Expository Songs
Gentle Mary laid her child (Luke 2:1-14)
Joseph S. Cook
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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Luke 2:1-14)
Charles Wesley
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It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Luke 2:1-14)
Edmund H. Sears
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A Great and Mighty Wonder (Luke 2:1-20)
Germanus, John Mason Neale
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Once in Royal David’s City (Luke 2:4-7)
Cecil Frances Alexander
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The First Nowell (Luke 2:4-15) (1833)
Anonymous
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A King in a Cattle Trough (Luke 2:7)
Michael Card | Popularized by Michael Card
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Dear Little Stranger (Luke 2:7)
Charles Gabriel
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No Room at the Inn (Luke 2:7)
Popularized by Mahalia Jackson
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Glory to God in the Highest (Luke 2:8-14)
Barney Warren
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While humble shepherds watched their flocks (Luke 2:8-15)
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Glorious Light (Luke 2:8-16) (2004)
Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Ian Hannah | Popularized by Keith and Kristyn Getty
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Shepherd’s Watch (Luke 2:8-16)
Michael Card, Scott Brasher | Popularized by Michael Card
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Advent Carol (Luke 2:8-17) (2014)
Popularized by Aaron Shust
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While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (Luke 2:8-18)
Nahum Tate, George Frederick Handel
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Angels We Have Heard on High (Luke 2:8-20)
James Chadwick
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Angels, from the Realms of Glory (Luke 2:8-20)
James Mongtomery
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Go, Tell It on the Mountain (Luke 2:8-20)
John W. Work
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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Luke 2:8-20)
Charles Wesley
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Holy night! peaceful night! (Luke 2:8)
Jane Montgomery Campbell, Joseph Mohr
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Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (Luke 2:8)
Edith M. G. Reed
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To Shepherds as They Watched by Night (Luke 2:10-11)
Richard Massie, Martin Luther
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Do Not Be Afraid (Luke 2:10)
Popularized by Carolyn Arends
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Hark! what celestial sounds (Luke 2:10)
L.V. Wheeler
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Glory to God in the Highest (Luke 2:13-14)
Samuel Medley
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Glory to God in the Highest (Luke 2:13-14)
Thomas MacKellar
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The Song Of The Angels (Luke 2:13-14)
Fanny Crosby
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While Shepherds Watched their Flocks (Luke 2:13-14)
J. C. Fisher
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Angels rejoiced and sweetly sung (Luke 2:13)
William Hurn
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Glory to God in the Highest (Luke 2:13)
Fanny Crosby, Joanne Barrett, Ron Long
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Glory to God in the Highest (Luke 2:14) (2001)
Popularized by Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
YouTube
Glory, Glory to God in the highest (Luke 2:14)
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How Great Our Joy! (Luke 2:14)
Theodore Baker
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Praise For the Incarnation (Luke 2:14) (1779)
John Newton | Popularized by Olney Hymns (1779)
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Wake, O my soul, and hail the morn (Luke 2:14)
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Born in Bethlehem (Luke 2:16) (2006)
Popularized by Third Day
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Didst thou, O Savior! condescend (Luke 2:21)
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Go in Peace (Luke 2:25-32) (1993)
John Michael Talbot | Popularized by John Michael Talbot
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Now That I’ve Held Him In My Arms (Simeon’s Song) (Luke 2:25-35)
Michael Card | Popularized by Michael Card
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Simeon (Luke 2:25-35) (2005)
Popularized by The Crabb Family
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Lord, at thy temple we appear (Luke 2:27-32) (1709)
Isaac Watts | Popularized by Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1707-09)
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Benediction Hymn (Luke 2:28-32)
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Now Have Our Hearts Embraced Our God (Luke 2:28) (1709)
Isaac Watts | Popularized by Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1707-09)
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Light of the Gentile world! (Luke 2:29-30)
Johann Franck, Catherine Winkworth
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The Song of Simeon (Luke 2:29-30)
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The Song of Simeon (Luke 2:29-31)
John Barnard
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Now, Lord! according to thy word (Luke 2:29-32)
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Lord, Now Let Your Servant Depart in Peace (Luke 2:29) (2013)
Popularized by The Gospel Coalition
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Tis enough—the hour is come (Luke 2:29)
James Merrick
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Lord, Now Let Your Servant (Luke 2:32)
James Seddon
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Within the Father’s House (Luke 2:41-52)
James R. Woodford
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The Voice Of The Child (Luke 2:42-52)
Michael Card | Popularized by Michael Card
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When Jesus in the temple stayed (Luke 2:42-52)
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O Master Workman of the Race (Luke 2:49)
Jay T. Stocking
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In stature grows the Heavenly Child (Luke 2:51)
Santolius Victorinus, John Chandler
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Jesus is Here (Luke 2) (2008)
Jamie Soles | Popularized by Jamie Soles
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Messiahmas Carol (Luke 2) (1976)
Stuart Dauermann, Steffi Rubin | Popularized by Liberated Wailing Wall
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Other References
From heaven high I come to you (Luke 2:1-14)
Martin Luther, Catherine Winkworth
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Praise God the Lord, Ye Sons of Men (Luke 2:1-14)
August Crull, Nikolaus Herman
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From Heaven High I Come to Earth (Luke 2:1-20)
Martin Luther, Roland H. Bainton
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O Come, Little Children (Luke 2:1-20)
Christoph von Schmid, Edward C. Currie
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Between Twelve and Thirty-Three (Luke 2:3-7)
Rusty Golden, Jerry Salley, Jim McBride | Popularized by The McKameys
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O Little Town of Bethlehem (Luke 2:4-14)
Phillips Brooks
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Joy Has Dawned (Luke 2:5-9) (2004)
Keith Getty, Stuart Townend | Popularized by Keith and Kristyn Getty
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Silent Night (Luke 2:5-20)
Joseph Mohr, John Freeman Young
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From the Squalor of a Borrowed Stable (Immanuel) (Luke 2:7-13) (1999)
Stuart Townend | Popularized by Stuart Townend
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A Way in a Manger (Luke 2:7)
Ray Vaughn | Popularized by The Inspirations
YouTube
Away in a Manger (Luke 2:7)
Anonymous
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Fullness of Grace (Luke 2:7) (2004)
Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Stuart Townend | Popularized by Keith and Kristyn Getty
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Gentle Mary Laid Her Child (Luke 2:7)
Joseph Simpson Cook
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His Father’s Eyes (Luke 2:7)
Carolyn Bradford-Lane | Popularized by The McKameys
YouTube | Amazon
No Room at the Inn (Luke 2:7)
Popularized by The Spencers
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No Room at the Inn (Luke 2:7)
Popularized by Cumberland Quartet
YouTube
One Little Manger (Luke 2:7)
Powell, Matterhorn | Popularized by Bill Gaither Trio
Amazon
There’s a Song in the Air (Luke 2:7)
Josiah Holland
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Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne (Luke 2:7)
Emily E.S. Elliott
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Vacancy (Luke 2:7)
Popularized by Carolyn Arends
YouTube | Amazon
Who’s That in the Manger There? (Luke 2:7)
Popularized by The Paynes
YouTube | Amazon
Calm On the Listening Ear of Night (Luke 2:8-9)
Edmund H. Sears
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One Still Night (Luke 2:8-14) (2014)
Neil DeGraide, Kate DeGraide | Popularized by Sovereign Grace Music
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There Blooms a Rose in Bethlehem (Luke 2:8-14) (2014)
Neil DeGraide | Popularized by Sovereign Grace Music
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Glory to God (Luke 2:8-16) (1990)
John Michael Talbot | Popularized by John Michael Talbot
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How Suddenly a Baby Cries (Luke 2:8-16) (2011)
Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Fionán de Barra | Popularized by Keith and Kristyn Getty
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Joy Has Dawned (Luke 2:8-16) (2004)
Keith Getty, Stuart Townend | Popularized by Keith and Kristyn Getty
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Exult in the Savior’s Birth (Luke 2:8-17) (2016)
Popularized by Matt Boswell
YouTube | Amazon
Go Tell it On the Mountain (Luke 2:8-18)
John Work
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The Shepherds Found a Lamb (Luke 2:8-18)
Rodney Griffin | Popularized by Greater Vision
Amazon
Our Day of Joy Is Here Again (Luke 2:8-20)
A. L. Skoog
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Sing We Now of Christmas (Luke 2:8-20)
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Those holy Voices (Luke 2:9-11)
John Cawood
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From a Star to Stripes (Luke 2:9)
Neil Enloe | Popularized by The Couriers
YouTube | Amazon
A Great Joy (Luke 2:10) (1992)
Popularized by Babbie Mason
Amazon
Behold, the grace appears! (Luke 2:10)
Isaac Watts
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Shepherds, rejoice, lift up your eyes (Luke 2:10) (1709)
Isaac Watts | Popularized by Horæ Lyrica (1706-09)
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I Have a Great Savior (Luke 2:11)
Rebecca Peck | Popularized by The McKameys
YouTube | Amazon
Glory to God (Luke 2:14)
Ray Scarbrough | Popularized by The Talleys
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Glory to God in the Highest (Luke 2:14)
Daryl Williams | Popularized by Ernie Haase and Signature Sound
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Glory to God in the Highest (Luke 2:14) (2006)
Stephen Altrogge | Popularized by Sovereign Grace Music
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Glory to God in the Highest (Luke 2:14) (1986)
Popularized by Matthew Ward
YouTube
In Excelsis Deo (Luke 2:14) (2016)
Popularized by Matt Boswell
YouTube | Amazon
The Angels’ Song (Luke 2:14)
Robert Lowry
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Hymn In E Minor (Luke 2:15) (2010)
Popularized by Matt Papa
YouTube | Amazon
Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful (Luke 2:15)
Edward Caswall, Anonymous, Philip Schaff
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Everybody Come See Jesus (Luke 2:17-18) (2016)
Popularized by Tribute Quartet
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Christians, Awake (Luke 2:17)
John Byrom
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How Suddenly a Baby Cries (Luke 2:19) (2011)
Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Fionán de Barra | Popularized by Keith and Kristyn Getty
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What Her Heart Remembered (Luke 2:19)
Michael Card, Scott Brasher | Popularized by Michael Card
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In His Temple Now Behold Him (Luke 2:22)
Henry J. Pye
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How Suddenly a Baby Cries (Luke 2:25-35) (2011)
Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Fionán de Barra | Popularized by Keith and Kristyn Getty
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It’s True (Luke 2:26-38) (2008)
Popularized by Sara Groves
YouTube | Amazon
Hail to the Lord Who Comes (Luke 2:29-32)
John Ellerton
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Ye who in night and dimness stand (Luke 2:29)
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Eyes of Man (Luke 2:30) (1987)
Don Francisco | Popularized by Don Francisco
YouTube | Amazon
O Thou from all eternity! (Luke 2:33-40)
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How Suddenly a Baby Cries (Luke 2:36-38) (2011)
Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Fionán de Barra | Popularized by Keith and Kristyn Getty
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Between Twelve and Thirty-Three (Luke 2:39-40)
Rusty Golden, Jerry Salley, Jim McBride | Popularized by The McKameys
YouTube | Amazon
Picture This (Luke 2:41-50) (2014)
Dianne Wilkinson | Popularized by 11th Hour
YouTube | Amazon
He Is Lord (Luke 2:41-51) (2017)
Popularized by The Diplomats
YouTube | Amazon
It’s Jesus (Luke 2:41-51)
Dianne Wilkinson | Popularized by Mark Trammell Trio
YouTube | Amazon
Go Tell The People (Luke 2:52)
Rodney Griffin | Popularized by Greater Vision
YouTube
Quotes
There were shepherds abiding in the field (Luke 2:8) (1741)
George Frederick Handel
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And Lo, the Angel of the Lord came (Luke 2:9) (1741)
George Frederick Handel
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And the Angel said unto them (Luke 2:10-11) (1741)
George Frederick Handel
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And suddenly there was with the Angel (Luke 2:13) (1741)
George Frederick Handel
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Gloria (Luke 2:14) (2014)
Popularized by Aaron Shust
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Glory to God (Luke 2:14) (1741)
George Frederick Handel
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And Jesus Grew (Luke 2:52) (1991)
Frank Hernandez | Popularized by Steve Green and Hide ‘Em In Your Heart
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