Hymns and songs
There are a number of special songs relating to Christingle. Here are a few for you to choose from.
The Christingle song
Tune: Give me oil in my lamp (Sing Hosanna)
Words: Mark Earey (2003)
Round orange
Tune: Lourdes (French traditional)
Words: Elizabeth Consett (1989)
Show me the way to shine for Jesus
Tune: sung to the tune of 'Is this the way to Amarillo'
Words: Lucy Moore
When candles are lighted on Candlemas day
Tune: Lourdes (French traditional)
Words: Elizabeth Consett
Available in Common Praise
Bring your Christingle with gladness and joy
Available in Junior Praise
It’s rounded like an orange
Words: Basil E. Bridge
Available in Hymns Old and New and Junior Praise
Free music CD
Mark and Helen Johnson from Out of the Ark Music have written a great Christingle song called Hope of heaven. A CD of this song as well as two more Christmas songs, Unto us a child is born, and Christmas calypso is available to order free from our shop whilst stocks last. Each CD contains the three songs plus three backing tracks so your children can sing along to the accompaniment.
Listen to the songs and download the lyrics here:
- Hope of heaven song, lyrics and sheet music
- Unto us a child is born song, lyrics and sheet music
- Christmas calypso song, lyrics and sheet music