When My Heart Finds Christmas

O holy night the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of the dear savior's birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pinning
Till he appeared and the soul felt its worth

A thrill of hope the weary soul rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees
Oh hear the angels voices
O night divine
O night when christ was born
O night divine, o night, o night divine

Led by the light of faith serenely beaming
With glowing hearts by his cradle we stand
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming
Here came the wise men from orient land

The king of king's lay thus in lowly manger
In all our trials born to be our friend
He knows our need
Our weakness no stranger
Behold your king
Before him lowly bend
Behold your king before him lowly bend

Truly he taught us to love one another
His law is love and his gospel is peace
Chains shall he break for the slave is our brother
And in his name all oppression cease

Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us praise his holy name
Christ is the lord
Oh praise his name forever
His pow'r and glory
Ever more proclaim
His pow'r and glory ever more proclaim

Just hear those sleigh bells jingle-ing
Ring ting tingle-ing too
Come on, it's lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you

Outside the snow is falling
And friends are calling "you hoo"
Come on, it's lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you

Giddy-yap giddy-yap giddy-yap let's go
Let's look at the snow
We're riding in a wonderland of snow
Giddy-yap giddy-yap giddy-yap it's grand
Just holding your hand
We're gliding along with the song of a wintry fairy land

Our cheeks are nice and rosy and comfy cozy are we
We're snuggled up together like two birds of a feather would be
Let's take the road before us and sing a chorus or two
Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you

There's a birthday party at the home of farmer gray
It'll be the perfect ending of a perfect day
We'll be singing the songs we love to sing without a single stop
At the fireplace while we watch the chestnuts pop
Pop! pop! pop!

There's a happy feeling nothing in the world can buy
When they pass around the coffee and the pumpkin pie
It'll nearly be like a picture print by currier and ives
These wonderful things are the things we remember all through our lives

The toy shop door is locked up tight
And everything is quiet for the night
When suddenly
The clock strikes twelve
The fun's begun

The dolls are in their best arrayed
There's going to be a wonderful parade
Hark to the drum
Oh, here they come
Cries everyone

Hear them all cheering
Now they are nearing
There's the captain stiff as starch
Bayonet's flashing
Music is crashing
As the wooden soldiers march
Sabers a-clinking
Soldiers a-winking
At each little pretty maid

Here they come, here they come
Here they come, here they come
Wooden soldiers on parade

I pray on christmas
That the lord will see me through
I pray on christmas
He'll show me what to do

I pray on christmas
He'll help me understand
And i pray on christmas
He'll take me by the hand

I pray on christmas
That the sick will soon be strong
I pray on christmas
The lord will hear my song

I pray on christmas
That god will lead the way
And i pray on christmas
He'll get me through another day

I pray on christmas
I pray on christmas
I pray on christmas
He'll get me through another day

I pray on christmas
All our problems gonna be worked out
I pray on christmas
God'll show us what love's about

I pray on christmas
To do your will each day
And i pray on christmas
That i'll be with you in heaven some day

I pray on christmas
Oh, the sick will soon be strong
I pray on christmas
The lord will hear my song

I pray on christmas
That god will lead the way
And i pray i really pray on christmas
He'll get me through another day
He'll get me through another day...

The blessed dawn of christmas day
As honestly as children pray
The warmth that melts the eve away
The holiness of alpenglow

I rose to join the glorious morn
Whose calm and splendor would adorn
The virgin mother's infant born
The blessed dawn of christmas day

I pray one day my heart will see
The light of god's eternity
And know that jesus died for me
Now close, my eyes
So i may rise
At blessed dawn of christmas day

What child is this who laid to rest
On mary's lap is sleeping
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
While shepherds watch are keeping

This, this is christ the king
Whom shepherds guard
And angels sing
Haste, haste to bring him laud
The babe, the son of mary

Raise, raise the song on high
The virgin sings her lullaby
Joy, joy for christ is born
The babe, the son of mary

I think i saw ol' santa through my window christmas eve
My eyes were really droopy but i really do believe
It must've been ol' santa 'cause i saw his big red hat
And i know my mom and dad can't fly like that

And then i heard some footsteps in the hall outside my door
The same ol' christmas trick my dad had played since i was four
He stands outside my bedroom yelling "ho! ho! ho!" because
He knows i don't believe in santa claus

I think my daddy sees me
Peeking from my door
But he pretends he's santa anyway
Every year he tries to fool me
But i'm a big boy now i don't believe in santa or his sleigh...
No way!

So i went back to bed and i curled up nice and tight
I stared out my window and looked into the night
And then, all of a sudden, through my window i could see
Santa claus was flying by and smiling at me

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Santa claus, santa claus
It must've been ol' santa claus
Santa claus, santa claus
Happy "ho! ho! ho!" to you

Then i heard ol' rudolph tellin' me to come outside
He told me that ol' santa wanted me to take a ride
I climbed out of my window and i jumped onto his sleigh
Then ol' santa took me up up and away

We flew high above the rooftops of my sleepy town below
I saw my big red school house and the town square picture show
It was really past my bedtime and so ol' santa said
"little boys like you should be in bed"

So i hollered "ho! ho! ho!"
And i put on santa's hat
Then he let me hold the reins awhile
We pulled up to my window
And i jumped back in my room
And i waved goodbye to santa with a smile

When i woke up christmas morning it was clear and bright
My parents said my window had blown open in the night
I smiled as i told them that it must've been the cat
And they asked me where i got my big red hat

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