Bellingen Christmas Carols: Christmas Morn

The sequel to the Christmas Eve Carol

Come and sing it with us at our Christmas service at 8:30 am (!)

"Christmas Day " Tune: silent night

Christmas morn, breaking dawn
Joy for some, others mourn
With young Mary we have found
Unexpectedly grace abounds-
Jesus: God is with us
Jesus: God is with us! 

Christmas Day, children play
Blazing sun, or sky grey
Swollen river and cicada call
Signaling to one and all
Christmas time has come!
Reminding us of God’s son.

Christmas night, stars are bright
bellies full, eyes shut tight.
Fruit bats circling way on high
Children sleep whilst parents sigh
Thanking Jesus for peace
Forgiveness, love and release

Bellingen Christmas Carols: Christmas Eve

Hopefully one a week until Christmas.
You can join us and sing some of them at the Carols, 7:30pm Fri 21st December at Bello Uniting Church, or at our Christmas service at 8:30 am (!)

"Christmas Eve" Tune: silent night

Christmas Eve, who’d believe
lavish grace, we receive
Fruit bats circling way on high
Crimson sunbeams caress the sky
Call us to seek for peace
Forgiveness, love and release

Christmas Eve, we believe
Jacaranda’s purple leaves
Swollen streams and cicada call
Signaling to one and all
Christmas time has come
With God we all are made one

Christmas Eve, we perceive
God's at work, to relieve
With young Mary we have found
Unexpectedly grace abounds-
Jesus: God is with us
Jesus: God is with us.

ecological christmas carol

Hark the Herald angels say: 
Because too much rewriting just isn't enough.

Hark! the herald angels say
Peace has come to all today,
Here on Earth hear this one child
All creation reconciled.

Joyful all your voices, rise!

God’s not just up in the skies!
Here on Earth the Spirit dwells
Within, amongst, Immanuel!

Hark! the herald angels say
Peace has come to all today

God, in Earth and heavens gloried;
Author of the Christmas story
Jesus heard the Spirit’s call
Grace and healing for us all

Faithful man or Trinity?
Billions now believe that he...
Lived the gift of love for all
Celebrate Immanuel!

Hark! the Spirit within say
You bring peace to Earth today.

Twinkle Twinkle little star christmas carol

(not a carol tune, but still Christmassy)

Twinkle twinkle little star
We are here and you’re so far
God’s out there & God’s here too
God’s in us and God’s in you.
Twinkle twinkle little star
We are here and you’re so far.

Twinkle twinkle little star
how you make us all wund-ar
How can a God out there with you
Ever notice what we do?
Twinkle twinkle little star
Yet we feel God in our hearts.

Twinkle twinkle little star
Signalling a messi-ah
So the story goes you see
You were in him and you’re in me
Twinkle twinkle little star
I’m part of the advent-yar!

Evolution/anti consumerist Christmas Carols

Hopefully one a week until Christmas.
You can join us and sing some of them at the Carols, 7:30pm Fri 21st December at Bello Uniting Church, or at our Christmas service at 8:30 am (!)
You probably wont get to sing this one, but I like it.

From God the Universe emerged
(Good King Wenchlas)

Often the first two words have to be run together.

From God the universe emerged
wobbly and uneven
At first it was mighty hot
now its mostly freez'n!
Brightly shine uncounted lights
burning up their fu-el
Occasionally a great delight
life begins to cra-a-awl!

Yet now in cities 'round the world
what with all the selling
Brilliant stars are hardly seen
cause neon lights are yelling:
"Forget two thousand years ago!"
"forget the temple mountain!"
"forget Jesus: God is with us!”
“buy buy buy,” they're shoutin"

He spoke of bread and spoke of wine
He touched, and healed, and gathered
With the poor he did recline
The rich got in a lather
To them his wrath was often bent
So they got together
His legs were broke,
his body bent...
And hung out in the weather!

But this is Christmas not Easter
Sing of such things no longer
let all people just agree
for which gift we hunger:
The gift of love lasts
through the age
Let us give it boldly
The one thing that this world needs most...
We shall give it wholly

We shall give our love to God
and to all God's creatures
Serve the garden and protect
As that old myth teaches
Christmas isn't in a store
It's not about possessing
If we give love, then give it more:
We will all have blessing!

Bellingen Christmas Carols

Hopefully one a week until Christmas.
You can join us and sing some of them at the Carols, 7:30pm Fri 21st December at Bello Uniting Church, or at our Christmas service at 8:30 am (!)

Oh little town of Bellingen
tune: little town of Bethlehem

Oh little town of Bellingen
How still we see thee lie
No shopping carts, no big kmarts
No Woolworths is nearby
Yes in thy dark streets shineth
No garish neon light
Just starlight beams as children dream
And fruitbats onward glide

But online shops are calling
Toormina’s down the road
And Coffs you see, calls you and me
“Hey come and spend a load!”
So let us sing together
Of life and its true worth
Presents are fine, presence divine
Upon this gift of Earth.

Now let us all in Bellingen
Together sing along
Jesus came: God’s love proclaimed!
But Christmas has gone wrong.
For Coke-a-cola’s “Father”
Says, “Show your love with cash”
But we will stick with old St Nick
Santa is balderdash!

Bellingen Christmas Carols

Ok, the first Carol isn't specific to Bellingen, it's what we hear everywhere...

We wish you a capitalistmas
(tune: we wish you a merry Christmas)

“We wish you a capitalistmas,
we wish you a capitalistmas,
we wish you a capitalistmas
and a credit debt next year!
Cash registers ring, from all the buy-ing: 

we wish you a capitalistmas and a credit debt next year!”