Bower School of Music & the Arts
Joyful & Triumphant 2022
12/21/2022 | 58m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
FGCU's Bower School of Music Presents Joyful & Triumphant 2022
Join the Florida Gulf Coast University Bower School of Music Chamber, University Choir and Symphony Orchestra as WGCU presents Joyful and Triumphant 2022. A concert filled with traditional carols and holiday favorites that captures the spirit of the season.
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Bower School of Music & the Arts
Joyful & Triumphant 2022
12/21/2022 | 58m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Join the Florida Gulf Coast University Bower School of Music Chamber, University Choir and Symphony Orchestra as WGCU presents Joyful and Triumphant 2022. A concert filled with traditional carols and holiday favorites that captures the spirit of the season.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- I'm Dr. Trent Brown, welcoming you to this presentation of "Joyful and Triumphant," a selection of holiday favorites, carols, and melodies brought to you by the Bower School of Music at Florida Gulf Coast University.
We thank you for joining us for this presentation.
♪ 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 ♪ ♪ He came down ♪ (enchanted orchestral music) ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ The meek and lowly ♪ ♪ Lived on Earth ♪ ♪ Our Savior holy ♪ ♪ Not in that ♪ ♪ Poor lowly stable ♪ ♪ With the oxen ♪ ♪ Standing by ♪ ♪ We shall see Him ♪ ♪ But in Heaven ♪ ♪ Set at God's ♪ ♪ Right hand on high ♪ ♪ Where like stars ♪ ♪ His children crowned ♪ ♪ All in white ♪ ♪ Shall wait around ♪ (audience applauds) ♪ Adeste Fideles ♪ (upbeat orchestral music) ♪ Laeti triumphantes ♪ ♪ Venite, venite ♪ ♪ In Bethlehem ♪ ♪ Natum videte ♪ ♪ Regem Angelorum ♪ ♪ Venite adoremus ♪ ♪ Venite adoremus ♪ ♪ Venite adoremus ♪ ♪ Dominum ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ Come ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore Him ♪ ♪ Come ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore Him ♪ ♪ Christ the Lord ♪ ♪ Yea, Lord, we greet thee ♪ ♪ Born this happy morning ♪ ♪ Jesu, to thee be ♪ ♪ Glory given ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ (cheerful triumphant music) ♪ Joy to the world ♪ ♪ The Lord is come ♪ ♪ Let Earth receive her King ♪ ♪ Let every heart ♪ ♪ Prepare Him room ♪ ♪ And Heaven and nature sing ♪ ♪ And Heaven and nature sing ♪ ♪ And Heaven and nature sing ♪ ♪ And Heaven and nature sing ♪ ♪ And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing ♪ ♪ 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 of His love ♪ ♪ And wonders of His love ♪ ♪ And wonders, wonders, of His love ♪ ♪ Sicut locutus, locutus ♪ ♪ Est ad patres nostros ♪ ♪ Sicut locutus, locutus ♪ ♪ Est ad patres nostros ♪ (singing rounds in Latin) (singing rounds in Latin) (singing rounds in Latin) (singing rounds in Latin) (singing rounds in Latin) (singing rounds in Latin) (singing rounds in Latin) (singing rounds in Latin) (singing rounds in Latin) (singing rounds in Latin) (singing rounds in Latin) (singing rounds in Latin) (singing rounds in Latin) (singing rounds in Latin) (singing rounds in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) ♪ Gloria ♪ (dramatic orchestral music) ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Patri ♪ (dramatic orchestral music continues) ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ (singing in Latin) ♪ Glo ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (upbeat orchestral music) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ (audience applauds) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (bells ring) (dramatic upbeat music) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing rounds in Latin) (singing rounds in Latin) (singing rounds in Latin) (singing rounds in Latin) (singing rounds in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing rounds in Latin) (singing rounds in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin) (audience applauds) ♪ I sing of a maiden ♪ (enchanted music) ♪ That is makeles ♪ ♪ King of all kings ♪ ♪ To her son she says ♪ ♪ He came O so still ♪ ♪ His mother was ♪ ♪ As dew in April ♪ ♪ That falleth on the grass ♪ ♪ That falleth on the grass ♪ ♪ He came O so still ♪ ♪ To his mother's born ♪ ♪ As dew in April ♪ ♪ That falleth on the flour ♪ ♪ That falleth on the flour ♪ ♪ He came O so still ♪ ♪ He came O so still ♪ ♪ There his mother lay ♪ ♪ As dew in April ♪ ♪ That falleth on the spray ♪ ♪ That falleth on the spray ♪ ♪ Mother and maiden ♪ ♪ Was never none but she ♪ ♪ Well may such a lady ♪ ♪ God's mother be ♪ (relaxing upbeat music) ♪ This little babe so few days old ♪ ♪ Has come to rifle Satan's fold ♪ ♪ All Hell doth at His presence quake ♪ ♪ Though He Himself for cold do shake ♪ ♪ For in this weak unarmed wise ♪ ♪ The gates of Hell, He will surprise ♪ ♪ With tears He fights and wins the field ♪ ♪ His naked breast stands for a shield ♪ ♪ His battering shots are babish cries ♪ ♪ His arrows looks of weeping eyes ♪ ♪ His martial ensigns cold and need ♪ ♪ And feeble flesh, His warrior's steed ♪ ♪ His camp is pitched in a stall ♪ ♪ His bulwark but a broken wall ♪ ♪ The crib his trench, haystacks his stakes ♪ ♪ Of shepherds He his muster makes ♪ ♪ And thus, as sure His foe to wound ♪ ♪ The angels' trump alarm sound ♪ ♪ My soul, with Christ join thou in fight ♪ ♪ Stick to the tents that He hath pight ♪ ♪ Within His crib is surest ward ♪ ♪ This little babe will be thy guard ♪ ♪ If thou wilt foil thy foes with joy ♪ ♪ Then flit not from this heavenly boy ♪ (audience applauds) (cheerful upbeat music) ♪ Giver of life ♪ ♪ Creator of all ♪ ♪ That is lovely ♪ ♪ Teach me to sing ♪ ♪ The words to your song ♪ ♪ I want to feel ♪ ♪ The music of living ♪ ♪ I want to feel ♪ ♪ The music of living ♪ ♪ And not fear the sad songs ♪ ♪ But from them make new songs ♪ ♪ Composed of both laughter and tears ♪ ♪ Giver of life ♪ ♪ Creator of all ♪ ♪ That is lovely ♪ ♪ Teach me to dance ♪ ♪ To the songs ♪ ♪ Of your world ♪ ♪ I want to, I want to move ♪ ♪ In rhythm with your plan ♪ ♪ With your plan ♪ ♪ Help me ♪ ♪ Help me to follow your leading ♪ ♪ To risk even falling ♪ ♪ To rise and keep trying ♪ ♪ For you are leading the dance ♪ ♪ For you are leading the dance ♪ ♪ For you are leading the dance ♪ ♪ Giver of life ♪ ♪ Creator of all ♪ ♪ That is lovely ♪ ♪ Teach me to sing your words ♪ ♪ To your song ♪ (audience applauds) ♪ On ♪ ♪ Jordan's stormy banks I stand ♪ ♪ And cast a wishful eye ♪ ♪ To Canaan's fair and happy land ♪ ♪ Where my possessions lie ♪ ♪ I am bound for the promised land ♪ ♪ I'm bound for the promised land ♪ ♪ O, who will come and go with me ♪ ♪ I am bound for the promised land ♪ ♪ O the transporting, rapturous scene ♪ ♪ That rises to my sight ♪ ♪ O, sweet fields arrayed in living green ♪ ♪ O, and rivers of delight ♪ ♪ I am bound for the promised land ♪ ♪ I'm bound for the promised land ♪ ♪ O, who will come and go with me ♪ ♪ I am bound for the promised land ♪ ♪ Do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do, do, do ♪ ♪ Do, do, do ♪ ♪ Filled with delight my raptured soul ♪ ♪ Would here no longer stay ♪ ♪ Though Jordan's waves around me roll ♪ ♪ Fearless I'd launch away ♪ ♪ I am bound for the promised land ♪ ♪ I'm bound for the promised land ♪ ♪ O, who will come and go with me ♪ ♪ I am bound for the promised land ♪ ♪ Ba, ba, da, ba, da, ba, bum, ba, da, ba, ba ♪ ♪ Bum, ba, da, da, ba, da, bum, ba, dum, ba, da ♪ ♪ Bum, ba, da, bum, ba, daba, daba, dum ♪ ♪ Ba, dum, bum, bum, ba, dum, da, ba, dum, dum ♪ ♪ Bum, ba, da, da, ba, da, bum, ba, dum, ba, da ♪ ♪ Bum, ba, da, da, ba, da, bum, ba, dum, ba, da ♪ ♪ Bum, ba, da, da, ba, da, bum, ba, dum, ba, da ♪ ♪ Do, do, do ♪ ♪ Bum, ba, da, da, ba, da, bum, ba, dum, ba, da ♪ ♪ Bum, ba, da, da, ba, da, bum, ba, dum, ba ♪ ♪ Bum, ba, da, da, ba, da, bum, ba, dum, ba, da ♪ ♪ Do, do, do ♪ ♪ Bum, ba, da, da, ba, da, bum, ba, dum, ba ♪ ♪ Ba, bum, ba, bum, ba, bum, ba ♪ ♪ Ba, ya, ba, ba, ba, da, da, ba ♪ ♪ Bum, bum, ba, da, bum, bum, bum ♪ ♪ Bum, bum, bum, ba, da, ba, bum ♪ ♪ Bum, bum, bum, bum ♪ ♪ Ba ♪ (vigorous clapping) ♪ Bum, ba, da, da, ba, da, bum, ba, dum, ba, da ♪ ♪ Bum, ba, da, da, ba, da, bum, ba, dum, ba, da ♪ ♪ Bum, ba, da, da, ba, da, bum, ba, dum, ba, da ♪ ♪ Ee, ee, ee ♪ ♪ Ee, ee, ee, bum, bum, bum ♪ ♪ Bum, ba, da, da, ba, da ♪ ♪ Ee, ee, ee ♪ ♪ Bum, ba, da, da, ba, da ♪ ♪ Bum, ba, da, da, ba, da ♪ ♪ Bee, da, la, da, day ♪ ♪ Bum, ba, da, da, ba ♪ ♪ Bee, da, la, da, day ♪ ♪ Bum, bum, ba, da ♪ (vigorous stomping and clapping) ♪ Bum, ba, da, da, ba, da ♪ (vigorous stomping and clapping) ♪ Bum, ba, da, da, ba, da ♪ (vigorous stomping and clapping) ♪ I am bound for the promised land ♪ ♪ I'm bound for the promised land ♪ ♪ O, who will come and go with me ♪ ♪ Come and go with me ♪ ♪ Go with me ♪ ♪ I am bound ♪ ♪ For the promised ♪ ♪ Ba, ba, ba, da, ba, ba, da, ba, da ♪ ♪ Ba, ba, ba, da, ba, ba, da, ba, da ♪ (vigorous clapping) ♪ Ba, ba, ba, da, ba, dum ♪ (audience applauds) ♪ Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation ♪ ♪ O my soul, praise Him ♪ ♪ For He is thy health and salvation ♪ ♪ All ye who hear ♪ ♪ Now to His temple draw near ♪ ♪ Join me in glad adoration ♪ ♪ Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation ♪ ♪ Praise the Almighty, the King of creation ♪ ♪ O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation ♪ ♪ My soul praise Him ♪ ♪ All ye who hear, now to His temple draw near ♪ ♪ His temple draw near ♪ ♪ Join me in glad adoration ♪ ♪ Join me in glad adoration ♪ ♪ Join me in glad adoration ♪ ♪ Join me in glad adoration ♪ ♪ Glad ♪ ♪ Adoration ♪ ♪ Adoration ♪ ♪ Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ O my soul, praise Him ♪ ♪ For He is your health and salvation ♪ ♪ All ye who hear ♪ ♪ Now to His temple draw near ♪ ♪ Draw near ♪ ♪ Join me in glad adoration ♪ ♪ Glad adoration ♪ ♪ Join me in glad adoration ♪ ♪ Join me in glad adoration ♪ ♪ Glad ♪ ♪ Adoration ♪ ♪ Adoration ♪ ♪ Praise to the Lord ♪ ♪ Who will prosper your work and defend thee ♪ ♪ Surely His goodness and mercy will daily attend thee ♪ ♪ Ponder anew ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ What the Almighty can do ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ If with His love He befriends thee ♪ ♪ If with His love He befriends ♪ ♪ Thee ♪ ♪ Praise to the Lord, O let all that is in me adore Him ♪ ♪ Praise to the Lord, O let all that is in me adore Him ♪ ♪ All that hath life and breath ♪ ♪ Come now with praises before Him ♪ ♪ All that hath life and breath ♪ ♪ Let the amen ♪ ♪ Sound from His people again ♪ ♪ Sound from His people again ♪ ♪ Gladly for yea we adore Him ♪ ♪ Yea we adore Him ♪ ♪ Let the amen ♪ ♪ Sound from His people again ♪ ♪ Gladly for yea we adore ♪ ♪ Him ♪ ♪ Gladly for we adore ♪ ♪ We adore Him ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ (audience applauds) (cheerful orchestral music) ♪ 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 angelic host proclaim ♪ ♪ Christ is born in Bethlehem ♪ ♪ Hark the herald angels sing ♪ ♪ Glory to the newborn King ♪ ♪ Hail the Heaven-born Prince of Peace ♪ ♪ Hail the Son of Righteousness ♪ ♪ Light and life to all He brings ♪ ♪ Risen 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 ♪ (audience applauds) (dramatic enchanted music) (soft enchanted music) (dramatic enchanted music) (dramatic enchanted music continues) (soft enchanted music) (soft enchanted music continues) (soft enchanted music continues) (mysterious enchanted music) (soft enchanted music) (cheerful enchanted music) (somber enchanted music) (audience applauds) (cheerful upbeat music) ♪ Children, go where I send thee ♪ ♪ How shall, how shall I send thee ♪ ♪ I'mma gonna send thee one by one ♪ ♪ One for the little bitty baby ♪ ♪ The baby born ♪ ♪ Born in Bethlehem ♪ ♪ Children, go where I send thee ♪ ♪ How shall, how shall I send thee ♪ ♪ I'mma gonna send thee two by two ♪ ♪ Two for Paul and Silas ♪ ♪ One for the little bitty baby ♪ ♪ The baby born ♪ ♪ Born in Bethlehem ♪ ♪ Children, go where I send thee ♪ ♪ How shall, how shall I send thee ♪ ♪ I'm gonna send thee six by six ♪ ♪ Six for the days when the world was fixed ♪ ♪ Five for the bread they did divide ♪ ♪ Four for the gospel writers ♪ ♪ Three for the Hebrew children ♪ ♪ Two for Paul and Silas ♪ ♪ One for the little bitty baby ♪ ♪ The baby born ♪ ♪ Born in Bethlehem ♪ ♪ Children, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Where I send thee ♪ ♪ How shall, how shall I send thee ♪ ♪ I'mma gonna send thee 12 by 12 ♪ ♪ 12 for the 12 disciples ♪ ♪ 11 of them singing in Heaven ♪ ♪ 10 for the 10 Commandments ♪ ♪ Nine for the angel voice divine ♪ ♪ Eight for the eight the flood couldn't take ♪ ♪ Seven for the day God laid down His head ♪ ♪ Six for the days where the world was fixed ♪ ♪ Five for the bread they did divide ♪ ♪ Four for the gospel writers ♪ ♪ Three for the Hebrew children ♪ ♪ Two for Paul and Silas ♪ ♪ One for the little bitty baby ♪ ♪ One for the little bitty baby ♪ ♪ The baby born ♪ ♪ Born in Bethlehem ♪ ♪ Children, go where I send thee ♪ (singing in rounds) (singing in rounds) (singing in rounds) (singing in rounds) (singing in rounds) (singing in rounds) ♪ How shall I send thee ♪ ♪ Children go, go, go, go ♪ ♪ Children ♪ (vigorous clapping) ♪ Go, go, go ♪ ♪ Go, go, go, go where I send thee ♪ (vigorous clapping) (audience applauds) ♪ In the middle of a life that's as complicated ♪ ♪ As everyone else's ♪ ♪ Struggling for balance ♪ (somber piano music) ♪ Juggling time ♪ ♪ Time ♪ ♪ Time ♪ ♪ The mantle clock that was my grandfather's ♪ ♪ Has stopped ♪ ♪ At 9:20 ♪ ♪ We haven't had time ♪ ♪ To get it repaired ♪ ♪ The brass pendulum is still ♪ ♪ The chimes don't ring ♪ (somber piano music continues) ♪ One day I look out the window ♪ ♪ Green summer ♪ ♪ Green summer ♪ ♪ The next ♪ ♪ The leaves have already fallen ♪ ♪ And a gray sky ♪ ♪ Lowers ♪ ♪ The horizon ♪ ♪ Mm, mm, mm ♪ ♪ Our children almost grown ♪ ♪ Our parents gone ♪ ♪ It happened so fast ♪ (somber piano music continues) ♪ Each day, we must learn again ♪ ♪ How to love ♪ ♪ Between morning's quick coffee ♪ ♪ And evening's slow return ♪ ♪ Steam from a pot of soup rises ♪ ♪ Mixing with the yeasty smell ♪ ♪ Of baking bread ♪ ♪ Our bodies twine ♪ ♪ And the big black dog ♪ ♪ Pushes his great head between ♪ ♪ His tail, a metronome ♪ ♪ 3/4 time ♪ ♪ Time ♪ ♪ Time ♪ ♪ Time ♪ ♪ We'll never get there ♪ ♪ Time is always ahead of us ♪ ♪ Running down the beach ♪ ♪ Urging us on faster, faster ♪ ♪ But sometimes we take off our watches ♪ ♪ Sometimes we lie in the hammock ♪ ♪ Caught between the mesh of rope ♪ ♪ And the net of stars ♪ ♪ Suspended ♪ ♪ Tangled up in love ♪ ♪ Running out of time ♪ ♪ Time ♪ ♪ Running out of time ♪ ♪ Time ♪ ♪ Running out of time ♪ ♪ Running out of time ♪ ♪ Running out of time ♪ ♪ Running out of time ♪ ♪ Time ♪ ♪ Running out of time ♪ ♪ Running out of time ♪ ♪ Running out of time ♪ ♪ Running out of time ♪ ♪ Running out of time ♪ ♪ Running out of time ♪ ♪ Running out of time ♪ ♪ Running out of time ♪ ♪ Running, running, running, running ♪ ♪ Running, running, running, running ♪ ♪ Running, running, running, running ♪ (audience applauds) ♪ Mm, mm ♪ (singing in foreign language) ♪ Mm, mm ♪ (singing in foreign language) ♪ Mm, mm ♪ (singing in foreign language) ♪ Mm, mm ♪ (singing in foreign language) ♪ Mm, mm ♪ ♪ Oh, oh ♪ ♪ It was night ♪ ♪ And I had gone on deck several times ♪ ♪ Oh, oh ♪ ♪ Iceberg was silent ♪ ♪ I too ♪ ♪ Was silent ♪ (singing in foreign language) ♪ Oh, oh ♪ (singing in foreign language) ♪ Oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh ♪ (singing in foreign language) ♪ Oh, oh ♪ (singing in foreign language) ♪ Oh, oh ♪ ♪ Oh, oh ♪ ♪ It was true dark and cold ♪ ♪ At nine o'clock I was below ♪ ♪ In my cabin ♪ ♪ When the captain hailed me with the words ♪ ♪ Come above, come above, Hall ♪ ♪ Come above, at once, Hall ♪ ♪ Your world ♪ ♪ The world is on fire ♪ ♪ On fire ♪ ♪ I knew his meaning and quick as thought ♪ ♪ I rushed to the companion stairs ♪ ♪ In a moment I reached the deck ♪ ♪ And as the cabin door swung open ♪ ♪ Swung open ♪ ♪ A dazzling light, overpowering light ♪ ♪ Burst upon ♪ ♪ My startled senses ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ The whole sky ♪ ♪ Was one glowing mass ♪ ♪ Of colored flames ♪ ♪ So mighty, so brave ♪ ♪ Like a pathway of light ♪ ♪ The northern lights ♪ ♪ Seemed to draw us into the sky ♪ (enchanted music) ♪ Yes, it was harp music ♪ ♪ Wild storming in the darkness ♪ ♪ The strings trembled and sparkled ♪ ♪ In the glow of the flames ♪ ♪ Like a shower ♪ ♪ Of fiery darts ♪ ♪ A fiery crown ♪ ♪ Of auroral light ♪ ♪ Cast a warm ♪ ♪ Glow ♪ ♪ Across the arctic ice ♪ ♪ Like a pathway of light ♪ ♪ The northern lights ♪ ♪ Seemed to draw us into the sky ♪ ♪ Again at times ♪ ♪ It was like softly playing ♪ ♪ Gently rocking silvery waves ♪ ♪ On which dreams travel ♪ ♪ Dreams travel ♪ ♪ Into unknown ♪ ♪ Worlds ♪ (singing in foreign language) ♪ Oh ♪ (singing in foreign language) ♪ Oh ♪ (singing in foreign language) ♪ Oh ♪ (singing in foreign language) ♪ Oh ♪ (singing in foreign language) ♪ Oh ♪ (singing in foreign language) ♪ Oh ♪ (singing in foreign language) ♪ Oh ♪ (singing in foreign language) ♪ Oh ♪ (audience applauds) (enchanted orchestral music) ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ Then let us all ♪ ♪ In one accord ♪ ♪ Sing praises to ♪ ♪ Our Heavenly Lord ♪ ♪ That hath made Heaven ♪ ♪ And Earth of nought ♪ ♪ And with His blood ♪ ♪ Mankind hath bought ♪ ♪ Noel, Noel ♪ ♪ Noel, Noel ♪ ♪ Born is the King ♪ ♪ Of Israel ♪ (audience applauds) ♪ O you must have that true religion ♪ ♪ You must have your soul converted ♪ ♪ You must have that true religion ♪ ♪ Or you can't cross there ♪ ♪ O yes, you must have that true religion ♪ ♪ You must have your soul converted ♪ ♪ You must have that true religion ♪ ♪ Or you can't cross there ♪ ♪ Where have you been, poor sinner ♪ ♪ O, where have you been, I say ♪ ♪ I've been way down to the River of Jordan ♪ ♪ No, you can't cross there ♪ ♪ Where have you been, poor mourner ♪ ♪ Where have you been, I say ♪ ♪ I've been way down to the River of Jordan ♪ ♪ No, you can't cross there ♪ ♪ O, yes, you must have that true religion ♪ ♪ You must have your soul converted ♪ ♪ You must have that true religion ♪ ♪ Or you can't cross there ♪ ♪ O, yes, you must have that true religion ♪ ♪ You must have your soul converted ♪ ♪ Yes, you must have that true religion ♪ ♪ Or can't cross there ♪ ♪ Where have you been, good Christian ♪ ♪ Where have you been ♪ ♪ I've been way ♪ ♪ Down ♪ ♪ In the River ♪ ♪ Jordan ♪ ♪ And I ain't done ♪ ♪ Praying ♪ ♪ Yet ♪ ♪ O, give me that ♪ ♪ Old time religion ♪ ♪ Give me that old time religion ♪ ♪ Give me that old time religion ♪ ♪ It's good enough for me ♪ ♪ O, you must have that true religion ♪ ♪ You must have your soul converted ♪ ♪ Give me that old time religion ♪ ♪ You must have that true religion ♪ ♪ Or you can't cross there ♪ ♪ O give me that true religion, true religion ♪ ♪ True religion, true religion ♪ ♪ True religion, true religion ♪ ♪ True religion, true religion ♪ ♪ True religion, true religion ♪ ♪ True religion, true religion ♪ ♪ True religion, true religion, true religion ♪ ♪ O give me that old time religion ♪ ♪ True religion, true religion ♪ ♪ Give me that old time religion ♪ ♪ True religion, true religion ♪ ♪ Give me that old time religion ♪ ♪ True religion, true religion ♪ ♪ It's good enough for me ♪ ♪ True religion, true religion ♪ ♪ O yes, that old time religion ♪ (singing in rounds) (singing in rounds) ♪ It's good enough for me ♪ (singing in rounds) (singing in rounds) (singing in rounds) (singing in rounds) (singing in rounds) (singing in rounds) (singing in rounds) ♪ Religion ♪ ♪ Or you can't cross ♪ ♪ There ♪ (audience applauds) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) (singing in foreign language) ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ Lo, lo, lo, lo ♪ ♪ Lo, lo, lo, lo ♪ ♪ Lo, lo, lo ♪ ♪ Lo, lo, lo ♪ ♪ Lo, lo, lo, lo, lo ♪ ♪ Lo, lo, lo, lo ♪ ♪ Lo, lo, lo, lo, lo ♪ ♪ Lo, lo, lo, lo ♪ ♪ Lo, lo, lo, lo ♪ ♪ Lo, lo ♪ ♪ Lo, lo, lo, lo ♪ ♪ Lo, lo, lo ♪ (audience applauds) ♪ Lo, lo, lo, lo, lo, lo ♪ ♪ Lo, lo, lo, lo, lo ♪ ♪ Lo, lo ♪ ♪ Lo, lo, lo, lo ♪ ♪ Lo, lo, lo ♪
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