2023年聖誕節（耶誕節）要到啦！我還記得第一年在美國讀書，快到聖誕節的時候，我們會跟著教會的弟兄姐妹一起走在校園各處面對來往的人群齊唱聖誕頌歌（英文叫Caroling），真是十分難忘的記憶。

在此給大家推薦一部聖誕頌歌音樂專輯，英文名為 Hymns for All Saints: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany。這張專輯收錄了二十一首最經典的聖誕頌歌，每一首都耳熟能詳。

• 油管頻道：https://www.youtube.com/@ConcordiaPublishingHouseMusic
• 官方網站： https://www.cph.org/hymns-for-all-saints-advent-christmas-epiphany-cd

因為這張專輯不附帶歌詞，為了能讓大家方便跟讀歌詞，這幾天花了好幾個小時對照Lutheran詩歌本，根據歌曲的演唱編排整理出了每一首歌的對照歌詞。這張專輯除了可以直接在YouTube上收聽，我已經上傳到每日英語聽力app。在每日英語聽力app搜索「聖誕頌歌」，就可以找到「中英閱讀」上傳的這張聖誕專輯。

專輯出版機構Concordia Publishing House是路德宗背景，歌詞基本上是從Lutheran Service Book歌詞本裡選取的（歌詞本網站：https://hymnary.org/hymnal/LW1982?page=0），有的歌詞在原先基礎上做了刪減，我會在本文中標註。跟旋律每段不變的聖詩詩歌本不同，這張專輯裡每一首都專門譜過曲，是特地給教會唱詩班（church choir）設計的。每一篇都含至少四個聲部（如下），英文首字母縮寫為SATB。SATB詩歌本的特點是豐富了音樂的旋律，同時加入了更多的音樂元素，比如在以鋼琴伴奏為主的基礎上，增加了小提琴、管風琴、笛子等不同樂器的伴奏。

女高音（Soprano）

女低音（Alto）

男高音（Tenor）

男低音（Bass）

我所在的教會唱詩班每次就用SATB詩歌本演唱。每次合唱練習（choir practice）的時候，我們的指揮（兼管風琴家）都會分給我們一首標注有SATB的詩歌單本。我們會先分聲部練習，再合唱。我是女低音，唱Alto聲部。通常女高音的音都相當的高，需要專業嗓音的人來擔當。唱詩班也會加入男中音（Baritone）和女中音（Mezzo-Soprano）為演唱增加層次感。

音樂方面我是外行。我不會直接讀譜，又容易受其他聲部的影響，所以平時在家都會用電子琴把女低音聲部彈唱幾遍。幸運的話，我會在Choral Tracks（https://choraltracks.com/）找到歌曲分四聲部的音頻，多聽自然也就熟悉旋律了。練習完自己的聲部，我會多跟合唱示範音頻再跟唱幾遍，直到熟練為止。幾乎每首合唱聖詩都可以在J.W. Pepper詩歌本經銷商的網站上（https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/）找到合唱示範音頻。

自從我了解到原來合唱詩班都是用SATB詩歌本演唱之後，我關注了一些常見的SATB出版機構。這些機構在YouTube上都有很多完整版專輯音頻，在此分享給大家：

聖詩SATB詩歌本經銷商（含合唱音頻）

• J. W. Pepper https://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/

聖詩各聲部演唱示範音頻（聽完整版需付費）

• Choral Tracks https://choraltracks.com/

聖詩合唱譜曲各音樂出版機構（SATB）

• Jubilate Music Group (Alfred Sacred) https://www.youtube.com/@jubilatemusic
• The Lorenz Corporation https://www.youtube.com/@TheLorenzCorporation
• Hope Publishing https://www.youtube.com/@HopePublishing
• Hal Leonard Choral https://www.youtube.com/@HalLeonardChoral
• Hal Leonard and Shawnee Press Church Choral https://www.youtube.com/@halleonardandshawneepressc4412
• Concordia Publishing House Music https://www.youtube.com/@ConcordiaPublishingHouseMusic

關於以下歌詞的具體寓意，除了查考聖經以外，還可以參考這本書：

• Lights, Symbols, and Angels! Six Worship Resources for Advent, Christmas by Cynthia E. Cowen

這張專輯裡每一首歌都非常好聽，合唱專業度極高，希望在慶祝救主耶穌降生的聖誕節分享給大家這些動聽的音樂，願上帝祝福你！願新的一年蒙神的恩典，繼續為祂而活！

Hymns for All Saints: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany

專輯出版機構：Concordia Publishing House

歌詞出處：Luteran Service Book

01. Now Sing We, Now Rejoice

1 Now sing we, now rejoice With heart and soul and voice. Life’s most precious treasure Here poor in manger lies; He brings purer pleasure Than sunlight from the skies. Christ is born today! Christ is born today!	2 God’s Son, come from above, Your grace and saving love To my spirit bringing, O pure, O pure and holy Child, Fill my heart with singing For grace so great and mild. Draw my Lord, to you! Draw my Lord, to you!
3 We see God’s love divine For us in Jesus shine. Guilt of sin had taught us but death and misery; Then our Ransom bought us God’s bright eternity. Oh, that we were there, Oh, that we were there!	4 Where is that place so fair? Oh, nowhere else but there Where the angels voices With God’s redeemed unite, Awed that he rejoices To share his joy and light, Oh, that we were there, Oh, that we were there!

02. Oh, Come, Oh, Come, Emmanuel

1 Oh, come, oh, come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear. [Refrain]	2 Oh, come, our Wisdom from on high, Who ordered all things mightily; To us the path of knowledge show, And teach us in her ways to go. [Refrain]
*3 Oh, come, oh, come, our Lord of might, Who to your tribes on Sinai’s height In ancient times gave holy law, In cloud and majesty and awe. [Refrain]	4 Oh, come, O Rod of Jesse’s stem, From ev’ry foe deliver them That trust your mighty pow’r to save; Bring them in vict’ry through the grave. [Refrain]
5 Oh, come, O Key of David, come, And open wide our heav’nly home; Make safe the way that leads on high, And close the path to misery. [Refrain]	*6 Oh, come, our Dayspring from on high, And cheer us by your drawing nigh; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death’s dark shadow put to flight. [Refrain]
7 Oh, come, Desire of nations, bind In one the hearts of mankind; Oh, bid our sad divisions cease, And be yourself our King of Peace. [Refrain]	Refrain: Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to you, O Israel!

03. O Little Town of Bethlehem

1 O little town of Bethlehem, How still we see thee lie! Above thy deep And dreamless sleep The silent stars go by; Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting light. The hopes and fears Of all the years Are met in thee tonight.	2 For Christ is born of Mary, And, gathered all above While mortals sleep, The angels keep Their watch of wond’ring love. O morning stars, together Proclaim the holy birth, And praises sing To God the king And peace to all the earth!
3 How silently, how silently The wondrous gift is giv’n! So God imparts To human hearts The blessings of his heav’n. No ear may hear his coming; But in this world of sin, Where meek souls will Receive him, still The dear Christ enters in.	4 O holy Child of Bethlehem, Descend to us, we pray; Cast out our sin, And enter in, Be born in us today. We hear the Christmas angels The great glad tidings tell; Oh, come to us, Abide with us, Our Lord Immanuel!

04. Comfort, Comfort Ye My People

1 “Comfort, comfort ye My people, Speak ye peace,” thus saith our God; “Comfort those who sit in darkness, Mourning ‘neath their sorrows’ load. Speak ye to Jerusalem Of the peace that waits for them; Tell her that her sins I cover And her warfare now is over.”	*2 Yea, her sins our God will pardon, Blotting out each dark misdeed; All that well deserved His anger He no more will see or heed. She hath suffered many a day, Now her griefs have passed away; God will change her pining sadness Into ever-springing gladness.
3 Hark, the herald’s voice is crying In the desert far and near, Calling sinners to repentance, Since the Kingdom now is here. O that warning cry obey! Now prepare for God a way; Let the valleys rise to meet Him And the hills bow down to greet Him.	*4 Make ye straight what long was crooked; Make the rougher places plain. Let your hearts be true and humble, As befits His holy reign. For the glory of the Lord Now o’er earth is shed abroad, And all flesh shall see the token That His Word is never broken.

05. O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright

1 O Morning Star, how fair and bright! You shine with God’s own truth and light, Aglow with grace and mercy! Of Jacob’s race, King David’s son, Our Lord and master, You have won Our hearts to serve You only! Lowly, holy! Great and glorious, All victorious, Rich in blessing! Rule and might o’er all possessing!	2 Come, heavenly Bridegroom, Light divine, and deep within our hearts now shine; There light a flame undying! In Your one body let us be As living branches of a tree, Your life our lives supplying. Now, though daily Earth’s deep sadness May perplex us And distress us, Yet with heavenly joy You bless us.
3 Lord, when You look on us in love, At once there falls from God above A ray of purest pleasure. Your Word and Spirit, flesh and blood Refresh our souls with heavenly food. You are our dearest treasure! Let Your mercy Warm and cheer us! O draw near us! For You teach us God’s own love through You has reached us.	4 Almighty Father, in Your Son You loved us when not yet begun Was this old earth’s foundation! Your Son has ransomed us in love To live in Him here and above; This is Your great salvation. Alleluia! Christ the living, To us giving Life forever, Keeps us Yours and fails us never!
*5 O let the harps break forth in sound! Our joy be all with music crowned, Our voices gladly blending! For Christ goes with us all the way— Today, tomorrow, every day! His love is never ending! Sing out! Ring out! Jubilation! Exultation! Tell the story! Great is He, the King of Glory!	*6 What joy to know, when life is past, The Lord we love is first and last, The end and the beginning! He will one day, oh, glorious grace, Transport us to that happy place Beyond all tears and sinning! Amen! Amen! Come, Lord Jesus! Crown of gladness! We are yearning For the day of Your returning!

06. Away in a Manger

1 Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head. The stars in the bright sky looked down where He lay, The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.

2 The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes, But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes. I love Thee, Lord Jesus! Look down from the sky, And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh.

3 Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask Thee to stay Close by me forever and love me, I pray. Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care, And take us to heaven to live with Thee there.

07. Joy to the World

1 Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King: Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room And heav’n and nature sing, And heav’n and nature sing, And heav’n, and heav’n and nature sing.	2 Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns! Let men their songs employ, While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.
3 No more let sins and sorrows grow Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessings flow Far as the curse is found, Far as the curse is found, Far as, far as the curse is found.	4 He rules the world with truth and grace And makes the nations prove The glories of His righteousness And wonders of His love, And wonders of His love, And wonders, wonders of His love.

08. Once in Royal David’s City

1 Once in royal David’s city Stood a lowly cattle shed, Where a mother laid her baby In a manger for His bed: Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little child.	2 He came down to earth from heaven, Who is God and Lord of all, And His shelter was a stable, And His cradle was a stall; With the poor and mean and lowly Lived on earth our Savior holy.
*3 For He is our childhood’s pattern, Day by day like us He grew; He was little, weak, and helpless, Tears and smiles like us He knew; And He feels for all our sadness, And He shares in all our gladness.	4 And our eyes at last shall see Him, Through His own redeeming love; For that child so dear and gentle Is the Lord in heav’n above; And He leads His children on To the place where He is gone.
5 Not in that poor, lowly stable With the oxen standing by Shall we see Him, but in heaven, Set at God’s right hand on high. Then like stars His children, crowned, All in white, His praise will sound!

09. Silent Night, Holy Night

*1 Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright Round yon virgin mother and child. Holy Infant, so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace.

2 Silent night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight; Glories stream from heaven afar, Heav’nly hosts sing, Alleluia! Christ, the Savior is born! Christ, the Savior is born!

3 Silent night, holy night! Son of God, love’s pure light Radiant beams from Thy holy face With the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth, Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth.

10. Gabriel, You Brought to Mary

1 Gabriel, you brought to Mary Word from God that by his grace And the power of his Spirit God the Son to join our race, Would be born Child of the Virgin. Did her heart that truth embrace? She believed and she rejoiced.	2 Messenger to troubled Joseph, He with wonder heard you tell That our God had chosen Mary Mother of Immanuel. Did he make his home their haven, Trusting God in what befell? He believed, and he obeyed.
3 Angel from the brightest glory Shining into darkest night, When your dawnsong to the shepherds Praised the coming of the Light. “Christ is born to save from darkness!” Did they go to see the sight? They saw Daybreak, saw our Lord.	4 Holy Ghost, grant faith like Mary’s To believe we are God’s choice And belong to him who called us; Help us heed our Shepherd’s voice And obey like faithful Joseph And come flocking to rejoice With the shepherds in the Light.

11. Infant Holy, Infant Lowly

1 Infant holy, Infant lowly, For His bed a cattle stall; Oxen lowing, Little knowing Christ the child is Lord of all. Swiftly winging, Angels singing, Bells are ringing, Tidings bringing: Christ the child is Lord of all! Christ the child is Lord of all!

2 Flocks were sleeping, Shepherds keeping Vigil till the morning new Saw the glory, Heard the story, Tidings of a Gospel true. Thus rejoicing, Free from sorrow, Praises voicing, Greet the morrow: Christ the child was born for you! Christ the child was born for you!

12. Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending

1 Lo! He comes with clouds descending, Once for ev’ry sinner slain; Thousand thousand saints attending Swell the triumph of His train; Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Christ the Lord returns to reign.	2 Ev’ry eye shall now behold Him Robed in glorious majesty; Those who set at naught and sold Him, Pierced and nailed Him to the tree, Deeply wailing, deeply wailing, deeply wailing, Shall their true Messiah see.
3 Those dear tokens of His passion Still His dazzling body bears, Cause of endless exultation To His ransomed worshipers. With what rapture, with what rapture, with what rapture Gaze we on those glorious scars!	4 Yea, amen, let all adore Thee, High on Thine eternal throne; Savior, take the pow’r and glory, Claim the kingdom as Thine own. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Thou shalt reign, and Thou alone!

13. What Child Is This

1 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!

2 Why lies He in such mean estate Where ox and ass are feeding? Good Christian, fear; for sinners here The silent Word is pleading. Nails, spear shall pierce Him through, The cross be borne for me, for you; Hail, hail the Word made flesh, The babe, the son of Mary!

3 So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh; Come, peasant, king, to own Him. The King of kings salvation brings; Let loving hearts enthrone Him. Raise, raise the song on high, The virgin sings her lullaby; Joy, joy, for Christ is born, The babe, the son of Mary!

14. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

1 Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King; Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!” Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumph of the skies; With the angelic host proclaim, “Christ is born in Bethlehem!” Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King!”

2 Christ, by highest heav’n adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord, Late in time behold Him come, Offspring of a virgin’s womb. Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail the incarnate Deity! Pleased as Man with man to dwell, Jesus, our Immanuel! Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King!”

3 Hail, the heav’n-born Prince of Peace! Hail, the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all He brings, Ris’n with healing in His wings. Mild He lays His glory by, Born that man no more may die, Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth. Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King!”

15. Oh, Come, Little Children

1 Oh, come, little children, oh, come, one and all, To Bethlehem haste to the manger so small. God’s Son for a gift has been sent you this night To be your Redeemer, your Joy and Delight.

2 See Mary and Joseph, with love-beaming eyes, Are gazing upon the rude bed where He lies; The shepherds are kneeling, with hearts full of love, While angels sing loud alleluias above.

16. Of the Father’s Love Begotten

1 Of the Father’s love begotten Ere the worlds began to be, He is Alpha and Omega, He the source, the ending He, Of the things that are, that have been, And that future years shall see Evermore and evermore.	2 Oh, that birth forever blessed, When the virgin, full of grace, By the Holy Ghost conceiving, Bore the Savior of our race, And the babe, the world’s Redeemer, First revealed His sacred face Evermore and evermore.
3 This is He whom seers in old time Chanted of with one accord, Whom the voices of the prophets Promised in their faithful word. Now He shines, the long-expected; Let creation praise its Lord Evermore and evermore.	4 O ye heights of heav’n, adore Him; Angel hosts, His praises sing, Pow’rs, dominions, bow before Him And extol our God and King. Let no tongue on earth be silent, Ev’ry voice in concert ring Evermore and evermore.
5 Christ, to Thee, with God the Father, And, O Holy Ghost, to Thee Hymn and chant and high thanksgiving And unending praises be, Honor, glory, and dominion, And eternal victory Evermore and evermore. Amen.

17. O Come, All Ye Faithful

1 O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant! O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold Him Born the king of angels; O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!	2 Highest, most holy, Light of Light eternal, Born of a virgin, a mortal He comes; Son of the Father Now in flesh appearing! O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!
3 Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation, Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above! Glory to God In the highest: O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!	4 Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, Born this happy morning; Jesus, to Thee be glory giv’n! Word of the Father Now in flesh appearing! O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!

18. It Came upon the Midnight Clear

1 It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song of old, From angels bending near the earth To touch their harps of gold: “Peace on the earth, goodwill to all, From heav’n’s all-gracious king.” The world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing.	2 Still through the cloven skies they come With peaceful wings unfurled, And still their heav’nly music floats O’er all the weary world. Above its sad and lowly plains They bend on hov’ring wing, And ever o’er its babel sounds The blessed angels sing.
3 All you, beneath your heavy load, By care and guilt bent low, Who toil along a dreary way With painful steps and slow: Look up, for golden is the hour, Come swiftly on the wing, The Prince was born to bring you peace; Of Him the angels sing.	4 For lo, the days have come to pass By prophets seen of old, When down into the circling years Came Christ as was foretold. His word of peace shall to the earth God’s ancient promise bring, And all who take this gift will hear The song the angels sing.

19. Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (by Garcia Grindal)

1 Lo, how a rose is growing, a bloom of finest grace; the prophets had foretold it: a branch of Jesse’s race would bear one perfect flow’r here in the cold of winter and darkest midnight hour.	2 The rose of which I’m singing, Isaiah had foretold. He came to us through Mary who sheltered him from cold. Through God’s eternal will this child to us was given at midnight calm and still.
3 This flow’r, so small and tender, with fragrance fills the air; his brightness ends the darkness that kept the earth in fear. True God and yet true man, he came to save his people from earth’s dark night of sin.	4 O Savior, child of Mary, who felt all human woe; O Savior, king of glory, who triumphed o’er our foe: bring us at length, we pray, to the bright courts of heaven and into endless day.

20. As with Gladness Men of Old

1 As with gladness men of old Did the guiding star behold; As with joy they hailed its light, Leading onward, beaming bright; So, most gracious Lord, may we Evermore be led by Thee.	*2 As with joyful steps they sped, Savior, to Thy lowly bed, There to bend the knee before Thee, whom heav’n and earth adore; So may we with willing feet Ever seek Thy mercy seat.
3 As they offered gifts most rare At Thy cradle, rude and bare, So may we with holy joy, Pure and free from sin’s alloy, All our costliest treasures bring, Christ, to Thee, our heav’nly King.	4 Holy Jesus, ev’ry day Keep us in the narrow way; And when earthly things are past, Bring our ransomed souls at last Where they need no star to guide, Where no clouds Thy glory hide.
5 In the heav’nly country bright Need they no created light; Thou its light, its joy, its crown, Thou its sun which goes not down; There forever may we sing Alleluias to our King.

21. Nowell! (by John A. Behnke)

1 The first Noel the angel did say, Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; In fields where they lay, keeping their sheep, On a cold winter’s night that was so deep. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel! Born is the King of Israel.

2 They looked up and saw a star Shining in the east beyond them far; And to the earth it gave great light, And so it continued both day and night. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel! Born is the King of Israel.