the interesting thing is historically where they think they are. they go back to the progrsive era. i think that is somewhat true. there are some things about the era that is true today. th immense concentration of wealth. the government is fit for an older time and are not working today thi in that sense they are right. today is different for a number of reasons. in the first please, in those days we were a giants jaw producing economy. the cities were sucking people out of the farms because we were going like gang busters. >> like what is happening inchie an adolescent country trying to get ourselves under control. today we are a middle age country and we are not pr produg jobsmentjobs. we we didn't have a

infrastructure welfare and social security. and that is a different challenge. in many ways the problems today are more serious by-laws o becae progressiver yeah. it's not getting the dynamo in control it's reviving it and that takes big, big plans. and so far i don't hear them from the white house or the republicans. >> the white house has to dealwl with them in an effective way. >> a couple of years ago afrient formed a think-tank and i called them up and he said, n who is going to be on your neck ties if you go to the conservative neck ties they have their fil philosopher. >> alexander hamilton. >> yes in my case. >> the conservative was amoveme.

liberalism was form in power. so liberal think tanks tend to think more about programs and policies. and so as i talk to people in the white house i wer i would sy focus on the programatic details. and i think they are insufficient because they have not going that way in the big picture. >> and conservatives think ofei. >> with bush it was vision.you . we can have that discussion. but with the current president it's very intelligent dissection of a poly. and i sometimes think they need to do the big vision so they as a govning philosophy is a way to organization policies the

dissection of policy is very impressive. i have been to other sessions that people have asked everything from banking regulation to housing policy to iran and to weapons programs. and this president can go into detamdetail about ail of those e things. >> i think the administration made a mistake early on by thinking it was a new deal and where the they were going to do another new deal. i think they made a similar mistake think it it's a regressive era. it's a different era. >> y talked about in your ownco. you talked about the relation relationship between effort and reward. that's deep in the creed as well. team peepeople today think thiso fairness and they areaking advantage of thesystem. whether they were lobbyist or

people that are thinking they are getting a free ride. all ever thaall of that ha gonee bones of the country. that says something about the moment we are in. >> we spent so much time witht s dominate. whatotivates the chinese and are we motivated in that way? i think probably not as much as we used to be. arthur brooks says earn success and effort earn reward. if i work hard i will get rewarded. >> that is a popular sentiment. that the system is rigged and

the establish has an advantage. >> you are in school and youwork -- college around you major in accounting. you buy a house u can afford. you play by the rules you a along. and then you look at the financial crisis anand the peoe that don't play by the rules either they bought a house that is too bic the big they're gettg rewarded and you get the bill. it's being unde mind if by the access. we are destroying the economic value and social trust just absolutely essential. >> you said the u.s. issufferins slowing growth and sending politics into strange directns. >> we are bad at measuringtruft.

it's invisible and it's between people. it's a quality of relationship. it's essential to economic growth. edward banford did a study in southern italy where people trusted their family but had trouble establishing trust outside of their families and so the companies would grow to family size and stop because they didn't trust glmplet. >> -- . you look at institution after institution that is failing. who do you fear middl most? do you fear big business, big go, or big labor. only 9% fear big labour. 65% fuel big government. >> they ink government iscorrup. >> they feel it's filled within.

it'the big movement in the apologiepolls isamong the demra. when they look at the bailout and theax code they say that is the way we thought it worked. >> they can take the road of po. >> you can glow against the go t we need to have is bring america to a playing w a a place place . >> i think that populous road i. it's easy and happening in many media outlets to over emphasize the movement. theri mentioned the study who du

fear more the big government or big business. that is off sit of what the occupy movement stands for. >> there was a question do youty the have aroun and the have not. the number of people that think we should redistribute is going down not up. as y look at the automobile --y movement the public opinion is moving the opposite way. it's easy to ove estimate the occupy movement's cultural power. my jokel hear leralism.

>> why don't they care aboutine? >> it's a seconds or third orde. they want to know, how am i doing? >> how are my children.huhow ar. is my country going to be growing for me and my family? i have done a story over the years, central pennsylvania a little west of gettysburg. all the mill factories were gofn. peopl-- gone. and i would ask them do you feel envy of the people in san francisco who have making $250,000 a year? and nar their answer was no, i l sorry for them they don't have the community we haveere.

>> most people have aconsciousn. each click thinks they are better than other clicks. they don't have those resentments that people outside of the classes imagine themselves. so they see the world very differently and to impose a class consciousness on americasa has been a false thing to do. >> what about there idea.i don't other people getting rich and i want to get rich myself. i don't want a systems tha systs rigged. >> we think of horwoo horatio wo achieve middle class respectability for most americans that would be enough. going to high school, going to college, getting a secure middle

class job and getting respect respectability and the sense of that is falling apart is the sense. that is the crucial thing. i'm for taxing the rich, don't get me wrong. that has to get people through college the job growth is through college these days. that has to do with the socks social order of the working class. this country cannot be country as long as 40% the kids are born out of wedlock. being born out of wedlock doesn't sentence you to anything. but the odds are worse. >> this goes back to patmonahan. >> right it's gettin getting wo. if you are growi up in a less organized home your country is going to have greater inequality. the odds for those people are

that mon worse. it's interesting to talk to politicians of all parties, why don't you do family calls. you can get right wing ideas for social conservative values. one reason why people don't get married they have their life script wrong. you should say i'm getting married and get a job and i will get established. >> a lot of people say i have ty established and when i am stablely get married. you get married first and do the other stuff. you have a lot of social conservative vues. and on the other hand. have you to get people marriedable. to give men resources s people want to mary them. marry them. you get libera policies and conservative policies and you can make a huge difference and politicians flee when you talk about family structure.

we understand why it's sensitive. to me if you are not doing that you are leaving a huge social gap in the country for all of the economic apolog policies wit able to overcome. >> does the president understang about. >> i think like any politician. >> why go there if i don't getr. >> look who better to talk abou. he faced the challenges as a young boy himself. he understands it. >> if you have m mit romney como credility. if i talk about wage subsidies and talk about pro marriage values and a lot of lerals will attack you and you e jerry falwell. where is the benefit for me. this is symptomatic about the

general problem. we don't have politics where we can take something from menu a and menu b. b and put them tother. >> what has to la happen to cha? >> i'm in arim mood these daysa. right now when we speake are having an incredible stupid fight in washington over the payroll tax. this is kindergarten. if we can do that how do we do retirement form and growth strat brinstrategy. my view is i is if the republics take a snd on princple i don't know what they are fighting about. they are internally disorganized what is the princple here? do we think it will work, by the

way? it's weird maneuvering. >> it's politics. >> it's hard to wrap wrap your . the democrats are saying let's exnd a tax cut. and the republicans are baching at a tax cuts. i want to say to the kids, guess what we are going to disney world. the kids say i will go to disney world and you have to buy me an xbox foo. -- too. and they want some more concessions forgetting what they already want. this worldco wall street young s that the rum republicans are committing suicide doing this >> say mit romney is elected.i d

baynor. and nonetheless the tea party is still. the members of the tea party say we don't like the way this is done. we will protest. we have firm princple grounds on which to protest. and they picked a weird ba batte and it's a reminder that it's go to be angry. we have to have counter establishment and counter authority and we have to make wise decisions and it's not enough to be angry. >> you have also said we are ata risk eve of becoming gece. >> if you look at what ishappend the debt growing we have a

country without a growth strategy. do we think a political system that can't do this can do the big things. >> do you think it would bediffs teddy roosevelt do you think it would be different if it was bill clinton. do you think it's a question of leadership ileadersh? >> i say the current politicalcr challengechallenge. bill chi clinton was president a country is that was happy. rnt h >> he won or the economy.when ht happy. >> they were unhappy at thewholt government. trusting government is 9% and it's hardo run anything. that is a challenge nonetheless, i do tnk that the president could have made different decisions along the

way. the country would be governable. i must say i'm pessimiic no matter who wins. >> you don't think they are thg. you don't thin there was a governg party decade after decade. >> there is no party that hascr. >> there are a group of peoplet. and they are up for graksz. grabs. >> you can't launch a popularc a return to values. >> i think what you have to do a and column b. it's republican ideas and bringing down rate and forms and investing in basic research and that is not enough also

investing in big things. >> you said you think newtbegige philosophy. >> i thought it was the meanovee about him. >> to say a he shared your govg. >> he has said that my timesin e comes back to these in a loonie ways. you make a point he changes in every five minutes. >> but, non nonetheless.you see. people have their genuine pash passions which drives him if they mean it or not. >> one thing he loves animals.ho

it would save elect trys e -- . he does have a historical sense. some people are not historical. >> is it an accurate historical? >> it's not bad.and i would say. he goes back to ly lincoln and madison and civil war and insanity. if y have a lis historical sense you are a little different than today's republican party which is a reasonable moderate thing. you are tied to roosevelt on the weak party. >> he was a history professorn e ran for congress. the president is like a

professor he has no experience running anything. >>hat is true for newtgingrich. >> what is it the people thatwon him. what is their judgement on about waterloo is wronwhat is wrong w? >> scarborough says he is mean.. cobourg says i could never. >> let's take them.they spent wa proposal. >> they being. >> the republicans aroundgingri. >> they have it laid out and he. he is walking foe th to the pres conference and he does an 180 and delivers the opposite policy. that is not part of leadership.

>> it's oament o element of cfi. >> or lack of attention. >> you mean lack of attention a. let's talk aut governing philosophy at this point. you believe the president who is criticized as being anti-business and pro regulation and european social democrat and diributionist. >> he is a liberal and morelibe. >> he doesn't acknowledge itbece lexicon sequences? >> i think we alt liv all live . most of the people in his world have more on the left.

>> the republicans think he iso. >> it's mostly his fault becau f you look at the evidence on regulationses, he has a lot of people in his government who i think there are unsympathetic to business and they are willing to pile on. is aware of this. >> the big over the idea is heht being re-elected. >> he creates a strong offe ints the gulations and a lot of people beat up on dunstein.

he is not pro business but he is doing cost benefit analysis. a lot of liberals and a lot of causes he supports and balancing it with a lot of hard social sciences. there is this thing that is part of occupy wall street, it's that autthata group of people in cern professions, financial engineering create a da a catase that put the country on the brink and no one has been held accountable. >> if you talk to tim ge niftne. we keepoming backoconomic values. >> meaning what?

>> we are born with a sense off. you don't have to tell a 2-year-old what fairness is. >> ouit's based on a economical. >>e are not based on a systemofe inedibly morale creatures. the economists don't like to ta about it because they don't want to talk about it. offering we dearning we do is br sentiments. you see what happened in russia. you have a system in violation that if i work harr i should get more. people became cynical about the system. and they started to steal you know i the phrase if you are not stealing from work you are not g

from your family. >> tatiana says if you want to e stolen the salt and pepper. you would have stolen the tray and the cart and the plane and the air form. -- airport. that is what happens when you have a society that violates a sense of values. we are tiptoeing there. america is a ki country of trus. you walk into airport and you show a drivers license and credit card and you can drive a way with a car. we take that for granted. we have a stem with social trust. you erase that around you erase a lot. we have institutions you can primarily trust. a few weeks ago we i did these

-- columns and i got a lot of people from overseas wriementing to me. -- writing to me. what was interesting in their story was i wanted to be a nurse. but the nurses were allromthe same tribe. i went to nursing school and i couldn't get a job because i was in the wrong tribe. >> anthat happens here. >> butt's a lot less commonthan. >> i wants to talk about thelif. is this the basis of a new report, or not. >> i asked people over 70 dowrir lives. >> you sent an open column top . let me talk about the oarm results. this is from taking what you said. we'll come back to pol politicsd the big picture.

these are the results. divide your life io comap -- chapters. they never took a movemen momeno look back at what they are doing. one of them said i have led a bothering life and toolate to change now. they led every day as a day. it's coming at me around and il deal with it. one woman wrote my life had six different decisions. >> when i came to the fork intht that take. mostly she knew it was a fork. dividing your life into chapters by doing it. and organizing your life with

the pivot point. >> pretend the last chapter iso. is it over and is it time f a new chapter. >> this is classic and i may have mentioned it before. i forgot who said this look at your life at the end and what do you want to happen between now and then? it gives you a space and time to create the things that you want to be d do. that gives you a sense of perspectiv >> time is a flow anmanipulatint yourself. >> is a book that has a thingc . wriepwriept awrite a story. >> you have toe understand thecd

decision. >> when we tend to make adecisio the look at the al-zarqaw the d. >> i thought what you found outy generally said they regret what they didn't do than what they did. it's a truism and absolutely right. the question is and i go back to jim collins. he said the trad trade he foundn many corporate leaders was extreme personality humility combined with a extreme pernl -- personal will. and that mines they were captured and committed to it and they were willing to take risks. >> and they did it with a humblt screwing up. even while charging they had a

modest mind september. we can point to people in history that has that able. it's combining those two things. not having a low self esteem. >> i was thinking of first pret. would he have that kinds of humility. and then i would say a church. people that have a large sense of i want to be relevant. and i want to do great things. >> churchill is an outlaw. >> he is around outlaw.if i werg people i would y don't be churchill be ic eisenhower. >> , he is a unique person andt. >> he was wrong and paid thepri. >> people like churchill orgene.

>> if the war hadn't come. >> he would have been a crank. >> they think he was a crank anl you take eisenhower or george c. marshal who is revered in the military. it's not low self he i esteem is low reorchestra pace. it's not thinking of yourself. >> do you think most greatpeopln history you think of caesar and napoleon or peepte peter the grr catlin the great. who won world war ii go .

>> the story i tell aboutmarsha. he is the head of the army. who does this will be the greatest military leader and nosroseroosevelt asks. >> dyou want this job?he said me no bearing on your thawpt. and they asked him again and again and they said my opinions don't matter. >> that dornlt matter.make yourt about me. he stake makes the decision to t toites enlawyer. -- to ic eisenhower. and that is good ethos. >> there was a whilehat coolloin either or. >> the mill dr military convers.

it's not just the military that does that but religion dogs that glorchlts. >> the two stukses that pro sys. there is a constant sense of building leadership. >> you see people at the ceolevt four people that may succeed me. i jaw will just saw use this asa toast. the woman was at ibm and she was among three orour that had a chance. i have a froarchld o mine she has a phrase that is at stake. what she means by that when you are making a decision is it about yourself he i esteem are t

stakes or is it the subject matter you are talking about. when you challenge the decision or the youth digs they are challenging s themselves. >> ssome people are at stakearod defensive. some are not in shape. be . >> people are experts at selfext pressive people were sphra strac self deceivers. >> they thought they were bettee beer. basilly they didn't think about them seferls at all. themselves at all. you can't control other people. it would be in-wise is that i

cannot remake my wife. everhing is better once i realized that. if i spent the rest of my life saying, why couldn't she be this way? >> there was a great letter fro. she sighs who she says. >> the tricky thing is kids.youe your kids. and at a certain airnlg the aget their 20s and it's coming to accept your own children. which is a challenge i have kids ing through college and i have learned. >> lernltd what? >> i have learned they're rightt just for some campuses deal right to them. zplnktsz and. >> you figure it out your is of. >> i always say if the firstfivy attractive. or if th the driver has learnedo

defer and so far i have been proven correct of the. >> is there something about th e they good of? one good piece of advice when my you will judge your school by the friend and the view of the friends is more accurate than of yourself. would my friends be happy at this school. it's more of aut a malcolm gladl blink. >> another thing is lean toward. most seniors regret the rk that they didn't take rather than those most people look back at their life and they would lean towards risk. >> there are even cases wheresoy

went bankrupt and some guy started a private prison firm and they went bankrupt. it hurt. he didn't recigarett regret it. and then i remember once i was in principlin principleiin prinf people that went to a law firm and the paragraph that they wrote about their life was bong and theynew it >> what do you think of the ide? >> i sit and write and i can'ti. i'm one of those people that capacity think without writing it down. mae at 75. i once wrote a quote that of

what you said of gua obama talkg out loud. is something to be had and part of the dialogue is great because of that. you think out loud and you realize yo what you don't know. >> and if it's tested you knoww. you need to master facts an. d the unfortunate conscious is weaving things together. >> it's the most fascination. >> be aware of generational bia. >> it has to do with parents. >> this is a sense thateverythi. it struck me afternoon people scarccan make their own evaluats mple people in their 70s or 80s gru up in hardship. and man people grew up in the 50s and 50s.

these young men they did physical labor. and threaten they come of age in the 50s and 60s times of great abundance. when they were writing about that peerld period of that lifed they moved and no matter where they moved to there will be a job. i will move to phoenix. i will find a job. >> but then they look at today'i really think, i don't care what their poll six is. i think something has gone torturing. i don't know i struggle with their on how much to worry about the influence on the couple tur. >> this is the idea of dumpingd? -- dumbing down. >> tease about brushing yourtees rchlt it's the party and the rap

lifestyle. should i be worried this is the culture in which they are surrounded. >> that is al a complicatedques. we are no, si passive consumers. and so don't think because they are list erching to gangster rap that they are bad people. that is not the case. we have a sense of fantasy. that is what i do for fun. that is fantasy and i will still be a honest decent person. >> are people imper impervious. >> do you think people all of ud ceainly leaders to understand the age we are in and the moment we aren and to speak to the fears around the hopes? do we expect that in politicians

or would it ontario come from somewhere else? >> it would be sunn nice if it . if you were in victorian england and maybe dickens was defining your life. that doesn't happen in america. there are too many novelists whose can define the age. >> do you think musicians defin. >> a little bit more. >> and movies. >> i think it's aned a h an addo more than they did in the 19t 19th century. is it captured the emergence of a new again rice. >> i really did define for alote

and where we were headed. and fdr and we didn't do that. >> how did re gai he ray regan . >> the 12kr0eu7's were a periodt reagan did he updated traditional small town america. he too those values and terpreted them for an age of a global super power. and it began to make sense. you can agree or disagree but it made sense. it surrounded with the knew status in the world. we are anxious and we have traditional values and american culture. and maybe it's winding down and maybe the chinese have something weon't have or the indians and brazilians and we need somebody.

the best way to do it is the vacuum. bill clinton caulked talked --d about the bdge to the 21ment in sentry. the bridge to what. obama gave a nine speech which he wrote himself calmed "the new down facials. >> was this at georgetown? >> exactly. >> found guyses for what?therthe into we are in a manufacturing economy. i think it's yet to be writ inand i don't see the painter that is writing it down. >> the question is will itprodue ground up? >> yeah. >> >> it will produce a movement that will change things. >> sso raises this question. >> are we out of cra transitionr a new type of politics that.

>> i think we will have to have. i guess i still think that. one. guiding books is the rise and decline of nations he look° at germany and japan. why did you grow so fast. the structures that made them flexible were wiped a way by the war. they started fresh. >> we are bit that way.we have d some of them are essential and some are mental. the part of being a republican we havehese thin that we have to crash out of we have a loalot of culture. >> what do we need? >> we need i somebody to smash .

we need a tax reform. which is a new way to pitch away the reforms. it's why we need retirement rye -- reform. in education the process is under way. we are remaking things. k through 12. >> but that process is underway. is a question of a community. i don't think we have our power centralized right. one thing i am struck by everywhere i go i find mayors and govenors who are more happy than people in washington. i just had a chance to watch my friend rom emmanuel leave the white house. and become the player of chicago and being instandly the happiest man in the wor. when you are at the state and local level you can see where you are helping.

you can see what street. and people's mienltdz are narrowed and you don't live in a bubble. >> every gofewe hear criticism e people tha control the politics control the bhows. their opinion weighs weighs heavily than it has. >> i am a little dubus abouttha. i would say that this president -- he is political but they have a lot of wonky decions. and either political the president is a competitive person and he gets his juices flowing and wants to meet the be other side. i wouldn't say they are more

political. >> in the end you say you areope is something about our insnow i innovating spirit. >> where does creativity comefr. it comes from network. i can join two spaces together. so it's combining communities, and we still are phenenally good at that. we take people inround the world and setting up a community and silicon valley gross ou grof know where. douglas colorado. one day is nobody there and neck moment there is a city there rchlt it's deep in the cultural code. tomorrow is bound to be better.

>> mit romney was here at thist. does he have a deep understanding of a narrative that grasp the ideas we have been talking about at this taibilittabletonight? my interpretation of him is reason conventional. >> a reanable audforry. >> i think he has rin a goodcamy calls. >> i mentioned newt gingrich.wht animals myth romney's face lights up when he talks about process. >> glrnght. >> isn't that what mar shall alr manages. >> the older i get the more ilit

orderly. i'm tired of falling in love with politicians. >> have you done that recently. >> i was head over heels forbar. if you were head over heels how do you feel today? you seem to be still in love. >> i think milely of him.he is i would say he is unwilling to do the three big things. we need a big growth agenda and it'sot tonclude tax reform. we have to reform ear entitlemes and we have to do things for families. >> and on those three things. >> it's great to see you. >> good to see you.david brooksw "new yk captioning sponsored by rose communications captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

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this program is made possible by a generous contribution from... now, from orchestra hall in minneapolis, minnesota... [playing "o come all ye faithful"] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (choirs and audience) ♪ 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. ♪ god of god, light of light, ♪ lo! he abhors not ♪ the virgin's womb; ♪ very god, begotten, not created: ♪

♪ 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 heav'n 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.

♪ 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. [harp and clarinet play] ♪ ♪

♪ the holly and the ivy, ♪ when they are both full grown, ♪ ♪ of all the trees that are in the wood, ♪ ♪ the holly bears the crown: ♪ the rising of the sun ♪ and the running of the deer, ♪ the playing of the merry organ, ♪ ♪ sweet singing in the choir. ♪ the holly bears a blossom, as white as the lily flower, ♪ ♪ and mary bore sweet jesus christ, ♪ ♪ to be our sweet saviour. ♪ the rising of the sun ♪

♪ and the running of the deer, ♪ ♪ the playing of the merry organ, ♪ ♪ sweet singing in the choir. ♪ the holly bears a berry, as red as any blood, ♪ ♪ and mary bore sweet jesus christ ♪ ♪ to do poor sinners good: ♪ the rising of the sun ♪ and the running of the deer, ♪ ♪ the playing of the merry organ, ♪ ♪ sweet singing in the choir.

♪ ♪ ♪ the holly bears a prickle, ♪ as sharp as any thorn, ♪ and mary bore sweet jesus christ ♪ ♪ on christmas day in the morn. ♪ ♪ the holly bears a bark, as bitter as any gall, ♪ ♪ and mary bore sweet jesus christ ♪ ♪ for to redeem us all. ♪ the rising of the sun ♪ and the running of the deer, ♪ ♪ the playing of the merry organ, ♪ ♪ sweet singing in the choir,

♪ sweet singing in the choir. ♪ [orchestra plays softly]

[harp plays in bright rhythm] ♪ this little babe so few days old, ♪ ♪ is 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 shot 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, haystalks his stakes; ♪ ♪ of shepherds he his muster makes; ♪ ♪ and thus, as sure his foe to wound, ♪ ♪ the angels' trumps alarum 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. ♪ o lux beatissima, ♪ o lux beatissima, ♪ o lux beatissima, ♪ reple cordis intima ♪ tuorum fidelium.

♪ fidelium. ♪ sine tuo numine, ♪ nihil est in homine, ♪ nihil est innoxium. ♪ innoxium. ♪ o lux beatissima, ♪ o lux beatissima, ♪

♪ o lux beatissima, ♪ o lux beatissima, ♪ ♪ reple ♪ cordis intima ♪ tuorum fidelium. ♪ fidelium. ♪ tuorum ♪ fidelium.

[piano only] (women) ♪ o holy night, ♪ the stars are ♪ brightly shining, ♪ it is the night ♪ of our dear savior's birth. ♪ ♪ (men) ♪ long lay the world ♪ in sin and error pining, ♪ 'til he appeared, and the soul felt its worth. ♪ ♪ a thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices, ♪ ♪ for yonder breaks ♪ the new and glorious morn: ♪

♪ fall ♪ on your knees, ♪ o hear ♪ the angel voices! ♪ o night ♪ divine, ♪ o night ♪ when christ was born. ♪ o night, ♪ o holy night, ♪ o night divine. (women) ♪ led by the light ♪ of faith serenely beaming, ♪ with glowing hearts

♪ by his cradle we stand ♪ ♪ (men) ♪ led by a star, ♪ above them brightly gleaming, ♪ ♪ appeared the wise men ♪ from far eastern land. ♪ the king of kings ♪ lay in a lowly manger, ♪ to us this day ♪ is born to be our god; ♪ fall ♪ on your knees, ♪ o hear ♪ the angel voices, ♪ o night divine,

♪ o night ♪ when christ was born. ♪ o night ♪ divine, ♪ o night, ♪ o night divine! ♪ ♪ ♪ to thee with joy i sing, ♪ sweet child that ♪ heav'n did bring. ♪ now judah's land shall ring ♪

♪ with thy praises. ♪ i greet thee prince of peace, ♪ ♪ from sin give thy release, ♪ nor shall my tongue e're cease ♪ ♪ from thy praises. ♪ gentle stranger, ♪ in that manger, ♪ in judah's land we'll find thee, ♪ ♪ infant savior. ♪ thy crib can ♪ scarce contain, ♪ thy love our precious gain, ♪ may hymns new heights attain ♪

♪ with thy praises. ♪ and through the end of days, ♪ ♪ my hope shall dwell in thee, ♪ ♪ i'll follow thy good ways ♪ and sing praises. ♪ gentle stranger, ♪ in that manger, ♪ in judah's land we'll find thee, ♪ ♪ infant savior. ♪ now twilight softly falls, ♪ the christ child lies asleep, ♪

♪ play softly flute and drums ♪ ♪ to his praises. ♪ gentle stranger, ♪ in that manger, ♪ in judah's land we'll find thee, ♪ ♪ blessed savior. ♪ blessed ♪ savior. [handbell choir only]

[harp only] ♪ ♪ ♪ away in a manger, ♪ no crib for his bed, ♪ the little lord jesus ♪ laid down his sweet head.

♪ the stars in the heavens ♪ looked down where he lay, ♪ the little lord jesus ♪ asleep on the hay. ♪ ♪ ♪ 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.

♪ ♪ ♪ 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 fit us for heaven ♪ to live with thee there. ♪ ♪ ♪ away in a manger, ♪ no crib for his bed, ♪ the little lord jesus ♪ laid down his sweet head. ♪ the stars in the heavens

♪ looked down where he lay, ♪ the little lord jesus ♪ asleep on ♪ the hay. ♪ doom, dah ♪ doom, dah ♪ doom, dah ♪ doom, dah ♪ 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, ♪ oo ♪ stille nacht, ♪ heilige nacht, ♪ alles schlaft; ♪ einsam wacht