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AcaDisc #62- Acappella Christmas by The Acappella Company (The Series)
Original Release: 1992 Word, Inc.
Available through The Acappella
Company
Producer: Keith Lancaster
Production Assistant: Gary
Miller and Larry Sparks
Engineers: Gary Miller, John Laws, and Gary
Miner
Assistant Engineers: Paul Sale, Jay Smith, Darin Cochran, and
Russell Lamb
Recording Studio: Clifty Studios- Paris, TN
Mastered
by: Hank Williams at Master Mix
Cover Design: Tufts Design
Studio
Vocals: Listed by Song
There Were Angels
A Tiny Child
Go Tell It On the Mountain
Joseph's Song
That's What I Love About Christmas
No Other Day
Christmas Medley
Now You're Here
Merry Christmas
The Reason For the Season
There Were Angels
Words and music: Randy Gill © 1992 Anthony K. Music (ASCAP)
This
song also appeared on Acappella Family Christmas by
The Acappella Company.
Lead: Wayburn Dean
Lyrics:
Angels (there were angels)
Angels (singing that night)
Angels
were singing (angels were singing that night)
For the Prince of Peace and the Lord of Light
There were angels
singing that night (singing that night)
No one could have known what would be revealed
On a quiet night near
Bethlehem to the shepherds in the field
They were out with the flocks
that night
Gathered round the fire
When they heard the sound of an
angel, an angel in the choir
Chorus:
There were angels singing that night (angels
singing)
There were angels singing
About the Prince of Peace and the
Lord of Light
There were angels singing that night (angels singing that
night)
Bridge:
One minute everything was still, not a soul was standing
there
The next minute the sky's on fire and music fills the air
Repeat Chorus
Glory to the King, glory to the Master (King of Kings)
Glory to
the King, glory to the Savior (the Savior is Born)
Glory to the
King (angels singing that night)
Prince of Peace and the Lord of Light
(the Savior is born)
(Born in Bethlehem, Christ the Lamb)
I'm
singing glory to the newborn King
You're the King of glory
You're
the King of Kings and the Lord of glory
Even the angels sing your glory
Repeat Chorus
About the Prince of Peace and the Lord of Light
There were angels
singing that night (angels singing that night)
They were singing about
the Prince of Peace and the Lord of Light
Scriptural
Reference:
"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. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.'" Luke 2:10-11
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A Tiny Child
Words and music: Gary Miller © 1992 Anthony K. Music (ASCAP)
This
song also appeared on Acappella Family Christmas by
The Acappella Company and Hear It In Our Voice: Volume II by
The Acappella Company.
Lead: Duane Adams and Gary Moyers (interlude)
Lyrics:
A promise spoken in the beginning
A prophet's words in the
night
An angel's message to a young lady
A brilliant star in the sky
Chorus:
Who would be coming?
How were they knowing?
What's it
all about?
Why was He coming?
Where was He going?
When will they
all find out?
A tiny child (tiny child)!
Almighty God (mighty
God)!
A tiny child!
An almighty God!
A lonely village, a lowly carpenter
No proper shelter in
sight
Their room a stable, manger a cradle
Angelic hosts on high
Repeat Chorus
A little baby boy, the hope of peace and joy
A tiny beacon of
light
Divine creator becomes creation
His holy promise of life
(interlude)
Bridge:
He came to people (the Son of man), born of the people
(became a man)
So that the people could be free (so that we could
see)
He lived with people (He blessed their lives), He blessed the
people (He broke through time)
The people nailed Him to a tree (they
crucified Him)
A tiny child (a tiny little child)!
Almighty God (an awesome, an
almighty God, tiny little baby)!
A tiny child!
An almighty God
(almighty)!
A tiny child (a tiny child)!
Almighty God (an awesome,
an almighty God)!
A tiny child (almighty God)!
Almighty, almighty
God
Scriptural Reference:
"You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus." Luke 1:31
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Go Tell It On the
Mountain
Words: John W. Work, Jr. (1907)
Music: African-American Traditional
Spiritual
Arrangement: Keith Lancaster © 1992 Anthony K. Music
(ASCAP)
This song also appeared on The First Christmas by
Rescue.
Lead: Keith Lancaster (intro), Brent Dean, and Melissa
Lancaster
Lyrics:
Background:
Go and tell it up on the mountain top
O'er the hills
you can go tell it everywhere
Go and tell it, tell everyone
That
Jesus Christ is born, tell it everywhere
Chorus (with background):
Go, tell it on the mountain
Over the
hills and everywhere
Go, tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ
is born
Repeat Chorus (with background)
The shepherds all were watching (they were watching)
Well, seated on
the ground (a light from heaven came down)
A light from heaven
descended (glory shown around)
And glory shown around
Repeat Chorus (with background)
Spoken Vocal:
Ok, son. You sing it and I'll back you up, ok?
This light showed in the heavens (light showed in the heavens)
To
cover all the earth (cover all the earth)
It was a sign to tell the
brothers and sisters (about His birth)
About our Savior’s birth
(sign to tell them about His birth)
Repeat Chorus (with background)
The wisemen came to worship (they came to worship Him)
The holy
child that day (that holy child)
They found Him in the manger
(sleeping)
A-sleepin' on the hay (hay)
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Chorus (with background) (x4 and fade)
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." Luke 2:8-9
"When they had seen him, they spread the
word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who
heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them." Luke
2:17-18
Words and music: Mike Rogers © 1992 Anthony K. Music
(ASCAP)
Lead: Gary Miller
Lyrics:
My son, born a virgin birth, but still my son
My sweet
boy, came down from heaven above but still my joy, my pride and
joy
Some say I should be ashamed but I believe
The Spirit of my God,
He did conceive
Look at me, I'm a carpenter with such responsibility
How
can I ever lead the one who gave me my life, my very life
More worthy
for this role I need to be
But now the God I love is in this boy and he
needs me
Chorus:
I will always love you
And I'll do the best I
can until our work on earth is done
Yes I will always (always) love
you
And on the other side we'll meet again
My father and my son
Little child, my helpless, fragile boy so soft and
mild
You'll grow strong, I wonder what you'll learn and what you know,
what do you know
(Pull you close) I pull you close and hold you in my
arms
(Through my eyes) You look right through my eyes into my heart
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
I'll be there for you
I'll take care of
you
I'll be there to hold you when the storms of life roll
through
(I do) Promise, I do
Yes I'll be there for you (there)
Yes I'll take care of
you (care)
Yes I'll be there (there) to lead you through the troubles
you'll go through
My love is true, my love is true (true)
Repeat Chorus
My savior you're my son
My father and my son
Scriptural Reference:
"At this the Jews began to grumble about him because he said, 'I am the bread that came down from heaven.' They said, 'Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, 'I came down from heaven'?" John 6:41-42
That's What I Love About Christmas
Words and music: Gary Moyers © 1992 Clifty Music (BMI)
This
song also appeared on Acappella Family Christmas by
The Acappella Company.
All Vocals: Gary Moyers
Lyrics:
That's what I love about Christmas...
Hooking up the Christmas lights, last minute shopping spree
Putting
decorations on the evergreen tree
Oh I can hardly wait, that's what I
love about Christmas
Shaking packages, mistletoe above the door
Eating too much food and
laying down on the floor
Lots of memories, that's what I love about
Christmas
Chorus 1:
Everyone's sneaking a holiday sweet
No one wants to
leave
Little kids acting like they're asleep
While they're trying to
catch Santa on Christmas Eve
Mom is cooking dinner, presents underneath the tree
It's a
Wonderful Life is showing on TV
Wouldn't change a thing 'cause
that's what I love about Christmas
Chorus 2:
Stockings stuffed with gifts galore
Home is feeling
warm
If you want a good cup of Christmas cheer
Watch a child's
expression on Christmas morn
Look at all the Christmas cards, kids playing in the hall
Dad's in
the easy chair watching football
Yes it's finally here, that's what I
love about Christmas
It took it's time getting here, that's what I love
about Christmas
Hope you feel it, that's why I wish you a Merry
Christmas
Scriptural Reference:
"Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.'" Luke 2:13-14
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No Other Day
Words and music: Keith Lancaster © 1992 Anthony K. Music
(ASCAP)
This song also appeared on Acappella Family Christmas by
The Acappella Company.
Lead: Brian Randolph
Lyrics:
No other day was quite like that day
None other like Christmas
morn
No other day was quite like that day
Day when the Savior was
born
No other day was quite like that day
Day that the prophets
foresaw
No other day was quite like that day
Giver fulfilling the
law
No other day was quite like that day
None other saw greater
things
No other day was quite like that day
Born to the earth King
of Kings
Repeat All
No other day was quite like that day
Born to the earth King of Kings
(born to the earth King of Kings)
Born to the earth King of
Kings
Scriptural Reference:
"When they saw the star, they were overjoyed." Matthew 2:10
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Christmas Medley
Music: Mix of several traditional Christmas tunes
Arrangement: Gary
Moyers © 1992 Clifty Music (BMI)
This song also appeared on Acappella Family
Christmas by The Acappella Company.
Lead: Gary Moyers, Gary
Miller, and Duane Adams
Lyrics:
(humming interlude)
Gloria, gloria
Gloria, gloria
Gloria, gloria
Gloria, gloria
La la la la la la la, la la la la la la
La la la la la la la, la la
la la la
La la la la la la la, la la la la la
(humming interlude)
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Now You're Here
Words and music: Keith Lancaster © 1992 Anthony K. Music (ASCAP)
All
Vocals: Keith Lancaster
Lyrics:
Lay down your head, go off to sleep
Dream of our love and future so
sweet
Dream of the days that are waiting out there
Of all of the joy
our family will share
Chorus:
Now you're here and you're more than we had dreamed
of
Now you're here and you know we think the world of you
I thank my
God who has answered our prayers and delivered you safe in His
care
Cause now you're here
Close little eyes, rest your sweet head
Mom & Dad will pray for
you and put you to bed
We'll be your friends as we're watchin' you grow
(while watching you grow)
And help you learn the things you should know
(things you should know)
Repeat Chorus
Bridge:
It seemed like such a long, long time (well it seemed so
long)
Until the promised bonding time (such a long time)
Couldn't
know how special you would be (how special now we see)
Now your with us
at this place
We see your smiling face
The newest member of our
family
Lay down your head, go off to sleep
Dream of our love and future so
sweet
Dream of a joy overflowing to live
That only our creator can
give
Repeat Chorus
You're here
Scriptural Reference:
"When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus." Matthew 1:24-25
Words and music: John Green and Max Plaster © 1992 Anthony
K. Music (ASCAP)
This song also appeared on Acappella
Family Christmas by The Acappella Company.
Lead: John Green and
Max Plaster
Lyrics:
Chorus:
Merry Christmas
Christ was born let's
celebrate
Merry Christmas
God sent love to show the way
Merry
Christmas
Shout the news to every land
Merry Christmas
A Savior's
born in Bethlehem
Giving the gift of love through Christ His son
Shining a
star far to the east
Pointing the way to where Immanuel lay
Guiding
them to the Prince of Peace
Heavenly hosts appeared to men that night
Praising the
Lord and saying this (peace on earth)
Let there be peace on earth to
men tonight
On whom His favor rests
Repeat Chorus
Herod the king heard of the Savior's birth
Claiming, "I
must go worship Him"
Calling together wise men to come forth
All in
search of the King of Kings
Reaching the place of the newborn baby child
Humble, they
fell on bended knee
Offering gifts of incense, myrrh, and gold
To
lay at Jesus' feet
Merry Christmas
Bring Him your gift of love and
say
Merry Christmas
Bow before our King today
Bridge:
Little did they know (little did they
know)
Christ would be King (He'd take care of it)
Giving the
greatest gift of love
As He took away their sins (took it
away)
Merry Christmas
Repeat Chorus
So when you think of how this all began
A celebration
seems just right
Sing hallelujah on this Christmas day
We've been
given the gift of life
Given the gift, the gift, the gift of life
Given the
gift, the gift, the gift of life
Given the gift, the gift, the gift of
life
Given the gift, the gift, the gift of life
Merry Christmas (given the gift, the gift, the gift of
life)
(Given the gift, the gift, the gift of life)
Merry Christmas
(given the gift, the gift, the gift of life)
(Given the gift, the gift,
the gift of life)
Merry Christmas (given the gift, the gift, the gift
of life)
(Given the gift, the gift, the gift of life)
Merry
Christmas
Scriptural Reference:
"Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. 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 2:7-8
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The Reason For the
Season
Words and music: George Pendergrass © 1992 Clifty Music (BMI)
Lead:
George Pendergrass, John Green, and Brian Randolph
Lyrics:
Chorus 1:
Have you heard about the season, the time in which we
celebrate (season we take time to celebrate)
It's an annual occasion
that little children anticipate (they can't wait)
But there's someone
more important than Santa Claus and mistle-toe
He's the reason for the
season, the answer that we all want to know (yes He is the reason, the
reason for the season, the answer we all want to know)
We give this day Jesus, this Christmas to you
We'd love just to
praise you, how if only we knew
Our hearts are longing for someone to
fill this space
On this date we celebrate because of you
Chorus 2:
Happy kind of feeling, the kind that you can feel with
your heart (feel it within your heart)
All the Christmas decorations
and the seasons greeting you impart (what a start)
When you make your
invitations of people that you want by your side
Don't forget about the
Savior, your heart is where He wants to abide (don't forget the Savior,
your heart is where He wants to abide)
So let us Lord Jesus, your Spirit invite
As you live inside us, Lord
let us unite
Lord we are just frail scared jars discarded and all
alone
But Lord if you will we can be whole in your hands
Bridge:
Lord I want (Lord I want) just to be (just to be) a lot
closer to thee (closer and closer and closer to thee)
Though the things
that I do make it so hard to see
Here and now (here and now) in this
place (in this place) I give all I can give
I give my heart, I give my
soul, I give you me
So fill me Lord Jesus till your glory's seen
And teach me Lord Jesus
'til I know what you mean
Just a tiny vapor am I, today and tomorrow
I'm gone
But Lord through your words I'll be a small, a small breath of
life
Chorus 3:
Remember He's the reason, the reason that we
celebrate
You may need to get to know Him to learn about your heavenly
fate (please don't wait)
He gives Christmas all the meaning, the
holidays with Him are a-glow
He's the reason for the season, the answer
we all want to know (yes He is the reason, the reason for the season, the
answer we all want to know)
He gives Christmas all the meaning, the holidays with Him are
a-glow
He's the reason for the season, the answer we all want to know
(yes He is the reason, the reason for the season, the answer we all want
to know)
He's the reason for the season, the answer we all want to know
(yes He is the reason, the reason for the season, the answer we all want
to know)
Scriptural Reference:
"The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel--which means, 'God with us.'" Matthew 1:23
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