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Christingle Songbook
Christmas Calypso
Verse 1
Let me tell you about a baby and his family,
It is written down in the Bible so you might believe.
Many men had told of his coming down through history,
Now the time had come for fulfilment of their prophecy.
Chorus
And they called his name Jesus,
Jesus, the Saviour.
And they called his name Jesus,
Son of the Most High God.
(Repeat)
Verse 2
There was once a young girl called Mary, only in her teens.
She was visited by an angel sent to Galilee.
And he told her she’d have a baby – how, she couldn’t see –
Yet it was her will to obey him, so it was agreed.
Repeat chorus
Verse 3
Well in those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree,
And so Mary went with her husband where they had to be.
There was nowhere else but a stable where they both could sleep,
It was there that she had her baby, born for you and me.
Repeat chorus
Christmas Calypso
Words and Music by Mark and Helen Johnson © 1994 Out of the Ark Ltd, Surrey KT12 4RQ CCLI Song No. 1095398
Hope of Heaven
To the tune: “”Lourdes” (French Traditional)
Verse 1
Light up a candle and hold out the globe,
Here in the darkness the light of the world.
The red in the ribbon for love that He showed,
And sweets* as a sign of His goodness.
A life freely given, a love we can know,
The light of the world ever with us.
(Repeat)
Chorus
Hope of heaven,
In our darkness,
You came to Earth bringing peace and life.
Hope of heaven,
Full of kindness,
Come shine your light
In this candle that I hold.
(Repeat verse 1 once)
Chorus
Hope of heaven,
In our darkness,
You came to Earth bringing peace and life.
Hope of heaven,
Full of kindness,
Come shine your light
In this candle that I hold.
*Alternatively ‘fruits’ (where grapes or raisins are preferred).
Hope of Heaven
To the tune: “”Lourdes” (French Traditional)
Words and Music by Mark and Helen Johnson
Verse 1
Round orange, round orange
You serve as a sign
That God made the round world
With purpose divine
Chorus
The power of love is always the same:
Be glad, give thanks,
Rejoice in God’s name.
Verse 2
Red ribbon, you tell of
The bloodshed and pain.
Which led to forgiveness
When Jesus was slain.
Repeat chorus
Verse 3
Bright candle, the message
You carry is clear
The true light from God
Found a home with us here.
Repeat chorus
( n
Verse 4
Ripe fruits freely given
This truth you recall
When God hands out presents
They’re meant for us all.
( Repeat chorus
Verse 5
Christingle, Christingle
Shine out in the night.
To kindle among us
That marvellous light.
Round Orange Round Orange
To the tune: “”Lourdes” (French Traditional)
Words: © Elizabeth Consett 1989 Reproduced with kind permission from the New Catholic Hymnal Copyright owners: Stainer and Bell Ltd
Verse 1
The Christingle begins with an orange,
Telling us of the world God made.
For creation is full of his glory;
All around we see his love displayed.
Chorus
Sing Christingle
Sing Christingle
Sing Christingle, it’s the light of Christ.
Sing Christingle
Sing Christingle
Sing Christingle, light of Christ.
Verse 2
Every year we give thanks for the
seasons,
And the fruits of the earth to share.
The Christingle is here to remind us
That the love of God is everywhere.
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3
God of love, we give thanks now for Jesus;
We remember his birth again.
But the red ribbon round the Christingle,
Tells the story of his cross and pain
Repeat Chorus
Verse 4
To complete the Christingle: a candle,
Shining out in the darkest night.
Jesus promised to lead us and guide us;
Come and celebrate the world’s true light!
Repeat Chorus
Sing Christingle
To the tune: Give me oil in my lamp (Sing Hosanna)
Alternative
For a shorter song, replace verses 1 and 2 with
this verse:
The Christingle begins with an orange,
Telling us of the world God made.
By the fruits of the earth in their seasons,
we can see the love of God displayed.
Verse 1
Though the shadows gather
There’s a light that shines forever.
From the bright beginning,
‘Til the day the earth stops its spinning.
And I feel that brightness
Rising up in me.
Making me the person
That I am meant to be.
Chorus
Show me the way to shine for Jesus!
Let my love light up this Christmas.
Changing dark to light around us.
Oh sweet Jesus, shine in me!
(Repeat)
Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
Oh sweet Jesus, shine in me!
Verse 2
All the light and glory
Turned into the Christmas story.
See the darkened stable
Lit up with a newly born baby.
And the Son still shines now
Turning night to day.
Loving, healing, saving –
He makes me want to say:
Chorus
Show me the way to shine for Jesus!
Let my love light up this Christmas.
Changing dark to light around us.
Oh sweet Jesus, shine in me!
(Repeat)
Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
Sha la la la la la la la
Oh sweet Jesus, shine in me!
Show me the way to Shine for Jesus
To the tune: “Amarillo” by Tony Christie
Lyrics copyright © Lucy Moore 2005