X:620060
T:GB/6b/6 On Christmas Night
T:Version 1 of 2
C:Sung by Mr George Knight, Horsham, Sussex, April 1907
C:Collected by GSK Butterworth
F:http://archives.vwml.org/record/GB/6b/6
Z:Transcribed by Simon Furey and Lewis Jones
L:1/4
M:6/4
Q:"(Editorial suggestion)" 1/4=140
K:C
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w:On Christ-mas night all|Christ-ians sing,_ To hear what news_ the|an- gels bring.
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w:News of great|joy_ and news _ of|mirth, News of News_ of, News of our mer-ci-ful Sav-iour's|birth._|
W:
W:1. On Christmas night all Christians sing
W:To hear what news the angels bring.
W:News of great joy and news of mirth,
W:News of our merciful Saviour's birth.
W:
W:2. There's kings of kings, of earth and heaven,
W:There's kings of angels and of men.
W:Angels and men with joy may sing,
W:To hear what news the angels bring.
W:
W:3. For out of darkness we have light,
W:Which makes all Christians sing this night.
W:Pris'ners all in their chains rejoice,
W:To hear the echo of a voice.