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The Irrational Season (Prelude)
(with What Child Is This, trad. Arr. Carolyn Arends)
Words taken from a poem by Madeleine L’Engle
Music by Carolyn Arends
This is the irrational season
When love blooms bright and wild
For if Mary had been filled with reason
There’d have been no room for the child
There’d have been no room for the child
© Running Arends Music/ASCAP
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Come and See
04:07
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COME AND SEE
Written by Carolyn Arends
Have you heard, have you heard
All the rumors are true
Spread the word, spread the word
This is such good news
The dream is not a dream anymore
Nothing is the same as before
Come and see, come and see
He is laying in the straw
He’s a new baby boy
Who’s the hope of us all
Come and hear, come and hear
It’s a sound both sweet and strange
It’s the great love of God
In the cry of a babe
It’s the great love of God
In the cry of a babe
See the star, see the star
It will light our way
Hear the song, hear the song
Hurry to the place
‘Cause if his mama says that it’s alright
We can see the face of God tonight
Come and see, come and see …
Seeing is believing, yeah
Believing is seeing, yeah
Come and see, come and see …
Seeing is believing, yeah
Believing is seeing, yeah
© Running Arends Music/ASCAP
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Do Not Be Afraid
04:18
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Do Not Be Afraid
Carolyn Arends
Half a woman, half a child
Mary lay there sleeping
Never dreaming in a little while
She would hear the angel's greeting
Opened her eyes to see
That Gabriel had come
Opened her heart to hear
"You are the chosen one
And do not be afraid
Do not be afraid
Love has found its way to you
So do not be afraid"
Shepherds watching their flocks by night
Guarding against danger
When suddenly there was a blinding light
And then things got even stranger
Angels in the sky
Far as the eye could see
Singing "Christ is born
Oh -- and one more thing...
Do not be afraid
Do not be afraid
Love has found its way to you
So do not be afraid"
Half believing, half afraid
We celebrate the story
But our lives seem about a world away
From angels and their glory
Open our eyes to see
What Mary saw somehow
Open our hearts to hear
Those angels even now
They're singing "Do not be afraid
Do not be afraid
Love has found its way to you
So do not be afraid"
© New Springs Publishing Inc./(ASCAP)/a division of Brentwood Benson Music Publishing, Inc.
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Angels We Have Heard on High
trad., arr. by Carolyn Arends
And those angels were singing ...
Gloria
In excelsis Deo
Gloria
In excelsis Deo
Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o'er the plains
And the mountains in reply
Echo back their joyous strains
Gloria ...
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing
Come adore on bended knee
Christ the Lord the newborn King
Gloria ...
© Running Arends Music/ASCAP
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Christmas Must Be Tonight
Written by Robbie Robertson
Come down to the manger
See the little stranger
Wrapped in swaddling clothes the Prince of Peace
Wheels start turning
Torches start burning
And behold the wisemen journey from the east
How a little baby boy
Could bring the people so much joy
Son of a carpenter
Mary carried the light
This must be Christmas, must be tonight
A shepherd on a hillside
Where over my flock I abide
On a cold winter night a band of angels sing
In a dream I heard a voice
Say fear not, come rejoice
It is the end of the beginning, praise the newborn King
How a little baby boy …
Saw it with my own eyes
Written up in the sky
But why a lowly herdsman such as I
But then it came to pass
He was born at last
Right below the star that shines on high
How a little baby boy …
© 1977 Medicine Hat Music
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IS BETHLEHEM TOO FAR AWAY?
Carolyn Arends
If we close our eyes, can we see the star?
Can we find our path in its light?
And if we are still, tell me, can we hear
The song of the angels tonight?
Can we find our way to the baby king?
Can we worship him now in the hay?
And can we believe he can change everything?
Or is Bethlehem too far away?
If we dream our dreams with our wisest hearts
Will we dream of peace on earth?
Will our lips proclaim glad tidings of
The Wonderful Counselor’s birth?
Can we find our way to the baby king?
Can we worship him now in the hay?
And can we believe he can change everything?
Or is Bethlehem too far away
O, little town of Bethlehem
How far it must have been
From heaven’s throne of glory
To your humble manger scene
If God saw fit to travel there
Should not also we?
If we seek him we will find him in
The least expected place
For his kingdom comes in the power and might
Of his sacrifice and grace
Can we find our way to the baby king?
Can we worship him now in the hay?
And can we believe he can change everything?
Or is Bethlehem too far away?
Is Bethlehem too far away?
© Running Arends Music/ASCAP
CCLI No. 7166816
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Now in Flesh Appearing
04:02
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Now in Flesh Appearing (This is Christmas)
Written by Carolyn Arends
It’s December 24
Colder than the night before
But it’s sure hot down in the kitchen
At the Union Gospel Mission
Joshua’s a volunteer
He does this every single year
Shares soup and conversation with some strangers
And all his friends just can’t believe
How he spends his Christmas Eve
He says it brings him closer to the manger
Well, this is Christmas
A hand upon a shoulder
Christmas
A little peace on earth
This is Christmas
The sweet love of Jesus
Now in flesh appearing, yeah
There’s some static on the phone
Half a world away from home
Lisa’s mom fights back the tears
“It’s Christmas Eve and you’re not here”
No one could believe her plan
An orphanage in Kazakhstan
But Lisa knew that’s where she had to go
And now she’s hugging on those kids
Teaching them what Christmas is
And though her family misses her they know
That this is Christmas …
We celebrate the Baby King
And everything He came to bring
Every time we give good will to men
So on December 25
Or in the middle of July
Any time we do what pleases Him …
Then it’s Christmas
Merry Christmas
This is Christmas
Now in flesh appearing
This is Christmas …
© Running Arends Music/ASCAP
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My First Christmas
03:57
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My First Christmas
words and music by Carolyn Arends
Well her daddy took a photograph in 1923
She was just a little baby laying by the Christmas tree
And her mama knew she was way too small
To remember very much at all
And so she made sure to write
These words on the back of that black and white
This is my first Christmas
First time to hear the choir sing
Glory, hallelujah to the baby king
And a holy night is what this is
‘Cause this is my first Christmas
This is my first Christmas
She was raising her own babies in the winter of ’44
Trying to make their Christmas merry while their daddy fought the 2nd World War
And she slipped into the chapel on Christmas Eve
Something holy happened when the preacher preached
She went forward and she prayed
She said I never will forget today
This is my first Christmas
First time that I can really sing
Glory, hallelujah to the baby king
And a holy night is what this is
‘Cause this is my first Christmas
This is my first Christmas
And it was just November past
She said goodbye, and breathed her last
And the great grandchildren miss her so
But if she could she would let them know …
This is my first Christmas
First time to hear the angels sing
Glory, hallelujah to the risen king
And a holy night is what this is
‘Cause this is my first Christmas
This is my first Christmas
© Songs of Peer/Mr. Marley’s Music/ASCAP
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Go Tell It On the Mountain
arr. by Carolyn Arends
Go, tell it on the mountain,
Over the hills and everywhere;
Go, tell it on the mountain
That Jesus Christ is born.
While shepherds kept their watching
OVer silent flocks by night,
Behold, throughout the heavens
There shone a holy light.
The shepherds feared and trembled
When lo! above the earth
Rang out the angel chorus
That hailed our Savior‘s birth.
Down in a lowly manger
The humble Christ was born,
And God sent us salvation
That blessed Christmas morn.
© Running Arends Music/ASCAP
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The Lord's Servant
03:56
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THE LORD’S SERVANT
Carolyn Arends
Mary could not believe what was happening
An angel was standing there, plain as could be
Speaking to her of impossible things
See Mary was young, she was humble and poor
And she could not imagine what she could be used for
But the Spirit within her just started to soar
She said: I am the Lord’s Servant
Was her heart beating wild
When she said she’d obey?
And did Gabriel smile
As if to say …
If you are willing
Then our God is able
To send His salvation
Down to a stable
And love can be born
And peace can be yours
If you’ll be the Lord’s servant
Now Joseph was loyal and honest and true
When he heard about Mary his heart broke in two
And so he determined what he had to do
But when he fell asleep it was not long before
An angel said: Joseph, you need to know more
And it was a dream that he could not ignore
Because he was the Lord’s servant
Did he jump out of bed?
Did he run to her side?
Did the words Gabriel said
Race through his mind
If you are willing
Then our God is able
To send His salvation
Down to a stable
And love can be born
And peace can be yours
If you’ll be the Lord’s servant
It’s been 2000 years
And yet we play a part
The Messiah still comes
If there’s room in your heart
And if we are willing
Then our God is able
He sent His salvation
Down to a stable
So love can be born
And peace can be yours
If you’ll be the Lord’s servant
Oh will you be the Lord’s servant?
© Songs of Pier/Mr. Marley’s Music/ASCAP
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Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
PD, arranged by Carolyn Arends
Come, Thou long-expected Jesus
Born to set Thy people free
From our fears and sins release us
Let us find our rest in Thee
Israel's strength and consolation
Hope of all the earth Thou art
Dear desire of every nation
Joy of every longing heart
Born Thy people to deliver
Born a child and yet a king
Born to reign in us forever
Now Thy gracious kingdom bring
By thine own eternal spirit
Rule in all our hearts alone
By thine own sufficient merit
Raise us to thy glorious throne
Israel's strength and consolation
Hope of all the earth thou art
Dear desire of every nation
Joy of every longing heart
Come, Jesus, come
Joy of every longing heart
Come, Jesus, Come
© Running Arends Music/ASCAP
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A Christmas Blessing
03:58
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A CHRISTMAS BLESSING
Carolyn Arends
May your receive the good gift of laughter
May you feel the love of your friends near and far
May you be filled with the joy of the season
And may there be peace in your home and your heart
May the Christmas star light your way
Even today, even today
May the angel choir ring in your ear
“Christ is here, Christ is here”
May the one who has come guide you and keep you
May you seek his face as all wise men still do
And may Bethlehem’s road rise up to meet you
Till you find him and see that God is with you
May the Christmas star light your way …
Oh may Bethlehem’s road rise up to meet you
Till you find him and see that God is with you
May you find him and see that God is with you
May the Christmas star light your way …
© New Spring Publishing/Songs of Pier/Mr. Marley’s Music/ASCAP
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The Irrational Season (Postlude)
(with What Child Is This, trad. Arr. Carolyn Arends)
Words from a poem by Madeleine L’Engle
Music by Carolyn Arends
This is the irrational season
When love blooms bright and wild
For if Mary had been filled with reason
There’d have been no room for the child
There’d have been no room for the child
© Running Arends Music/ASCAP
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Carolyn Arends Vancouver, British Columbia
"One of the most affecting communicators in any genre." - Billboard Magazine
Carolyn Arends
has released 14 albums and is the author of 3 critically-acclaimed books. 15 of Arends’ songs have become top 10 radio singles on the Canadian pop and US Christian charts. Arends has earned 2 Dove Awards, 3 Juno Nominations, and was recognized as the West Coast Music Awards’ Songwriter of the Year.
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