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Joy to the world
03:20
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Joy to the World , the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.
Joy to the World, the Saviour reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.
He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love.
Tag: Joy to the world!
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Christmas to the men
04:01
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Poor Mary, almost due.
In the festive rush hour queue
Waiting for the miles to pass
Sitting on her tired... donkey
This journey's no short hop
Imagine all the toilet stops
Joseph, this is Virgin on the ridiculous...
Miles from home, has Caesar taken leave of his census?
I guess it's as true now as as it was then
You can't leave Christmas to the men
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Parked outside another inn
The time has come for checking in
Mary sends old Joe a look
Seems like he forgot to book
Imagine her frustration
He could have arranged some accommodation
See Mary roll her eyes
“I don’t care if this was prophesied"
They never planned to be... the original stable family
And they couldn't stay with Joseph's folks
You can't leave Christmas to the blokes
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Following a special star
Melchior, Caspar, Balthasar
Heading off on a whim
To find the child and worship him
Their gifts, though valuable
Weren't exactly practical
So when you buy that Christmas treat
"Always include the receipt"
Don't you know... you can't go wrong with a voucher
I thought you said these men were wise
You can't leave Christmas to the guys
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So this song’s for every man
Doing the very best he can
Buying gifts the night before
From the 24 hour convenience store
God rest ye! Merry Gentlemen
Once the washing up’s been done
And Tonight across the world
Let's hear it for the girls
Don't you know, we'd be lost without them
I guess it's as true now as as it was then
You can't leave Christmas to the men
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Under Bethlehem skies
04:05
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Under the light of a billion stars
It’s easy to feel small
On the streets of Bethlehem
It’s easy to go unnoticed
Heaven is closer than you know
Under the light of a billion stars
A baby boy is born
Lying safe in his mother’s arms
The promise of salvation
Heaven is closer than you know
Heaven is closer than you know
Chorus:
See the son of God arrives
Under Bethlehem Skies
He is right before your eyes
Under Bethlehem Skies
All our hopes and fears are met in him tonight
See the son of God arrives
Under Bethlehem Skies
Echoing over a thousand years
A father whispers love
The Saviour can still be found
In unexpected places
Heaven is closer than you know
Heaven is closer than you know
Chorus
Bridge
You are the great light
Jesus our Saviour
Out of the darkness
We see you shining
Chorus
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The Bounty and the Snickers
Are always left til last
Of all the Celebrations
The bounty is the worst
The rustling of the wrappers
The shaking of the tin
I wish that I'd bought Heroes
For they are all quite nice
The Bounty bears a texture...
Quite like a Milky Way
That has been mixed with sawdust
Scraped from a stable floor
The rustling of the wrappers
The shaking of the tin
I wish that I'd bought Heroes
For they are all quite nice
The Bounty bears a flavour
Like Aldi shower gel
It tastes of disappointment
And the feeling of regret
The rustling of the wrappers
The shaking of the tin
I wish that I'd bought Heroes
For they are all quite nice
The Snickers is a Mars bar
That someone's spoiled with nuts
It holds within the potential
For an anaphylactic shock
The rustling of the wrappers
The shaking of the tin
I wish that I'd bought Heroes
For they are all quite nice
The Bounty and the Snickers
Are always left til last
Of all the Celebrations
The bounty is the worst
The rustling of the wrappers
The shaking of the tin
I wish that I'd bought Heroes
For they are all quite nice
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Starting small
04:07
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Starting small
The acorn that gently falls
Grows into a tree so tall
Starting small
Starting small
Lay the first brick of the wall
It's somewhere to begin, that's all.
Starting small
Away from palaces and power
Out of the spotlight, off the stage
Everything has changed
Starting small
The king of kings and Lord of Lords
A baby in a cattle stall
Starting small
Starting small
It may not seem like much at all
But heaven’s looking on it all
Starting small
Away from palaces and power
Out of the spotlight, off the stage
Everything has changed
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Paul Bell Nottinghamshire, UK
"Melodic Bliss" - BBC Introducing.
Paul is a singer/songwriter based near Nottingham. Featured
on BBC Radio 2, BBC Introducing. Appeared at Greenbelt, Big Church Day Out, Spring Harvest and other UK Festivals
Gigs in Coffee Shops, Churches, Pubs, Festivals.
Fifth and most recent album "First Light" recorded in Stockholm, Sweden.
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