WELCOME​

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O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL

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

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O come let us adore Him,

O come let us adore Him,

O come let us adore Him,

Christ the Lord.

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God of God,

light of light

Lo, he abhors not the virgin's womb

Very God,

begotten, not created

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O come let us adore Him,

O come let us adore Him,

O come let us adore Him,

Christ the Lord.

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Sing, choirs of angels,

sing in exultation,

Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above;

Glory to God,

In the highest

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O come let us adore Him,

O come let us adore Him,

O come let us adore Him,

Christ the Lord.

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SILENT NIGHT

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.

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Silent night, Holy night

Shepherds quake at the sight

Glories stream from heaven afar

Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia

Christ the Saviour is born!

Christ the Saviour is born.

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Silent night, Holy night

Son of God Love's pure light

Radiant beams from Thy holy face

With the dawn of redeeming grace

Jesus Lord at thy birth

Jesus Lord at thy birth.

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MARY

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READING

LUKE 1:26-32a

In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favoured one, the Lord is with you!” But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favour with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.

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MARY'S STORY

 

PRAYER

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O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM

O little town of Bethlehem

How still we see thee lie

Above thy deep and dreamless sleep

The silent stars go by

Yet in thy dark streets shineth

The everlasting Light

The hopes and fears of all the years

Are met in thee tonight

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O, morning stars together

Proclaim the holy birth

And praises sing to God the King

And peace to men on earth

For Christ is born of Mary

And gathered all above

While mortals sleep the angels keep

Their watch of wondering love

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How silently, how silently

The wondrous gift is given

So God imparts to human hearts

The blessings of His heaven

No ear may hear His coming

But in this world of sin

Where meek souls will Receive Him still

The dear Christ enters in.

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O holy Child of Bethlehem

Descend to us, we pray

Cast out our sin and enter in

Be born in us today

We hear the Christmas angels

The great glad tidings tell

O come to us, abide with us

Our Lord Emmanuel

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JOY TO THE WORLD

Joy to the world! The Lord has come;

Let earth receive her King;

Let every heart prepare Him room

And Heaven and nature sing

And Heaven and nature sing

And heav'n and heav'n and nature sing

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Joy to the world! The Saviour reigns.

Let men their songs employ

while fields and floods,

rocks, hills and plains,

repeat the sounding joy

repeat the sounding joy

repeat, repeat the sounding joy

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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

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SHEPHERDS

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READING

LUKE 2:8-12

There were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to the Shepherds, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.”

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THE SHEPHERDS' STORY

 

PRAYER

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ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID'S CITY

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.

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He came down 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 and meek and lowly, lived on earth our savior holy.

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For He is our childhood pattern, day by day like us he grew

He was little, weak and helpless, tears and smiles, like us he knew

and he feeleth for our sadness, and he shareth in our gladness

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And our eyes at last shall see Him, through his own redeeming love.

For that child so dear and gentle, is our Lord in heaven above;

And He leads His children on, to the place where he is gone.

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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;

When like stars His children crowned, all in white shall wait around

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O Praise the name of the Lord our God

O Praise his name forever more

For endless days we will sing your praise

O Lord, O Lord our God!

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ANGELS

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READING

LUKE 2:13-15

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest,  and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”

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THE ANGEL'S STORY

 

PRAYER

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HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING

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 th'angelic host proclaim,

"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"

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Hark! the herald angels sing,

"Glory to the newborn King!"

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Christ, by highest heaven adored;

Christ the everlasting Lord;

Late in time, behold Him come,

Offspring of a virgin's womb.

Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;

Hail the incarnate Deity,

Pleased as man with man to dwell,

Jesus our Emmanuel.

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Hark! the herald angels sing,

"Glory to the newborn King!"

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Hail the heaven born Prince of Peace!

Hail the Sun 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.

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Hark! the herald angels sing,

"Glory to the newborn King!"

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HOLY FOREVER

And the angels cry: Holy

All creation cries: Holy

You are lifted high, holy

Holy forever

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Hear your people sing: Holy

To the King of kings, holy

You will always be holy

Holy forever

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IN CHRIST ALONE

In Christ alone who took on flesh

Fulness of God in helpless babe

This Cornerstone this solid Ground

Firm through the fiercest drought and storm

What heights of love what depths of peace

When fears are stilled when strivings cease

My Comforter my All in All

Here in the love of Christ I stand.

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WISE MEN

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READING

MATTHEW 2:9b-12

And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. And going into the house they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.

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THE ANGEL'S STORY

 

PRAYER

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O HOLY NIGHT

O holy night the stars are brightly shining

It is the night of our dear Saviour's birth

Long lay the world in sin and error pining

Til He appeared and the soul felt it's worth

The thrill of hope the weary soul rejoices

For yonder breaks, a new and glorious morn

Fall on your knees, oh hear the angel voices

O night divine

O night when Christ was born

O night divine, O night, O night divine

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Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,

With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.

Over the world a star is sweetly gleaming,

Now come the wisemen from out of Orient land.

The King of kings lay in the lowly manger;

In all our trials born to be our friend.

He knows our need, our weakness is no stranger,

Behold your King!

And Before him lowly bend!

Behold your King and before Him lowly bend

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Truly He taught us to love one another

His law is love and His gospel is peace

Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother

And in His name all oppression shall cease

Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we

Let all within us praise His holy name

Christ is the Lord oh praise His name forever

His power and glory

evermore proclaim

His power and glory evermore proclaim

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CLOSING PRAYER

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