- I'm Dr. Trent Brown inviting you to join me and the Florida Gulf Coast University Bower School of Music Chamber Women's University Choir and Symphony Orchestra as WGCU presents "Joyful and Triumphant," a concert filled with traditional carols and holiday favorites that captures the spirit of the season.

(gentle music) (bell chiming) ♪ O come, O come, Emmanuel ♪ ♪ And ransom captive Israel ♪ ♪ That mourns in lonely exile here ♪ ♪ Until the Son of God appear ♪ ♪ Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel ♪ ♪ Shall come to thee, O Israel ♪ ♪ O come thou Dayspring come and cheer ♪ ♪ Our spirits by Thy justice here ♪ ♪ Disperse the gloomy clouds of night ♪ ♪ And death's dark shadows put to flight ♪ ♪ Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel ♪ ♪ Shall come to thee, O Israel ♪ ♪ O come, Thou 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 ♪ ♪ Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel ♪ ♪ Shall come to thee, O Israel ♪ (audience applauds) (dramatic orchestral music) (bright dramatic orchestral music) (audience applauds) (choir sings in foreign language) ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ All glory 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 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 ♪ (bright orchestral 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 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, wonders of His love ♪ ("Hallelujah" by Handel) ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ The kingdom of this world ♪ ♪ Is become ♪ ♪ The kingdom of our Lord ♪ ♪ And of His Christ, and of His Christ ♪ ♪ And He shall reign for ever and ever ♪ ♪ And He shall reign for ever and ever ♪ ♪ And He shall reign for ever and ever ♪ ♪ And He shall reign for ever and ever ♪ ♪ King of kings ♪ ♪ And Lord of lords ♪ ♪ King of kings ♪ ♪ And Lord of lords ♪ ♪ King of kings ♪ ♪ And Lord of lords ♪ ♪ And He shall reign ♪ ♪ And He shall reign ♪ ♪ And He shall reign forever and ever ♪ ♪ King of kings ♪ ♪ Forever and ever ♪ ♪ And Lord of lords ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ And He shall reign forever and ever ♪ ♪ King of kings and Lord of lords ♪ ♪ King of kings and Lord of lords ♪ ♪ And He shall reign forever and ever ♪ ♪ Forever and ever ♪ ♪ Forever and ever ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah ♪ (audience applauds) (bright orchestral music) ♪ Ding dong, merrily on high in heav'n the bells are ringing ♪ ♪ Ding dong, verily the sky ♪ ♪ Is riv'n with angel singing ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Hosannah in excelsis ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Hosannah in excelsis ♪ ♪ E'en so here below let steeple bells be swungen ♪ ♪ And io, io, io ♪ ♪ By priest and people sungen ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Hosannah in excelsis ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Hosannah in excelsis ♪ (choir sings in foreign language) (bright piano music) (choir sings in foreign language) (audience applauds) (gentle pensive music) ♪ There's a land that is fairer than day ♪ ♪ And by faith we can see it afar ♪ ♪ For the Father waits over the way ♪ ♪ To prepare us a dwelling place there ♪ ♪ In the sweet by and by ♪ ♪ We shall meet on that beautiful shore ♪ ♪ In the sweet by and by ♪ ♪ We shall meet on that beautiful shore ♪ ♪ We shall sing on that beautiful shore ♪ ♪ The melodious songs of the blessed ♪ ♪ And our spirit shall sorrow no more ♪ ♪ Not a sign for the blessing ♪ ♪ A sign for the blessing ♪ ♪ A sign for the blessing of rest ♪ ♪ To our bountiful Father above ♪ ♪ We will offer our tribute of praise ♪ ♪ For the glorious gift of His love ♪ ♪ And the blessings that hallow our days ♪ ♪ In the sweet by and by ♪ ♪ We shall meet on that beautiful shore ♪ ♪ In the sweet by and by ♪ ♪ We shall meet on that beautiful shore ♪ (audience applauds) (dramatic joyous orchestral music) ♪ Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ (audience applauds) (gentle orchestral music) ♪ The First Noel, the Angels 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 ♪ (audience applauds) ("Green Sleeves") (audience applauds) ♪ Mary had a baby ♪ ♪ My Lord ♪ ♪ Mary had a baby ♪ ♪ My Lord ♪ ♪ Mary had a baby ♪ ♪ Mary had a baby ♪ ♪ Mary had a baby ♪ ♪ My Lord ♪ ♪ Where was he born ♪ ♪ Born in a manger ♪ ♪ Where was he born ♪ ♪ Born in a manger ♪ ♪ Mary had a baby born in a manger ♪ ♪ Mary had a baby ♪ ♪ My Lord ♪ ♪ What did they call him ♪ ♪ King Jesus ♪ ♪ What did they call him ♪ ♪ King Jesus ♪ ♪ Mary had a baby, he was called King Jesus ♪ ♪ Mary had a baby, oh yes ♪ ♪ He was called King Jesus, Mighty Counselor ♪ ♪ King Immanuel, Mighty God ♪ ♪ Everlasting Father ♪ ♪ Prince of Peace ♪ ♪ Mary had a baby ♪ ♪ My Lord ♪ (audience applauds) (choir humming) ♪ Charm me asleep, and melt me so ♪ ♪ With thy delicious numbers ♪ ♪ That, being ravish'd, hence I go ♪ ♪ Away in easy slumbers ♪ ♪ Ease my sick head ♪ ♪ And make my bed ♪ ♪ Thou power that canst sever ♪ ♪ From me this ill ♪ ♪ And quickly still ♪ ♪ Though thou not kill ♪ ♪ My fever ♪ ♪ My fever ♪ ♪ My fever ♪ ♪ Fall on me like the silent dew ♪ ♪ Or like those maiden showers ♪ ♪ Which, by the peep of day, do strew ♪ ♪ A baptism o'er the flowers ♪ ♪ Melt, melt my pains ♪ ♪ With thy soft strains ♪ ♪ That, having ease me given ♪ ♪ With full delight ♪ ♪ I leave this light ♪ ♪ And take my flight ♪ ♪ For Heaven ♪ ♪ For Heaven ♪ ♪ For Heaven ♪ (choir vocalizing) (audience applauds) (choir humming) (choir sings in foreign language) (choir laughing) (choir sings in foreign language and laughs) (choir humming) (soloist sings in foreign language) (choir sings in foreign language) (choir muttering) (choir sings in foreign language) (audience applauds) (bright uplifting orchestral music) (choir sings indistinctly) (audience applauds) (dramatic uplifting music) ♪ Let all the world in ev'ry corner sing ♪ ♪ Let all the world in ev'ry corner sing ♪ ♪ "My God and King" ♪ ♪ The heav'ns are not too high ♪ ♪ His praise may thither fly ♪ ♪ The earth is not too low ♪ ♪ His praises there may grow ♪ ♪ Let all the world in ev'ry corner sing ♪ (dramatic triumphant music) ♪ Let all the world in ev'ry corner sing ♪ ♪ "My God and King" ♪ (gentle orchestral music) ♪ The church with psalms must shout ♪ ♪ No door can keep them out ♪ ♪ But, above all, the heart ♪ ♪ Must bear the longest part ♪ ♪ Let all the world in ev'ery corner sing ♪ ♪ Let all the world in ev'ery corner sing ♪ ♪ "My God and King" ♪ ♪ "My God and King" ♪ ♪ Let all the world in ev'ery corner sing ♪ ♪ "My God and King" ♪ (audience applauds) (choir sings 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 ♪ (choir humming)