Christmas Eve Service (December 24, 1977) / Duke Chapel Recordings / Duke Digital Repository

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In the name and in the spirit of Christ,

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I greet you on this Christmas Eve.

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A very special, blessed, holy moment for all of us.

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We come rejoicing, therefore let us sing unto God.

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We come praying, therefore let us praise God

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in word and in song.

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We come giving thanks,

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therefore let us lift our hearts unto the Lord our God.

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We come sharing,

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therefore let us give of ourselves to one another

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and to God.

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We come loving.

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We love because God has first loved us.

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We are loved.

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Let us love one another as God and Christ loves us.

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My dear friends, let us all rejoice together,

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and pray and praise and sing

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with all the joy that our lives now hold in this moment.

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Sing for all of the happiness

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that our various souls possess.

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Sing to the ever blessed glory of God.

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Come now, let us worship together,

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let us worship the Lord, our God.

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Amen and amen.

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♪ O come all ye faithful ♪

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♪ Joyful and triumphant ♪

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♪ O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem ♪

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♪ Come and behold Him ♪

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♪ Born the King of Angels ♪

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♪ O come let us adore Him ♪

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♪ O come let us adore Him ♪

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♪ O come let us adore Him ♪

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♪ Christ, the Lord ♪

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♪ Sing choirs of angels ♪

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♪ Sing in exultation ♪

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♪ Sing all ye citizens of heav'n above ♪

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♪ Glory to God ♪

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♪ Glory in the highest ♪

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♪ O come let us adore Him ♪

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♪ O come let us adore him ♪

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♪ O come let us adore Him ♪

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♪ Christ, the Lord ♪

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♪ Yes Lord, we greet Thee ♪

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♪ Born this happy morning ♪

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♪ Jesus to Thee be all glory giving ♪

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♪ Word of the Father ♪

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♪ Now in flesh appearing ♪

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♪ O come let us adore Him ♪

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♪ O come let us adore Him ♪

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♪ O come let us adore Him ♪

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♪ Christ, the Lord ♪

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♪ O come all ye faithful ♪

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♪ Joyful and triumphant ♪

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♪ O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem ♪

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♪ Come and behold Him ♪

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♪ Born the King of Angels ♪

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♪ O come let us adore Him ♪

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♪ O come let us adore Him ♪

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♪ O come let us adore him ♪

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♪ Christ, the Lord ♪

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♪ Amen ♪

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Beloved in Christ, on this Christmas Eve,

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it is our privilege and joy

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to hear again the message of the angels,

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and in our hearts and minds to go again to Bethlehem

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to see this thing which has come to pass,

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the babe lying in a manger.

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Therefore, let us read and hear in holy scripture

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the story of the loving purposes of God

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from the ages of the prophets

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and to the days of the glorious redemption

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brought to us by this holy child.

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And now let us offer to God

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our prayers of thanksgiving and intercession.

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Let us pray.

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O God, we thank you for this Christmas time,

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for gifts given and for gifts received,

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for family gatherings in which those who are separated

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gather together for a time,

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for letters from those from whom we have not heard

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for so long.

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We give you thanks O God,

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for the spirit of good will

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which is all through this land,

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for this time when we remember if only for little

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that it is more blessed to give than to receive,

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for this time when we find happiness

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and bringing happiness to others.

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We give you thanks, O God.

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O loving God,

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bless those for whom their is little joy at Christmas,

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those who are aged and alone

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and who have no one left to remember them.

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Those who are poor and who are hurt by their poverty,

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not just for their own sakes,

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but more for the sake of the gifts

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they long to give but cannot.

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Bless those who are ill

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and who must spend this time of joy in pain.

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Those who are far from home and far from friends

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and who are lonely and homesick.

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Those who feel that loneliness and their loss more keenly

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in this time of fellowship and joy.

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O Holy God, send your spirit among us.

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Make this a time when those who have quarrel

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will be reconciled.

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A time when those who have drifted apart

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will find each other again.

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A time when we all can come home again

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and find a welcome waiting for us.

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O God, we give thanks to you

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for the greatest gift, Jesus Christ our Lord.

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We thank you that He who is the King of Glory

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entered into a humble home

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and took our common life upon Him

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that He might make us what He is,

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and that we and Him might truly become

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your sons and daughters.

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Grant that at this Christmas time

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Jesus Christ may be born again

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within the hearts of each of us.

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We pray this, O God

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in the spirit of the Christ who taught us to pray,

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Our Father,

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Who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name,

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thy kingdom come,

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thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

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Give us this day our daily bread,

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and forgive us our trespasses

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as we forgive those who trespass against us,

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and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

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For thine is the kingdom,

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and the power, and the glory, for ever, amen.

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♪ Oh holy night, the stars are brightly shining ♪

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♪ It is the night of our dear Savior's birth ♪

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♪ Long lay the world in sin and error pining ♪

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♪ Til' He appeared and the soul felt it's worth ♪

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♪ A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices ♪

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♪ For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn ♪

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♪ Fall on Your knees ♪

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♪ Oh hear the Angel voices ♪

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♪ Oh night divine ♪

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♪ Oh night when Christ was born ♪

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♪ Oh night, oh night ♪

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♪ Oh night, oh night divine ♪

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♪ Truly He taught us to love one another ♪

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♪ His law is love and His gospel is peace ♪

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♪ Chains shall He break, the slave is our brother ♪

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♪ And in his name all oppression shall cease ♪

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♪ Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we ♪

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♪ Let all with Him as praises holy name ♪

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♪ Christ is the Lord, then ever! ever praise we ♪

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♪ His pow'r and glory, evermore proclaim ♪

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♪ His pow'r and glory, evermore proclaim ♪

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Christ's birth and kingdom are foretold by Isaiah.

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"There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse,

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"and a branch shall grow out of his roots.

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"And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him.

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"The spirit of wisdom and understanding,

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"the spirit of counsel and might,

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"the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.

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"And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord.

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"He shall not judge by what His eyes see

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"or decide by what His ears hear,

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"but with righteousness, He shall judge the poor

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"and decide with equity for the meek of the earth.

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"And He shall smite the earth with the rod of His mouth,

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"and with the breath of His lips,

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"He shall slay the wicked.

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"Righteousness shall be the girdle of His waist

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"and faithfulness the girdle of His loins.

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"The people who have walked in darkness

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"have seen a great light.

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"Those who dwell in the land of deep darkness,

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"on them has light shine.

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"Thou has multiplied the nation, thou has increased its joy.

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"They rejoice before thee as with joy at the harvest,

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"as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

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"For the yoke of his burden and the staff for his shoulder,

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"the rod of His oppressor,

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"thou has broken as on the day of Midian.

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"For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given,

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"and the government will be upon His shoulder,

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"and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor,

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"Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

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"Of the increase of His government and of peace,

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"there will be no end upon the throne of David,

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"and over his kingdom, to establish it

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"and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness

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"from this time forth and forever more.

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"The zeal of the Lord of host will do this."

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Thanks be to God.

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♪ O come, O come, Emmanuel ♪

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♪ And ransom captive Israel ♪

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♪ That mourns in lonely exile here ♪

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♪ Until the Son of God appear ♪

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♪ Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel ♪

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♪ Shall come to thee, O Israel ♪

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♪ O come, O Wisdom from on high ♪

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♪ Who ordered all things mightily ♪

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♪ To us the path of knowledge show ♪

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♪ And teach us in its ways to go ♪

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♪ Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel ♪

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♪ Shall come to thee, O Israel ♪

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♪ O come, desire of the nations, bind ♪

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♪ In one the hearts of all mankind ♪

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♪ Bid every strife and quarrel cease ♪

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♪ And fill the world with heaven's peace ♪

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♪ Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel ♪

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♪ Shall come to thee O Israel ♪

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♪ O come, thou Dayspring come and cheer ♪

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♪ Our spirits by thy drawing nigh ♪

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♪ Disperse the gloomy clouds of night ♪

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♪ And death's dark shadow put to flight ♪

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♪ Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel ♪

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♪ Shall come to thee O Israel ♪

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♪ Amen ♪

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The angel Gabriel visits the blessed Virgin Mary.

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"In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God

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to a city of Galilee named Nazareth to a virgin betrothed

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to a man whose name was Joseph of the house of David.

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And the virgin's name was Mary.

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And he came to her and said, 'Hail, O favored one.

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"'The Lord is with you.'

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"But she was greatly troubled by the saying

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"and considered in her mind

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"what sort of greeting this might be.

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"And the angel said to her, 'Do not be afraid, Mary

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"'for you have found favor with God,

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"'and behold, you will conceive in your womb

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"'and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.

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"'He will be great

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"'and will be called the Son of the Most High.

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"'And the Lord God will give to Him

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"'the throne of his father, David.

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"'And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever,

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"'and of His kingdom, there will be no end.'

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"And Mary said to the angel,

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"'How can this be since I have no husband?'

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"And the angel said to her,

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"'The Holy Spirit will come upon you

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"'and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.

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"'Therefore, the child to be born

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"'will be called Holy, the Son of God.

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"'And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age

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"'has also conceived a son.

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"'And this is the six month with her who was called barren.

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"'For with God nothing will be impossible.'

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"And Mary said, 'Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord;

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"'let it be to me according to your word.'

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"And the angel departed from her."

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Thanks be to God.

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♪ Come, thou long expected Jesus ♪

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♪ Born to set thy people free ♪

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♪ From our fears and sins release us ♪

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♪ Let us find our rest in thee ♪

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♪ Israel's strength and consolation ♪

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♪ Hope of all the earth thou art ♪

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♪ Dear desire of every nation ♪

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♪ Joy of every longing heart ♪

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♪ Born thy people to deliver ♪

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♪ Born a child and yet a King ♪

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♪ Born to reign in us forever ♪

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♪ Now thy gracious kingdom bring ♪

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♪ By thine own eternal spirit ♪

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♪ Rule in all our hearts alone ♪

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♪ By thine all sufficient merit ♪

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♪ Raise us to thy glorious throne ♪

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The blessed Virgin Mary rejoices before God.

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"In those days,

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"Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country

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"to a city of Judah,

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"and she entered the house and greeted Elizabeth.

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"And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary,

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"the babe leaped in her womb

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"and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.

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"And she exclaimed with a loud cry,

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"'Blessed are you among women,

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"'and blessed is the fruit of your womb.

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"'And why is this granted me,

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"'that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

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"'For behold, when the voice of your greeting

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"'came to my ears,

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"'the babe in my womb leaped for joy.

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"'And blessed is she who believed

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"'that there would be a fulfillment

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"'of what was spoken to her from the Lord.'

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"And Mary said, 'My soul magnifies the Lord

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"'and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,

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"'for He has regarded the lowest estate of his handmaiden.

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"'For behold, henceforth all generations

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"'will call me blessed,

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"'for He who is mighty has done great things for me,

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"'and holy is His name.

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"'And His mercy is on those who fear Him

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"'from generation to generation.

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"'He has shown strength with his arm.

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"'He has shattered the proud

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"'of the imagination of their hearts.

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"'He has put down the mighty of their thrones

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"'and exalted those of low degree.

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"'He has filled the hungry with good things,

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"'and the rich he has sent empty away.

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"'He has helped his servant in remembrance of his mercy

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"'as He spoke to our fathers,

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"'to Abraham and to his posterity forever.'"

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Thanks be to God.

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♪ Angels we have heard on high ♪

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♪ Sweetly singing o'er the plains ♪

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♪ And the mountains in reply ♪

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♪ Echoing their joyous strains ♪

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♪ Gloria, in excelsis Deo ♪

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♪ Gloria, in excelsis Deo ♪

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♪ Shepherds, why this jubilee ♪

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♪ Why your joyous strains prolong ♪

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♪ What the gladsome tidings be ♪

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♪ Which inspire your heavenly song ♪

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♪ Gloria ♪

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♪ In excelsis Deo ♪

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♪ Gloria ♪

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♪ In excelsis Deo ♪

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♪ Come to Bethlehem and see ♪

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♪ Him whose birth the angels sing ♪

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♪ Come, adore on bended knee ♪

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♪ Christ the Lord, the newborn King ♪

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♪ Gloria ♪

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♪ In excelsis Deo ♪

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♪ Gloria ♪

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♪ In excelsis Deo ♪

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♪ See Him in a manger laid ♪

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♪ Whom the choirs of angels praise ♪

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♪ Mary, Joseph, lend your aid ♪

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♪ While our hearts in love we raise ♪

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♪ Gloria ♪

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♪ In excelsis Deo ♪

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♪ Gloria ♪

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♪ In excelsis Deo ♪

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Saint Matthew tells of Christ's nativity.

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"Now the birth of Jesus took place in this way.

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"When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph,

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"before they came together,

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"she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit.

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"And her husband Joseph being a just man

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"and unwilling to put her to shame,

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"resolved to divorce her quietly.

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"But as he considered this,

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"behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream

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"saying, 'Joseph son of David,

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"'do not fear to take Mary for your wife

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"'for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

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"'She will bear a son and you shall call his name Jesus,

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"'for He will save His people from their sins.'

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"All of this took place to fulfill what the Lord

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"had spoken by the prophet,

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"'Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son,

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"'and his name shall be called Emmanuel,

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"'which means God with us.'

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"When Joseph woke from sleep,

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"he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him.

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"He took his wife, but knew her not

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"until she had born a son and called his name Jesus."

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Thanks be to God.

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♪ What child is this ♪

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♪ Who lay to rest ♪

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♪ On Mary's lap is sleeping ♪

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♪ Whom angels greet with anthems sweet ♪

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♪ While shepherds watch are keeping ♪

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♪ This, this is Christ the King ♪

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♪ Whom shepherds guard and angels sing ♪

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♪ Haste, haste to bring him laud ♪

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♪ The Babe, the Son of Mary ♪

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♪ Why lies He in such mean estate ♪

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♪ Where ox and ass are feeding ♪

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♪ Good Christian, fear for sinners here ♪

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♪ The silent Word is pleading ♪

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♪ This, this is Christ, the King ♪

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♪ Whom shepherds guard and angels sing ♪

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♪ Haste, haste to bring Him laud ♪

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♪ The Babe, the Son of Mary ♪

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♪ So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh ♪

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♪ Come, peasant, king to own Him ♪

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♪ The King of kings salvation brings ♪

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♪ Let loving hearts enthrone Him ♪

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♪ This, this is Christ, the King ♪

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♪ Whom shepherds guard and angels sing ♪

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♪ Haste, haste to bring Him laud ♪

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♪ The Babe, the Son of Mary ♪

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The shepherd to go onto the manger.

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"And in that region, there were shepherds out in the field

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"keeping watch over their flock by night.

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"And an angel of the Lord appeared to them,

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"and the glory of the Lord shone around them,

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"and they were filled with fear.

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"And the angel said to them, 'Be not afraid

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"'for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy

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"'which will come to all the people.

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"'For to you is born this day in the city of David

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"'a savior who is Christ the Lord.

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"'And this will be a sign for you.

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"'You will find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes

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"'and lying in a manger.'

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"And suddenly there was with the angel

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"a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

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"'Glory to God in the highest,

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"'and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased.'

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"When the angels went away from them into heaven,

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"the shepherds said to one another,

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"'Let us go over to Bethlehem

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"'and see this thing that has happened.

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"'The Lord has made known to us.'

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"They went with haste and found Mary and Joseph

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"and the babe lying in a manger.

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"And when they saw it, they made known the saying

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"which had been told them concerning this child,

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"and all who heard it

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"wondered at what the shepherds told them.

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"But Mary kept all these things,

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"pondering them in her heart.

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"And the shepherds returned glorifying and praising God

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"for all they had heard and seen as it had been told them."

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Thanks be to God.

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(soft instrumental music)

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♪ Go, tell it on the mountain ♪

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♪ Over the hills and everywhere ♪

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♪ Go, tell it on the mountain ♪

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♪ That Jesus Christ is born ♪

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♪ While shepherds kept their watching ♪

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♪ O'er silent flocks by night ♪

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♪ Behold throughout the heavens ♪

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♪ There shone a Holy light ♪

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♪ Go, tell it on the mountain ♪

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♪ Over the hills and everywhere ♪

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♪ Go, tell it on the mountain ♪

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♪ That Jesus Christ is born ♪

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♪ The shepherds feared and trembled ♪

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♪ When, lo, above the earth ♪

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♪ Rang out the angel chorus ♪

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♪ That hailed our Savior's birth ♪

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♪ Go, tell it on the mountain ♪

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♪ Over the hills and everywhere ♪

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♪ Go, tell it on the mountain ♪

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♪ That Jesus Christ is born ♪

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♪ Down in a lowly manger ♪

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♪ Our humble Christ was born ♪

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♪ And brought us all salvation ♪

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♪ That blessed Christmas morn ♪

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♪ Go, tell it on the mountain ♪

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♪ Over the hills and everywhere ♪

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♪ Go, tell it on the mountain ♪

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♪ That Jesus Christ is born ♪

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Since the stanzas are not numbered in the bulletin,

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and so that we all might be singing the same stanzas

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on the next three beautiful, beautiful hymns,

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will you note that on the next hymn,

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the second stanza comes at the top of the page,

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the third stanza will be underneath it,

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the fourth stanza up to your right,

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the fifth stanza underneath that.

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On the next two hymns, it will be the first stanza

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and the second stanza will be underneath it,

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the third will be up on your right,

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and the fourth underneath that.

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And the same with the closing.

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We all want to be singing together.

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Let us continue our worship.

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The wise men are led by the star of Jesus.

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"Now, when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea

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"in the days of Herod the king,

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"behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem saying,

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"'Where is He who has been born, king of the Jews

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"'for we have seen his star in the east

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"'and have come to worship Him.'

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"When Herod the king heard this,

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"he was troubled and all Jerusalem with him.

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"And assembling all the chief priests

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"and scribes of the people,

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"he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born.

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"They told him in Bethlehem of Judea

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"for so it is written by the prophet,

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"'And you O Bethlehem in the land of Judah

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"'are by no means least among the rulers of Judah,

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"'for from you shall come a ruler

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"'who will govern my people, Israel.'

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"Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly

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"and ascertained from them what time the star appeared.

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"And he sent them to Bethlehem saying,

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"'Go and search diligently for the child.

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"'And when you have found him,

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"'bring me word that I too may come and worship him.'

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"When they had heard the king, they went their way,

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"and lo, the star which they had seen in the east

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"went before them till it came to rest

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"over the place where the child was.

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"When they saw the star,

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"they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.

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"And going into the house,

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"they saw the child with Mary his mother,

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and they fell down and worshiped him.

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"Then opening their treasures, they offered him gifts,

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"gold and frankincense and myrrh."

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Thanks be to God.

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(gentle instrumental music)

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♪ The first Nowell the angel did say ♪

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♪ Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay ♪

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♪ In fields where they lay keeping their sheep ♪

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♪ On a cold winter's night that was so deep ♪

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♪ Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell ♪

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♪ Born is the King of Israel ♪

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♪ They looked up and saw a star ♪

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♪ Shining in the east, beyond them far ♪

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♪ And to the earth it gave great light ♪

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♪ And so it continued both day and night ♪

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♪ Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell ♪

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♪ Born is the King of Israel ♪

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♪ And by the light of that same star ♪

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♪ Three Wise Men came from country far ♪

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♪ To seek for a king was their intent ♪

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♪ And to follow the star wherever it went ♪

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♪ Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell ♪

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♪ Born is the King of Israel ♪

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♪ This star drew nigh to the northwest ♪

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♪ O'er Bethlehem it took its rest ♪

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♪ And there it did both stop and stay ♪

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♪ Right over the place where Jesus lay ♪

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♪ Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell ♪

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♪ Born is the King of Israel ♪

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♪ Then entered in those Wise Men three ♪

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♪ Full reverently upon the knee ♪

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♪ And offered there, in His presence ♪

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♪ Their gold and myrrh and frankincense ♪

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♪ Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell ♪

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♪ Born is the King of Israel ♪

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Stand please.

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Saint John unfolds the great mystery of the incarnation.

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"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,

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"and the Word was God.

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"He was in the beginning with God.

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"All things were made through Him,

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"and without Him was not anything made that was made.

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"In Him was life, and the life was the light of all.

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"The light shines in the darkness

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"and the darkness has not overcome it.

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"There was a man sent from God whose name was John.

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"He came for testimony to bear witness to the light,

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"that all might believe through Him.

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"He was not the light,

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"but he came to bear witness to the light.

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"The true light that enlightens everyone

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"was coming into the world.

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"He was in the world and the world was made through Him,

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"yet the world knew Him not.

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"He came to His own home

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"and His own people received Him not,

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"but to all who received Him, who believed in His name,

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"He gave power to become children of God,

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"who were born not of blood nor of the will of the flesh

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"nor of the will of man, but of God.

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"And the word became flesh and dwelt among us,

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"full of grace and truth.

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"We have beheld His glory,

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"glory as of the only Son from the Father."

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Thanks be to God.

1:18:34

(bright instrumental music)

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♪ Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah ♪

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♪ Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah ♪

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♪ For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth ♪

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♪ Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah ♪

1:19:13

♪ For the lord God omnipotent reigneth ♪

1:19:18

♪ Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah ♪

1:19:25

♪ For the lord God omnipotent reigneth ♪

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♪ For the lord God omnipotent reigneth ♪

1:19:38

♪ Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah ♪

1:19:45

♪ For the lord God omnipotent reigneth ♪

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♪ Hallelujah ♪

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♪ The kingdom of this world ♪

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♪ Is become ♪

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♪ The kingdom of our Lord ♪

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♪ And of His Christ ♪

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♪ And of His Christ ♪

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♪ And He shall reign forever and ever ♪

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♪ And He shall reign forever and ever ♪

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♪ And He shall reign forever and ever ♪

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♪ And He shall reign forever and ever ♪

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♪ King of kings ♪

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♪ Forever and ever hallelujah hallelujah ♪

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♪ And lord of lords ♪

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♪ Forever and ever hallelujah hallelujah ♪

1:20:57

♪ King of kings ♪

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♪ Forever and ever hallelujah hallelujah ♪

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♪ And Lord of lords ♪

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♪ Forever and ever hallelujah hallelujah ♪

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♪ King of kings ♪

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♪ Forever and ever hallelujah hallelujah ♪

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♪ And Lord of lords ♪

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♪ King of kings and Lord of lords ♪

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♪ And He shall reign forever and ever ♪

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♪ And He shall reign forever and ever ♪

1:21:38

♪ King of kings forever and ever ♪

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♪ And Lord of lords hallelujah hallelujah ♪

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♪ And He shall reign forever, forever and ever ♪

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♪ King of kings and Lord of lords ♪

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♪ King of kings and Lord of lords ♪

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♪ And He shall reign forever and ever ♪

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♪ Forever and ever, forever and ever ♪

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♪ Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah ♪

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♪ Hallelujah ♪

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("Joy to the World")

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♪ Joy to the world, the Lord is come ♪

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♪ Let earth receive her King ♪

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♪ Let every heart prepare Him room ♪

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♪ And heaven and nature sing ♪

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♪ And heaven and nature sing ♪

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♪ And heaven, and heaven and nature sing ♪

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♪ Joy to the world, the Savior reigns ♪

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♪ Let men their songs employ ♪

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♪ While fields and floods ♪

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♪ Rocks, hills and plains ♪

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♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪

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♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪

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♪ Repeat, repeat the sounding joy ♪

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♪ No more let sins and sorrows grow ♪

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♪ Nor thorns infest the ground ♪

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♪ He comes to make His blessings flow ♪

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♪ Far as the curse is found ♪

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♪ Far as the curse is found ♪

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♪ Far as, far as, the curse is found ♪

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♪ He rules the world with truth and grace ♪

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♪ And makes the nations prove ♪

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♪ The glories of His righteousness ♪

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♪ And wonders of His love ♪

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♪ And wonders of His love ♪

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♪ And wonders, wonders, of His love ♪

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♪ Amen ♪

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-

And now my beloved friends in Christ,

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may our blessed Lord who by His coming among us

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gathered into one all things heavenly and earthly

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and showed us the beauty of God's love

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fill you with the contentment of inward peace and goodwill.

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And may the blessing of God Almighty,

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loving Creator, loving Redeemer, loving Holy Spirit

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be upon you and remain with you

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and with those whom you love this holy night,

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and forever and ever, amen.

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("Silent Night")

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(gentle piano music)

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♪ Silent night, holy night ♪

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♪ All is calm, all is bright ♪

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♪ Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child ♪

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♪ Holy infant so tender and mild ♪

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♪ Sleep in heavenly peace ♪

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♪ Sleep in heavenly peace ♪

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♪ Silent night, holy night ♪

1:31:37

♪ Shepherds quake at the sight ♪

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♪ Glories stream from heaven afar ♪

1:31:57

♪ Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia ♪

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♪ Christ the Savior is born ♪

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♪ Christ the Savior is born ♪

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♪ Silent night, holy night ♪

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♪ Son of God love's pure light ♪

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♪ Radiant beams from Thy holy face ♪

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♪ With dawn of redeeming grace ♪

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♪ Jesus Lord, at Thy birth ♪

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♪ Jesus Lord, at Thy birth ♪

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♪ Silent night, holy night ♪

1:33:38

♪ Shepherds quake at the sight ♪

1:33:49

♪ Glories stream from heaven above ♪

1:33:59

♪ Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia ♪

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♪ Christ the Savior is born ♪

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♪ Christ the Savior is born ♪

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Christmas Eve Service (December 24, 1977)

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