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CHRISTMAS DAY

1	Almighty God has done great things,

	an angel proffers stunning news,

	the news of human hope he brings,

	her baby heaven and earth shall fuse;

	and she will give her life for that,

	O, Mary, sing magnificat.



2	A mother and her unborn child,

	a man who ought to let her go

	to save his face, stay undefiled,

	as love and duty taunt and flow;

	and Joseph will consider that

	as Mary sings magnificat.



3	And all the greatness of a God,

	distilled to love, sets captives free,

	a single liberating Word:

	those born in darkness now can see;

	as human power considers that

	let Mary sing magnificat.



Andrew E Pratt (born 1948)

Words © 2001 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, http://www.stainer.co.uk.

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Metre: 8 8 8 8 8 8 Tune: MELITA 

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CHRISTMAS DAY


1	We see the eyes of Mary shine,
	for all the pain of birth is past.
	She cradles Jesus in her arms,
	her time of joy is here at last.

2	We look on Joseph's roughened hands,
	his eyes are filled with tender joy
	he gently reaches for the child, 
	this little scrap, this baby boy.
	
3	And can they know? And could they guess 
	at love's responsibility, 
	that hurt would mingle with the joy 
	of human possibility?

4	But on this night a single star 
	is just enough to signal grace: 
	a child is born in Bethlehe
	and offered for the human race. 


Andrew E Pratt (born 1948)
Singing the Faith 219
Words © 2008 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, http://www.stainer.co.uk.
Please include any reproduction for local church use on your CCL Licence returns
All wider and any commercial use requires prior application to Stainer & Bell Ltd.
Metre: LM Tune: TRURO