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AcaDisc #21- A Savior is Born (Acappella Carols) by Acappella and AVB
Original Release (A Savior is Born):1989 Clifty
Records
Re-release:1990 Word, Inc. ("Away in a Manger"
Rerecorded)
Re-release as Acappella Carols: 1993 Word, Inc.
(Same as Word version)
Currently available as Acappella Carols
through The
Acappella Company
Producer: Keith Lancaster
Production
Assistant: Todd Austin
Engineers: John Laws, Todd Austin, Gary Miner,
Bob Miner, Jeff Johnson, and Steve Rowhuff
Cover Concept: John Laws,
Gibby Gilbert, and Todd Austin
Art Layout: Don Huffine
Graphics
Recording and Remixing Studio: Clifty Studios- Paris,
TN
Mixed by: John Laws and Todd Austin
Mastered by: Jim Lloyd at
Masterfonics
Members: Duane Adams- Bass
Wes McKinzie- Bass
Wayburn Dean- Baritone
Jay Smith-
Baritone
Bret
Testerman- Baritone/2nd Tenor
George Pendergrass- 2nd Tenor
George Gee- 2nd Tenor
Gary Moyers- 1st Tenor
Max Plaster- 1st Tenor
Angels We Have Heard on
High
O Holy Night
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Away in a Manger
The First Noel
O Come, All Ye Faithful
What Child is This
Joy to the World
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Silent Night
Words and music: Traditional French
Arrangement: Keith Lancaster ©
1990 Anthony K. Music (ASCAP)
This song also appeared on Acappella Family Christmas
by The Acappella Company.
Lead: Jay Smith, Duane Adams, Gary Moyers,
Wayburn Dean and George Pendergrass
Lyrics:
Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o'er the plains
And
the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains.
Chorus:
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Shepherds why this jubilee
Why your joyous songs prolong
What the
gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heavenly song
Repeat Chorus
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing
Come,
adore on bended knee
Christ, the Lord, the new-born King
Repeat Chorus (x2)
Scriptural Reference:
"Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders." Revelation 5:11
Words: Placide Clappeau
Music: Adolphe Charles Adam
Arrangement:
Keith Lancaster © 1990 Anthony K. Music (ASCAP)
This song also
appeared on Acappella Family Christmas by
The Acappella Company and The First Christmas by
Rescue.
Lead: Bret Testerman
Lyrics:
O holy night the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our
dear Savior's birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till
He appeared and the soul felt its worth
A thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoices
For yonder breaks a new
and glorious morn
Fall on your knees
O hear the angel voices
O
night divine
O night when Christ was born
O night, O holy night
O
night divine
Truly He taught us to love one another
His law is love and His
gospel is peace
Chains shall He break the slave is still our
brother
And in His name all oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us
praise His Holy name
Fall on your knees
O hear the angel voices
O
night divine
O night when Christ was born
O night, O holy night
O
night divine
O night, O holy night
O night divine
Scriptural Reference:
"Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:11
Words: Charles Wesley
Music: Felix Mendelssohn
Arrangement: Keith
Lancaster © 1990 Anthony K. Music (ASCAP)
This song also
appeared on Acappella Family Christmas by
The Acappella Company.
Lead: Max Plaster
Lyrics:
Hark! the herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"
Peace
on earth, and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled."
Joyful, all ye
nations, rise
Join the triumph of the skies
With th' angelic host
proclaim,
"Christ is born in Bethlehem"
Hark! the herald angels
sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"
Christ, by highest heav'n adored
Christ, the everlasting
Lord
Late in time behold him come
Offspring of the favored
one
Veil'd in flesh, the Godhead see
Hail, th'incarnate
Deity
Pleased, as man, with men to dwell
Jesus, our Emmanuel!
(Jesus... Emmanuel)
Hark! the herald angels sing
"Glory to the
newborn King!"
Hail! the heav'n-born Prince of peace!
Hail! the Son of
Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings
Risen with healing in
his wings
Mild he lays his glory by
Born that man no more may
die
Born to raise the sons of earth
Born to give them second
birth
Hark! the herald angels sing
"Glory to the newborn King!"
Scriptural Reference:
"After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, 'Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.'" Matthew 2:1-2
Words: Martin Luther
Music: Carl Mueller
This song was
recorded separately for the Clifty and Word versions of A Savior is
Born - the Word version was used on Acappella Carols.
This song also appeared on Acappella Family Christmas by
The Acappella Company.
Lead: Wes McKenzie (Clifty), George Gee
(Word)
Lyrics:
Away in a manger, no crib for a bed
The little Lord Jesus laid down
His sweet head
The stars in the sky looked down where He lay
The
little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay
The cattle are lowing, the Baby awakes
But little Lord Jesus, no
crying He makes
I love Thee, Lord Jesus, look down from the sky
And
stay by my cradle til morning is nigh
Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever, and
love me, I pray
Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care
And
take us to heaven to live with Thee there
Scriptural Reference:
"While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn." Luke 2:6-7
Words: Martin Luther
Music: Carl Mueller
Arrangement:
Keith Lancaster © 1990 Anthony K. Music (ASCAP)
This song also
appeared on Acappella Family Christmas by
The Acappella Company.
Lead: Gary Moyers
Lyrics:
The first Noël, the angels did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in
fields as they lay
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep
On a
cold winter's night that was so deep
Chorus:
Noël, Noël, Noël, Noël
Born is the King of Israel!
They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the East beyond them
far
And to the earth it gave great light
And so it continued both
day and night
Repeat Chorus
This star drew nigh to the northwest
O'er Bethlehem it took its
rest
And there it did both stop and stay
Right o'er the place where
Jesus lay
Repeat Chorus (x3)
Scriptural Reference:
"Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:11
Words: John Francis Wade (French words to "Adeste Fideles"- 1742) and
Frederick Oakeley (Modern English Translation- 1852)
This song also
appeared on The First Christmas by
Rescue.
Lead: Bret Testerman
Lyrics:
O come, all ye faithful
Joyful and triumphant
O come ye, O come
ye to Bethlehem
Come and behold Him
Born the King of Angels
Chorus:
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
O
come, let us adore Him
Christ the Lord
Sing, choirs of angels
Sing in exultation
Sing all ye citizens of
heaven'd above
Give to God in the Highest
Repeat Chorus
All Hail! Lord, we greet Thee
Born this happy morning
Jesus to
thee be glory giv'n
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing
Repeat Chorus
Scriptural Reference:
"He sent them to Bethlehem and said, 'Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.'" Matthew 2:8
Words and music: William Chatterton Dix
Arrangement: Keith Lancaster
© 1990 Anthony K. Music (ASCAP)
This song also appeared on Acappella
Family Christmas by The Acappella Company.
Lead: George
Pendergrass
Lyrics:
What Child is this, who laid to rest,
On Mary's lap is
sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
While shepherds watch
are keeping?
This, this is Christ the King
Whom shepherds guard and angels
sing.
Haste, haste to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
Why lies He in such mean estate
Where ox and ass are
feeding?
Good Christian, fear: for sinners here,
The silent Word is
pleading.
Nails, spears shall pierce Him through
The cross be born for me and
you
Hail, hail the word meet flesh
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh;
Come peasant, king to own
Him.
The King of Kings salvation brings;
Let loving hearts enthrone
Him.
Raise, raise the song on high
The virgin sings her lullaby
Joy,
joy for Christ is born
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
The Babe, the Son of Mary
The Babe, the Son of Mary
Scriptural Reference:
"On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh." Matthew 2:11
Words: Isaac Watts (1709)
Music: G. F. Handel
Arrangement: Keith
Lancaster © 1990 Anthony K. Music (ASCAP)
This song also
appeared on Acappella Family Christmas by
The Acappella Company.
Lead: Jay Smith
Lyrics:
Joy to the world, The Lord is come
Let earth receive her King
Let
ev'ry heart prepare Him room
And heav'n and nature sing
And heav'n
and nature sing
And heav'n and heav'n and nature sing
Joy to the earth, the Savior 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
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, and wonders of His
love
Joy to the world, The Lord is come
Let earth receive, receive her
King
Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room
And heav'n and nature
sing
And heav'n and nature sing
And heav'n and heav'n and nature
sing
Sing, nature, sing
Joy to the World
Joy to the World (x3)
Scriptural Reference:
"I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them." John 17:13
Words: Phillips Brooks
Music: Lewis H. Redner
Lead: Duane
Adams
Lyrics:
O little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie
Above thy
deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by
Yet in thy dark
streets shineth
The everlasting Light
The hopes and fears of all the
years
Are met in thee tonight
For Christ is born of Mary
And gather'd all above
While mortals
sleep, the angels keep
Their watch of wond'ring love
O morning stars
together
Proclaim the holy birth
And praises sing to God the
King
And Peace to men on earth
How silently, how silently
The wondrous gift is giv'n!
So God
imparts to human hearts
The blessings of His heav'n.
No ear may hear
His coming,
But in this world of sin,
Where meek souls will receive
him still,
The dear Christ enters in.
Scriptural Reference:
"But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of my people Israel." Matthew 2:6
Words: Joseph Mohr (1816)
Music: Franz Xaver Gruber
(1818)
Arrangement: Keith Lancaster © 1990 Anthony K. Music (ASCAP)
This song also appeared on Acappella Family Christmas
by The Acappella Company and The First Christmas by
Rescue.
Lead: Wayburn Dean
Lyrics:
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
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant
beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus,
Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth
Silent night, holy night!
Earth awakes, silence breaks
High our
anthems and melodies raise
Heaven and earth in full chorus
brings
Peace forever shall reign
Peace forever shall reign
Scriptural Reference:
"And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, 'Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.'" Luke 2:8-10
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