
Please don’t hit me daddy I’ll be good, I’m so sorry
Daddy’s angry once again, using bad words
Daddy’s screaming out again, they’re such bad words
Daddy please you’re hurting me, please don’t hit me
Please don’t hit me daddy I’ll be good, I’m so sorry!
Daddy pushed mum on the floor, we’re both crying
Daddy kicked mum on the floor, can’t stop crying
Mummy’s lying on the floor, I can’t wake her
Mummy’s lying on the floor, please help mummy
Daddy please you’re hurting me, please don’t hit me
Please don’t hit me daddy I’ll be good I’m so sorry
Daddy please you’re hurting me, please don’t hit me
Please please daddy I’ll be good, I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry, I’m so sorry. I am sorry
Police are knocking on the door please help mummy
Daddy’s crying on the floor can’t stop crying
Have you seen Red Benches around Have you wondered what they mean
They tell us sadly where once was love Now how many murders there’d been.
Each Red Bench recalls the curse Of the suffering and the violence
That stalks our homes and tears apart lives While it hides in terror and silence
Don’t you know that evil survives When good people don’t get involved
The murders and many suicides Are the problems we need to solve
Each Red Bench helps us to have hope That these murders and suicides
Don’t need to happen, Endings Can Change! Violent acts must be put aside.
Change The Endings – there is no need For destruction in your lives
Don’t act in anger – don’t destroy life Change the ending –let hope survive.
Every 4 days here in Australia
A woman’s murdered at the hands
Of one whose been their intimate partner
But where love was – now violence stands
How do we change the ending
How do we save women’s lives
So many times men are the Killers
If nothing’s done this violence thrives
Men of Goodwill must work together
When nothing’s done this violence thrives
How many women here in Australia
Live lives of fear and of despair
Not knowing how their partners will treat them
Not knowing safety anywhere
Men of goodwill here in Australia
Must work to make this violence cease
Our sisters lives must be defended
That all can live their lives in peace
Every four days we hear the sad news.
Another woman’s murdered in partner abuse
Once they were lovers but now she is dead
Murdered by the man who used to share her bed
How do we make this violence end
How to stop men murdering their once best friend
Come together, people discuss the ways that we can banish partner violence from our community
Many people search for the love of their life.
Dreaming they’ll be happy as husband and wife
But for many women, this dream is snatched away
Life becomes a nightmare for them every day
Many women try to escape from this curse
Fearing for their lives as the violence gets worse
But their greatest fear is that one day he’ll be there
And nothing that they do can take away this despair.
So many women feel alone, Controlled by one so close
Their daily goal - avoid the wrath of one they love the most
So many women feel despair, afraid of one so close
Instead of love they live in fear of one they loved the most
So many women lose their lives, they’re killed by one so close
They’re cruelly murdered at the hands of one they loved the most
How can this violence still exist, there’s something must be done
How can we fight this hidden curse - It’s up to everyone
So many women crying out, “For God’s sake help us please”
“For God’s sake make this nightmare end that we can live in peace”
Now have you seen a Red Bench around they’ve been popping up in parks and streets
Just sitting there all by themselves inviting you to come have a seat
On the bench there is a plaque and as you read it in silence
It says “Let’s change the ending, Let’s stop Domestic Violence”
The Red Bench in these public areas aims to help the community
To be aware of the curse of violence that’s happening in many families
Come! Come! Let’s come together and start a new conversation
Family violence is a curse and it’s happening across the nation.
So many deaths by Family violence are thought to be preventable
The tragic outcomes for so many do not have to be inevitable.
Let’s come together around the Red Bench and dare to imagine
How a society without this violence can start to be fashioned
Red Benches are silent sentinels that call us to remember
That we can change the ending for so many when we work together
Come! Come! Let’s come together and start a new conversation
Let’s change the ending for many sufferers across the nation.
She lies upon the floor without the strength to raise her head
Her body racked with pain her face a mess from tears she’s shed
Remembering his anger she just wishes she was dead
She can’t keep going on
Chorus:
How much longer can she take the pain
How much longer must she feel the shame
How much longer till she’s bruised again
She can’t keep going on.
She doesn’t tell her friends about his smothering control
She makes up weak excuses to protect her empty soul
And trying to survive this mess her lonely hopeless goal
She can’t keep going on
Now finally she’s left him but she’s lonely and afraid
Those useless bits of paper leave her fragile and dismayed
For nothing will deter him from his vengeful mad crusade.
She can’t keep going on.
He killed my daughter, he broke my heart
He took away my joy
Lost in my grief I yearn for her face
I yearn for you my love
What did you think gave you the right
To take my daughter’s life
Now every day I reach for her
Lost in my tears and strife
She should have lived motherhood’s pride
Sharing her Ziggy’s joy
More kids for her, grandies for me
Dreams that his hands destroyed
There are too many others like me
Grieving our daughter’s lives
When will these mad murderers stop
Killing their friends and wives
Please don’t forget my lovely girl, Keep her alive for me
Whisper her name, remember her smile, Cherish her Memory
Whisper her name, Bianca my girl, Loved for eternity
He tells me I must answer the phone straight away
He tells me to stay near the phone all day
He tells me I’m lucky that he’s married to me
He tells me no one else would put up with me
That’s what ye tells me, yes
That’s what ye tells me,
He tells me no one else could bear to put up with me
He tells me not to spend so much money each day
He tells me he will take my money away
He tells me to be grateful that he’s working so hard
He said I need a lesson so he took my cards
That’s what ye tells me, yes
That’s what ye tells me,
He said I need a lesson so he took my credit cards away
He tells me he is sick of my family
He tells me I must tell them not to visit me
He said that he was sick of my meddling friends
He tells me I must tell them that our friendship ends
That’s what ye tells me, yes
That’s what ye tells me,
He said that I must tell them I no longer want to be their friends
He tells me I’m a loser and a hopeless prick
He tells me that I’m ugly and thick as a brick
He tells me no one else could bear to live with me
He tells me he is sick of putting up with me
That’s what ye tells me, yes
That’s what ye tells me,
He asks me why I’m still here and he’s sick of putting up with me
He said he had to teach me a lesson last night
He put his hands around my neck and squeezed them tight
He told me when I woke up he took pity on me
He told me it was all my fault most certainly
That’s what ye tells me, yes
That’s what ye tells me,
He told me it was my fault and next time would be the end of me
They heard the arguments, they heard the angry voices raised
They heard the insults, bitterness, the doors slammed in a rage
They heard the threats and they both hoped the problems would be solved
They closed the windows as they didn’t want to be involved.
They didn’t want to get involved, So They didn’t get involved
They saw the police cars parked outside, it was a common sight
They didn’t want to interfere it wouldn’t be polite
She knocked upon their door one night, they sat inside in fear
She finally waked away - they didn’t want to interfere.
They heard the children crying, they both woke up from their dreams
They heard his crazed demands and then they heard the mother’s screams
They thought that they saw something was on fire against the fence
There was no way to give her help they both said in defence.
How fearful many women are of one whose love they shared
How desperate for someone reassuring that they cared
They need an open door sometimes to help them stay alive
They and their children need your help if they hope to survive
They didn’t want to get involved, So They didn’t get involved
And they wished they’d got involved. ‘Cause no one got involved
We get along, it seems OK. Things are all right for another day
But like before he begins to yell, I’m heading towards another hell
A push a shove, he’s rude and curt. The insults sting, his tight grips hurt
He’s coiling up just like a spring. I’m worried what today will bring.
I tell my friends I tripped and fell. I’m living in this silent hell.
He brings me flowers, he’s soft and kind. I think I might have lost my mind.
We get along, it seems okay. Things are all right for another day
But I know I’ve been here before. I don’t think I can take much more.
Family violence is a curse in our community
Eroding the foundations of our fine society
So many suffering people struggling, yearning to be free
We must keep striving on
Chorus: Don’t accept that nothing’s going to change
There’s no problem that’s beyond our range
Do not label us perverse and strange
We must keep striving on
The souls of countless victims stand in front of you and me
Their silent plea is deafening for all who hear and see
“Don’t let our lives be lost in vain” - their endless entreaty
We must keep striving on
So many victims need our help to just survive the day
And perpetrators need to learn there is another way
So everybody come on board this quest without delay
We must keep striving on.
As he kicks her on the floor
She lacks the strength to walk out the door
Somehow she again has made him mad
At first the joy was there
Now its turned into despair
Its so lonely when you’re battered, bruised and sad
How long the pain and constant fears
How long this life of shame, sorrow, tears
As blood dries on her face
And her soul feels dark disgrace
Its so lonely when your hope just disappears
With her smile not really true
and eyes that look somewhere past you
Lying to protect her empty soul
While her sleeves conceal the bruise
And her shallow lame excuse
Trapped and lonely, just surviving is her goal
Now she’s left but he’s out there
She knows there’ll be sometime, somewhere
Nothing will prevent his dark crusade
It’s as certain as the sun,
He will prove that he has won
It’s so lonely when you’re helpless and afraid
Some people ask me - why don’t I leave home?
They often say I’d be better alone!
In the past he has hurt me, threatened he would desert me
And you know then where I’d be – all on my own!
I’d be so fearful of his certain assault
I’d be ashamed – It would all be my fault
And you know, he’s told me that I’d be so useless I could never cope at all!
I’m hopeless – That’s why I’m still home!
Some people ask me – Why don’t we leave home?
They often say we’d be best on our own
But I wanted our children to have both parents love them
You know kids need a father – so I tried to be strong!
And when he hit me, and pushed me around
At least the children were all safe and sound.
If I left, and something happened to me then how would the children cope at all?
They’re helpless – That’s why were still home.
Some people ask me, why don’t we leave home?
They often say, we’d be best on our own
But you know that financially he has always controlled me
I have nothing behind me – he owns it all
How would I pay - for rent and for food
And if I begged him he’d just laugh and be rude.
So tell me – where would we get the money to afford to live all on our own?
He owns me – That’s why I’m still home.
Some people ask me, why don’t we leave home?
They often say, we’d be best on our own
But he often has threatened that if I ever left him
He would kill all our children and then kill me
Those courtroom papers won’t stop a crazed man
He’d just keep searching again and again
And each day – I’d be looking o’er my shoulder till one day he would be there
And kill us – That’s why we’re still home.
I can hear the shepherd calling my name BaaaaBara and Wooliam Yes I love to hear the sound of his voice He calls my name and I rejoice
The hired man he doesn't care If the wolf's around then he isn't there But the shepherd says my promise I'll keep I'll lay my life down for my sheep
I can hear the shepherd calling my name BaaaaBara and Wooliam Yes I love to hear the sound of his voice He calls my name and I rejoice
I know my own and they know me As the father loves us tenderly There’ll be one shepherd and one flock too And that’s good news for me and you
I can hear the shepherd calling my name BaaaaBara and Wooliam Yes I love to hear the sound of his voice He calls my name and I rejoice
A sower went out to sow some seeds Some fell on soil that was full of weeds The weeds grew strong and went choke, choke, choke And that was the end of those little blokes
Some seed from the sower hit the stony ground But alas for the seeds there were birds around And before they had a chance to grow tall The birds said their prayers and then they ate them all
The story goes on and there's still more shocks Some fell on the path that was full of rocks And because it was such a sunny day The poor little seeds just withered away
Now a good sower sowed some of the sower's seeds well And this seed grew and grew very well In fact they grew so well we're told The harvest time produced a hundred fold
God's word is the seed that's sowed around And sometimes we're like the barren ground But we keep trying and the Father knows Our hearts will be ready for the seed that grows And grows, and grows
Do not let your hearts be troubled Trust in God still and trust in me Do not let your hearts be troubled We'll live for eternity
I'm going now to prepare for you A place in my Father's heart And when I return I will come to you And we will never part
Do not let your hearts be troubled In my Father's house there are many rooms Do not let your hearts be troubled We'll be back together soon
I am the way to the Father's love The truth and life for you Oh yes I will take you to God above So this is what you must do
Do not let your hearts be troubled Trust in God still and trust in me Do not let your hearts be troubled We'll live for eternity
We hear the words that Jesus said Take all of you and eat this bread This is my body given for you Know I am with you in all you do
Take all of you and drink this wine This is a precious gift of mine This is my blood, yes my life for you Know I am with you in all you do
Every time we eat this bread Every time we drink this cup We proclaim your death oh Lord Until you come in glory
Lord of our life your children kneel You say the words our hearts are healed You give us strength to follow you We know you're with us in all we do
All of us are celebrating giving thanks to you We your children sing your praise in everything we do Life is ours to celebrate with Jesus as our friend And your Spirit teaches us your love will never end
Father we are happy for you love us so In your love you teach your children how to grow We have so much love and we will let it show We will let it show
All of us are celebrating giving thanks to you We your children sing your praise in everything we do Life is ours to celebrate with Jesus as our friend And your Spirit teaches us your love will never end
Father we will sing your praises every day For you show your love to us in many ways Every night and morning we will always pray Hear us as we pray
All of us are celebrating giving thanks to you We your children sing your praise in everything we do Life is ours to celebrate with Jesus as our friend And your Spirit teaches us your love will never end
All around us we can see your loving care Father you have shown your kindness everywhere And we show our thanks each time we help and share We will show we care
All of us are celebrating giving thanks to you We your children sing your praise in everything we do Life is ours to celebrate with Jesus as our friend And your Spirit teaches us your love will never end
I wish you peace my friends God's peace in all you do His gift is one that never ends And always stays with you
And if you ask the Father Anything in my name I will show you that our Father Loves us all the same
I wish you peace my friends God's peace in all you do His gift is one that never ends And always stays with you
And I will ask the Father To send our Spirit to you I will never leave you orphans I'll come back to you
I wish you peace my friends God's peace in all you do His gift is one that never ends And always stays with you
Now I am in my Father And you will certainly see That when you love then I'm in you And you are there in me
I wish you peace my friends God's peace in all you do His gift is one that never ends And always stays with you I wish God's peace to you
There once was a man who had two sons And the younger one said I want to have some fun He went to his father and said give me my dough It's off to the world I'm going to go
He goes on a spree and he spends, spends, spends And he has lots of parties and a lot of friends But the money ran out and the friends did too And he said what am I now going to do?
I'm feeding pigs, I have no food But the servants back home are treated very good I must go home and see my dad And tell him that I'm sorry that I've been so bad You never know he might give me a job with the lads
Now before the end of his journey nears His father sees him and is moved to tears He greets his son with a hug and a kiss And the son said dad just listen to this
I'm sorry for the things I've done No I'm not worthy anymore to be your son But dad said wait, let's celebrate My son has been returned to me and gee that's great Let's start a party going now let's not hesitate
Now the other son was busy making dough And he heard about the party but he wouldn't go So his father went out to invite him in But the son complained you've never done a thing for him
For many years I have farmed this ground Yet I've never had a party with my friends around But this son of yours comes and shows his face And you treat him like he has won first place
His father sighs, don't you realize You own everything that is before your eyes Your brother has come back from strife He was dead and now he has returned to life He has returned to life
There once was a man who had two sons One was forgiven everything he'd done One discovered all the gifts he had They both realized they had a great dad
Spirit blow in my direction with your gentleness and love Gift of Jesus' resurrection, precious gift of God above You who hovered o'er creation, recreate our hearts anew As we sing in celebration of our love for you
Come to us oh Holy Spirit fill our hearts And kindle there the fire of your love Spirit blow in my direction with your gentleness and love Gift of Jesus' resurrection, precious gift of God above You who hovered o'er creation, recreate our hearts anew As we sing in celebration of our love for you
Come to us oh mighty wind come gentle breeze And breathe within our hearts new life and joy Spirit blow in my direction with your gentleness and love Gift of Jesus' resurrection, precious gift of God above You who hovered o'er creation, recreate our hearts anew As we sing in celebration of our love for you
Come to us oh Spirit be our guiding light Instruct us in the ways of Jesus' love Spirit blow in my direction with your gentleness and love Gift of Jesus' resurrection, precious gift of God above You who hovered o'er creation, recreate our hearts anew As we sing in celebration of our love for you
Unless you become as little children you won't enter God's kingdom For when you become as little children then you see God's face How do we live as God's own children? We must celebrate his love for us Sharing and helping, being thankful Do our best each day
Unless you become as little children you won't enter God's kingdom For when you become as little children then you see God's face How do we live as God's own children? We have faith that God will care for us We aren't scared or worried or frightened God is by our side
Unless you become as little children you won't enter God's kingdom For when you become as little children then you see God's face How do we live as God's own children? We must recognize the gifts he gives People who love us, gifts of nature Spirit in our hearts
Unless you become as little children you won't enter God's kingdom For when you become as little children then you see God's face
Oh my God I am sorry, oh my God hear my prayer There are times I've been selfish and I haven't shown I care But I know you forgive me and you know what I'll do I will share my possessions to say thank you to you Thank you
Oh my God I am sorry, oh my God hear my voice You forgive me so freely that you make my heart rejoice I can never repay you so you know what I'll do I will be more forgiving to say thank you to you Thank you
Oh my God I am sorry, oh my God see my smile It's because you forgive me and you love me all the while I will never be worried and you know what I'll do I will bring joy to others to say thank you to you Thank you
Oh my God I am sorry, oh my God I believe That whenever I'm sorry your forgiveness I receive Yes I'm sure that you love me and you know what I'll do I'll be happy and caring to say thank you to you Thank you Thank you
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It's Christmas time again, it's the time we love most every year The festive season when we give thanks for our loved ones so dear A time of colored lights and Christmas trees A time of holidays and joy A time of gathering of families And lots of presents to be shared, oh boy!
It's Christmas time again, we remember the manger and the star The town of Bethlehem and the couple who traveled so far But they can't find a place to rest a while Except a stable filled with straw And there that night is born a baby child The King of Kings is born among the poor
The shepherds in the field saw the lights and they heard the angels say God's glory is revealed, yes a savior is born for you this day And so they visited this little boy They came to be the young Jesus' friends And wise men from the East to show their joy Gave gifts of golden myrrh and frankincense
Yes Christmas time is here, now it's our turn to thank God above Amid the Christmas cheer we find ways to respond to his love We think of all the gifts he's given us And now we know that we can share This joy and love and peace will be in us And grow and grow each time we show we care
It's Christmas time again (It's Christmas time again) The festive season when (The festive season when) We give thanks for God's love It's Christmas time again (It's Christmas time again) The festive season when (The festive season when) We give thanks for God's love
Rejoice with me, come gather around Let's have a party my friends If you are lost, you'll always be found My love for you never ends
Rejoice with me my friends Now who among you while minding sheep Who finds one has gone astray Will not put the ninety-nine in the keep And start out to search right away And when this little sheep has been found Will call on their friends to gather around
Rejoice with me, come gather around Let's have a party my friends The sheep I lost, it now has been found My happiness knows no ends
Rejoice with me my friends Now who among you with coins of gold Who finds one has gone astray Will not start to tidy and clean and fold And keep searching all through the day And when this little coin has been found Will call on their friends to gather around
Rejoice with me, come gather around Let's have a party my friends The coin I lost, it now has been found My happiness knows no ends Rejoice with me my friends
Rejoice with me, come gather around Let's have a party my friends If you are lost, you'll always be found My love for you never ends Rejoice with me my friends
Hail Mary full of grace Show to us our savior's face The Lord is with you Help us in all we do
Among women you are blessed Teach us all to do our best And blessed the fruit of your womb Jesus who rose from the tomb
Holy Mary, Mother of God Pray for us sinners now And show your children how To praise God with every breath Now and at the hour of our death
Hail Mary full of grace Show to us our savior's face
A young man ran to Jesus and went down on his knees Good master can you tell me how to live eternally? Jesus said just follow the commands of God above But he said tell me something more to thank God for his love
So Jesus looked within this man and this is what he saw Someone who was very good and wanted to do more He saw his strengths and weaknesses and where his life could grow And Jesus truly loved this man (loved this man) And let his loving show
So Jesus said there's something I know that you can do Your riches and possessions are too worrying for you If you go sell the things you own and give all to the poor And follow me you'll find that you'll be happy ever more
So Jesus looked within this man and this is what he saw Someone who was very good and wanted to do more He saw his strengths and weaknesses and where his life could grow And Jesus truly loved this man (loved this man) And let his loving show
The young man wasn't ready for freedom from his bond But I'm sure that God gives us lots of chances to respond So if we come to Jesus and we ask him how to grow He'll look at us and love us and he'll gently let us know
So Jesus looked within this man and this is what he saw Someone who was very good and wanted to do more He saw his strengths and weaknesses and where his life could grow And Jesus truly loved this man (loved this man) And let his loving show
Jesus told a story to his friends one day About two men who went to the temple to pray The men were different as different can be A tax collector and a Pharisee (A tax collector and a Pharisee)
The Pharisee was standing in the temple so proud And said his prayer to himself out loud I thank you God I'm not like the rest And this tax collector here I do detest (And this tax collector here he does detest)
I'm an honest man and I've been fasting twice a week And I'm not unjust, it's the truth I speak To be good and righteous is my sole intent And God knows I give him back ten percent (And God knows he gives him back ten percent)
The tax collector didn't even raise his head He stayed down the back and to God he said Oh God be merciful to me I pray I'm a sinner and I need your help every day (He's a sinner and he needs your help every day)
Now the tax collector he went home at rights with God And the Pharisee didn't you may think that's odd But those who exalt themselves are sure to fall While the humble person God will make stand tall (Yes the humble person God will make stand tall) Oh yeah
Zacchaeus was a small man who didn't spread much pax He made everyone unhappy by collecting too much tax The people were afraid of the Romans so they paid But that all changed when Jesus came to town
Come back, Zak, come down from the tree you see We are gonna have tea Oh Lord I've been sinning, but now I'm beginning to live as I should I'll be good
The people knew that Jesus was kind and good and strong So when he came to town everybody came along Zacchaeus being small couldn't see anything at all So he ran ahead and climbed up in a tree
Come back, Zak, come down from the tree you see We are gonna have tea Oh Lord I've been sinning, but now I'm beginning to live as I should I'll be good
When Jesus saw Zacchaeus so high up in the tree He smiled and said Zacchaeus come and have some tea with me And straight away Zak knew that Jesus loved him too And from that time he was a different man
Come back, Zak, come down from the tree you see We are gonna have tea Oh Lord I've been sinning, but now I'm beginning to live as I should I'll be good
Some people were complaining that Jesus ate with Zak But everybody smiled when he paid all their money back And Jesus turned to him and he said with a great big grin Salvation has come to this house today
Come back, Zak, come down from the tree you see We are gonna have tea Oh Lord I've been sinning, but now I'm beginning to live as I should I'll be good Come back, Zak, come down from the tree you see We are gonna have tea Oh Lord I've been sinning, but now I'm beginning to live as I should I'll be good
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The angel Gabriel went to Mary's place. He went down on his knees and said, "Hail Mary full of grace. God has chosen you to give our Savior birth. And if you say Amen there'll be the greatest peace on earth."
Mary was troubled by all she’d heard and seen. And she wondered what the words the angel said could mean. And so she said, "How can this possibly be true? I am just a young girl and I won't know what to do."
The angel Gabriel stated in reply, "The power of God Almighty will come down on you from high. And Mary listen here, I'll give this news to you. Your relative Elizabeth will have a baby too."
Mary said, "I am the handmaid of the Lord. Let these things be done to me according to your word."
After the angel left her, Mary hurried off to see Elizabeth her cousin who lived in the hill country. When Mary gave her greeting, Elizabeth with gladness cried, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is your child inside." "Why should this be happening? Mary can this be? You're the mother of my Lord, yet you come to visit me." Elizabeth then told her that her baby also knew. Inside she felt him jumping... he must be so happy too.
My heart praises God and my soul does rejoice. From now on all people will lift up their voice. And call me so happy for all the great things, that God with great mercy and kindness brings. Yes, God's name is holy, and from day to day, God shows such great mercy to all those who pray. God scatters the mighty and brings down great kings. The hungry and lowly are filled with good things. God keeps every promise that ever was made, with kindness to Israel his servant displayed. Remembering the mercy he showed Abraham, and all his descendants forever. Amen.
Joseph and Mary were engaged to be, when Mary told him all about the baby. Joseph would always do what was the best, and he thought God had given him a test to prove his love for God above. He must leave her free to answer the call, on her own.
But while he thought of this he had a dream. And there God's angel said, "It's not as it seems. It's through God's Spirit Mary has conceived." And what he said next made Joe really relieved. "Just as the new God needed him to. As a son of David, Joseph would give Jesus his name."
Now all this happened that the words would come true. Although the prophets said God's going to do. The virgin has a son, Emmanuel. When Joseph woke he ran to Mary to tell, that soon they'd be married. Yes, they both were called to give the world God's own Son.
At that time the emperor ordered that a census be taken throughout the Roman Empire. Everyone went to their own town to register. So Joseph went from Nazareth to register in Bethlehem because he was descended from David the King. And when Joseph went to Bethlehem to register, Mary went with him because they were betrothed.
Mary was pregnant, and while there in Bethlehem, she had a little baby and wrapped him in clothes swaddling and laid him in a manger, there was no other room.
Now there were some shepherds near them in the country, tending the night by looking after their sheep. Suddenly an angel appeared to them in glory and said, "Do not be fearful. I bring you news of great joy. Tonight is born for you a Savior, Christ the Lord."
"And this news will prove it: You will find a baby wrapped in clothes swaddling in a manger asleep." Suddenly the heavens filled with angels singing, "To God be given glory in all the highest heavens, and peace on earth to everyone with whom God is pleased."
So they hurried off and found Joseph and Mary, and saw the baby in the manger asleep. All were amazed at all the things the shepherds said, and Mary listened closely and stored these words in her heart, and everyone praised God for all they had heard and seen.
Christ was born in Bethlehem at the time when Herod was King. Soon some men who studied the heavens came down from the east and said: "Where is the baby born to be King? We saw his star so brightly rising, and we have come with gifts to worship this little child, the newborn King."
Herod called the wise men to him, asking when the star was first seen. Then he sent them on to Bethlehem and this is what he said: "So now to your special search you may go, and when you find him let me know. So that I too may go and worship this little child, the newborn King."
So they went and followed the star, joyful that it now wasn't far. Then they saw it stopped right over the place where the baby was. Then they gave the child their special gifts. Gold and myrrh and frankincense. They were filled with joy to worship this little child, the newborn King.
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 peace. Sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent Night, Holy Night. Here we are, your children bright. Shepherds, angels, the three wise men. Praising God and singing again. How our Savior was born. How our Savior was born.
Silent Night, Holy Night. We hope you enjoyed this sight. Round yon virgin mother and child. We give Jesus our present of smiles. We remember the morn, when Christ our Savior was born. We remember the morn, when Christ our Savior was born.
We hope you have enjoyed the story once again. Of Jesus and the stable and the town of Bethlehem. The shepherds and their sheep, the angels with their wings. King Herod and the three wise men want everyone to see.
Chorus: Thank you God for your son, born on Christmas day. Help us show our thankfulness in all we do and say. Thank you God for your son, born on Christmas day. Help us show our thankfulness in all we do and say.
The angel Gabriel has come to join our song. Elizabeth has brought along her little baby John. Joseph and Mary have hearts so filled with joy. That everyone is here today to see their little boy.
(Chorus repeats)