Christmas Eve Service (December 24, 1977)
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(bright instrumental music) | 0:07 | |
(gentle music) | 6:23 | |
(bright instrumental music) | 9:53 | |
(bright instrumental music) | 13:24 | |
(bright instrumental music) | 17:29 | |
(bright instrumental music) | 20:31 | |
(gentle instrumental music) | 22:04 | |
- | In the name and in the spirit of Christ, | 22:53 |
I greet you on this Christmas Eve. | 22:56 | |
A very special, blessed, holy moment for all of us. | 23:02 | |
We come rejoicing, therefore let us sing unto God. | 23:08 | |
We come praying, therefore let us praise God | 23:14 | |
in word and in song. | 23:20 | |
We come giving thanks, | 23:23 | |
therefore let us lift our hearts unto the Lord our God. | 23:26 | |
We come sharing, | 23:33 | |
therefore let us give of ourselves to one another | 23:36 | |
and to God. | 23:40 | |
We come loving. | 23:43 | |
We love because God has first loved us. | 23:46 | |
We are loved. | 23:52 | |
Let us love one another as God and Christ loves us. | 23:55 | |
My dear friends, let us all rejoice together, | 24:04 | |
and pray and praise and sing | 24:09 | |
with all the joy that our lives now hold in this moment. | 24:14 | |
Sing for all of the happiness | 24:19 | |
that our various souls possess. | 24:21 | |
Sing to the ever blessed glory of God. | 24:23 | |
Come now, let us worship together, | 24:28 | |
let us worship the Lord, our God. | 24:32 | |
Amen and amen. | 24:35 | |
(singing in foreign language) | 24:39 | |
(bright pipe organ music) | 25:36 | |
♪ O come all ye faithful ♪ | 26:27 | |
♪ Joyful and triumphant ♪ | 26:32 | |
♪ O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem ♪ | 26:37 | |
♪ Come and behold Him ♪ | 26:48 | |
♪ Born the King of Angels ♪ | 26:53 | |
♪ O come let us adore Him ♪ | 26:57 | |
♪ O come let us adore Him ♪ | 27:02 | |
♪ O come let us adore Him ♪ | 27:08 | |
♪ Christ, the Lord ♪ | 27:14 | |
♪ Sing choirs of angels ♪ | 27:23 | |
♪ Sing in exultation ♪ | 27:28 | |
♪ Sing all ye citizens of heav'n above ♪ | 27:33 | |
♪ Glory to God ♪ | 27:43 | |
♪ Glory in the highest ♪ | 27:49 | |
♪ O come let us adore Him ♪ | 27:54 | |
♪ O come let us adore him ♪ | 27:58 | |
♪ O come let us adore Him ♪ | 28:04 | |
♪ Christ, the Lord ♪ | 28:10 | |
♪ Yes Lord, we greet Thee ♪ | 28:20 | |
♪ Born this happy morning ♪ | 28:24 | |
♪ Jesus to Thee be all glory giving ♪ | 28:30 | |
♪ Word of the Father ♪ | 28:40 | |
♪ Now in flesh appearing ♪ | 28:45 | |
♪ O come let us adore Him ♪ | 28:50 | |
♪ O come let us adore Him ♪ | 28:56 | |
♪ O come let us adore Him ♪ | 29:01 | |
♪ Christ, the Lord ♪ | 29:07 | |
♪ O come all ye faithful ♪ | 29:17 | |
♪ Joyful and triumphant ♪ | 29:21 | |
♪ O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem ♪ | 29:26 | |
♪ Come and behold Him ♪ | 29:38 | |
♪ Born the King of Angels ♪ | 29:43 | |
♪ O come let us adore Him ♪ | 29:48 | |
♪ O come let us adore Him ♪ | 29:53 | |
♪ O come let us adore him ♪ | 29:58 | |
♪ Christ, the Lord ♪ | 30:05 | |
♪ Amen ♪ | 30:13 | |
- | Beloved in Christ, on this Christmas Eve, | 30:26 |
it is our privilege and joy | 30:32 | |
to hear again the message of the angels, | 30:34 | |
and in our hearts and minds to go again to Bethlehem | 30:39 | |
to see this thing which has come to pass, | 30:45 | |
the babe lying in a manger. | 30:50 | |
Therefore, let us read and hear in holy scripture | 30:54 | |
the story of the loving purposes of God | 31:00 | |
from the ages of the prophets | 31:04 | |
and to the days of the glorious redemption | 31:06 | |
brought to us by this holy child. | 31:11 | |
And now let us offer to God | 31:16 | |
our prayers of thanksgiving and intercession. | 31:20 | |
Let us pray. | 31:25 | |
O God, we thank you for this Christmas time, | 31:40 | |
for gifts given and for gifts received, | 31:47 | |
for family gatherings in which those who are separated | 31:53 | |
gather together for a time, | 31:58 | |
for letters from those from whom we have not heard | 32:01 | |
for so long. | 32:05 | |
We give you thanks O God, | 32:07 | |
for the spirit of good will | 32:11 | |
which is all through this land, | 32:12 | |
for this time when we remember if only for little | 32:16 | |
that it is more blessed to give than to receive, | 32:22 | |
for this time when we find happiness | 32:27 | |
and bringing happiness to others. | 32:31 | |
We give you thanks, O God. | 32:34 | |
O loving God, | 32:39 | |
bless those for whom their is little joy at Christmas, | 32:43 | |
those who are aged and alone | 32:49 | |
and who have no one left to remember them. | 32:53 | |
Those who are poor and who are hurt by their poverty, | 32:57 | |
not just for their own sakes, | 33:04 | |
but more for the sake of the gifts | 33:07 | |
they long to give but cannot. | 33:10 | |
Bless those who are ill | 33:15 | |
and who must spend this time of joy in pain. | 33:18 | |
Those who are far from home and far from friends | 33:24 | |
and who are lonely and homesick. | 33:31 | |
Those who feel that loneliness and their loss more keenly | 33:36 | |
in this time of fellowship and joy. | 33:42 | |
O Holy God, send your spirit among us. | 33:47 | |
Make this a time when those who have quarrel | 33:51 | |
will be reconciled. | 33:54 | |
A time when those who have drifted apart | 33:56 | |
will find each other again. | 34:00 | |
A time when we all can come home again | 34:03 | |
and find a welcome waiting for us. | 34:08 | |
O God, we give thanks to you | 34:14 | |
for the greatest gift, Jesus Christ our Lord. | 34:18 | |
We thank you that He who is the King of Glory | 34:24 | |
entered into a humble home | 34:28 | |
and took our common life upon Him | 34:30 | |
that He might make us what He is, | 34:34 | |
and that we and Him might truly become | 34:38 | |
your sons and daughters. | 34:42 | |
Grant that at this Christmas time | 34:46 | |
Jesus Christ may be born again | 34:49 | |
within the hearts of each of us. | 34:54 | |
We pray this, O God | 34:58 | |
in the spirit of the Christ who taught us to pray, | 35:01 | |
Our Father, | 35:06 | |
- | Who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, | 35:08 |
thy kingdom come, | 35:12 | |
thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. | 35:15 | |
Give us this day our daily bread, | 35:20 | |
and forgive us our trespasses | 35:23 | |
as we forgive those who trespass against us, | 35:26 | |
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. | 35:30 | |
For thine is the kingdom, | 35:36 | |
and the power, and the glory, for ever, amen. | 35:39 | |
(gentle pipe organ music) | 35:51 | |
♪ Oh holy night, the stars are brightly shining ♪ | 35:57 | |
♪ It is the night of our dear Savior's birth ♪ | 36:07 | |
♪ Long lay the world in sin and error pining ♪ | 36:20 | |
♪ Til' He appeared and the soul felt it's worth ♪ | 36:29 | |
♪ A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices ♪ | 36:39 | |
♪ For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn ♪ | 36:47 | |
♪ Fall on Your knees ♪ | 36:55 | |
♪ Oh hear the Angel voices ♪ | 37:03 | |
♪ Oh night divine ♪ | 37:11 | |
♪ Oh night when Christ was born ♪ | 37:19 | |
♪ Oh night, oh night ♪ | 37:28 | |
♪ Oh night, oh night divine ♪ | 37:38 | |
♪ Truly He taught us to love one another ♪ | 37:57 | |
♪ His law is love and His gospel is peace ♪ | 38:06 | |
♪ Chains shall He break, the slave is our brother ♪ | 38:19 | |
♪ And in his name all oppression shall cease ♪ | 38:29 | |
♪ Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we ♪ | 38:39 | |
♪ Let all with Him as praises holy name ♪ | 38:47 | |
♪ Christ is the Lord, then ever! ever praise we ♪ | 38:55 | |
♪ His pow'r and glory, evermore proclaim ♪ | 39:10 | |
♪ His pow'r and glory, evermore proclaim ♪ | 39:27 | |
Christ's birth and kingdom are foretold by Isaiah. | 40:04 | |
"There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, | 40:13 | |
"and a branch shall grow out of his roots. | 40:18 | |
"And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him. | 40:22 | |
"The spirit of wisdom and understanding, | 40:25 | |
"the spirit of counsel and might, | 40:30 | |
"the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. | 40:33 | |
"And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. | 40:38 | |
"He shall not judge by what His eyes see | 40:44 | |
"or decide by what His ears hear, | 40:48 | |
"but with righteousness, He shall judge the poor | 40:51 | |
"and decide with equity for the meek of the earth. | 40:55 | |
"And He shall smite the earth with the rod of His mouth, | 41:00 | |
"and with the breath of His lips, | 41:04 | |
"He shall slay the wicked. | 41:07 | |
"Righteousness shall be the girdle of His waist | 41:10 | |
"and faithfulness the girdle of His loins. | 41:13 | |
"The people who have walked in darkness | 41:19 | |
"have seen a great light. | 41:22 | |
"Those who dwell in the land of deep darkness, | 41:25 | |
"on them has light shine. | 41:30 | |
"Thou has multiplied the nation, thou has increased its joy. | 41:34 | |
"They rejoice before thee as with joy at the harvest, | 41:41 | |
"as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. | 41:47 | |
"For the yoke of his burden and the staff for his shoulder, | 41:52 | |
"the rod of His oppressor, | 41:57 | |
"thou has broken as on the day of Midian. | 41:59 | |
"For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, | 42:04 | |
"and the government will be upon His shoulder, | 42:14 | |
"and His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, | 42:17 | |
"Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. | 42:22 | |
"Of the increase of His government and of peace, | 42:31 | |
"there will be no end upon the throne of David, | 42:35 | |
"and over his kingdom, to establish it | 42:40 | |
"and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness | 42:43 | |
"from this time forth and forever more. | 42:48 | |
"The zeal of the Lord of host will do this." | 42:52 | |
Thanks be to God. | 42:57 | |
(gentle pipe organ music) | 43:03 | |
♪ O come, O come, Emmanuel ♪ | 43:21 | |
♪ And ransom captive Israel ♪ | 43:27 | |
♪ That mourns in lonely exile here ♪ | 43:34 | |
♪ Until the Son of God appear ♪ | 43:42 | |
♪ Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel ♪ | 43:49 | |
♪ Shall come to thee, O Israel ♪ | 43:59 | |
♪ O come, O Wisdom from on high ♪ | 44:09 | |
♪ Who ordered all things mightily ♪ | 44:16 | |
♪ To us the path of knowledge show ♪ | 44:24 | |
♪ And teach us in its ways to go ♪ | 44:32 | |
♪ Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel ♪ | 44:40 | |
♪ Shall come to thee, O Israel ♪ | 44:50 | |
♪ O come, desire of the nations, bind ♪ | 45:00 | |
♪ In one the hearts of all mankind ♪ | 45:08 | |
♪ Bid every strife and quarrel cease ♪ | 45:16 | |
♪ And fill the world with heaven's peace ♪ | 45:24 | |
♪ Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel ♪ | 45:32 | |
♪ Shall come to thee O Israel ♪ | 45:42 | |
♪ O come, thou Dayspring come and cheer ♪ | 45:53 | |
♪ Our spirits by thy drawing nigh ♪ | 46:00 | |
♪ Disperse the gloomy clouds of night ♪ | 46:08 | |
♪ And death's dark shadow put to flight ♪ | 46:16 | |
♪ Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel ♪ | 46:24 | |
♪ Shall come to thee O Israel ♪ | 46:34 | |
♪ Amen ♪ | 46:44 | |
- | The angel Gabriel visits the blessed Virgin Mary. | 47:01 |
"In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God | 47:08 | |
to a city of Galilee named Nazareth to a virgin betrothed | 47:12 | |
to a man whose name was Joseph of the house of David. | 47:17 | |
And the virgin's name was Mary. | 47:21 | |
And he came to her and said, 'Hail, O favored one. | 47:25 | |
"'The Lord is with you.' | 47:29 | |
"But she was greatly troubled by the saying | 47:32 | |
"and considered in her mind | 47:34 | |
"what sort of greeting this might be. | 47:35 | |
"And the angel said to her, 'Do not be afraid, Mary | 47:39 | |
"'for you have found favor with God, | 47:44 | |
"'and behold, you will conceive in your womb | 47:47 | |
"'and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. | 47:50 | |
"'He will be great | 47:55 | |
"'and will be called the Son of the Most High. | 47:58 | |
"'And the Lord God will give to Him | 48:01 | |
"'the throne of his father, David. | 48:02 | |
"'And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, | 48:06 | |
"'and of His kingdom, there will be no end.' | 48:10 | |
"And Mary said to the angel, | 48:14 | |
"'How can this be since I have no husband?' | 48:17 | |
"And the angel said to her, | 48:21 | |
"'The Holy Spirit will come upon you | 48:24 | |
"'and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. | 48:26 | |
"'Therefore, the child to be born | 48:30 | |
"'will be called Holy, the Son of God. | 48:32 | |
"'And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age | 48:37 | |
"'has also conceived a son. | 48:42 | |
"'And this is the six month with her who was called barren. | 48:45 | |
"'For with God nothing will be impossible.' | 48:51 | |
"And Mary said, 'Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; | 48:54 | |
"'let it be to me according to your word.' | 49:00 | |
"And the angel departed from her." | 49:04 | |
Thanks be to God. | 49:08 | |
(soft organ music) | 49:12 | |
♪ Come, thou long expected Jesus ♪ | 49:29 | |
♪ Born to set thy people free ♪ | 49:37 | |
♪ From our fears and sins release us ♪ | 49:44 | |
♪ Let us find our rest in thee ♪ | 49:52 | |
♪ Israel's strength and consolation ♪ | 49:52 | |
♪ Hope of all the earth thou art ♪ | 50:08 | |
♪ Dear desire of every nation ♪ | 50:16 | |
♪ Joy of every longing heart ♪ | 50:24 | |
♪ Born thy people to deliver ♪ | 50:35 | |
♪ Born a child and yet a King ♪ | 50:43 | |
♪ Born to reign in us forever ♪ | 50:51 | |
♪ Now thy gracious kingdom bring ♪ | 50:59 | |
♪ By thine own eternal spirit ♪ | 51:07 | |
♪ Rule in all our hearts alone ♪ | 51:16 | |
♪ By thine all sufficient merit ♪ | 51:24 | |
♪ Raise us to thy glorious throne ♪ | 51:32 | |
- | The blessed Virgin Mary rejoices before God. | 51:51 |
"In those days, | 51:57 | |
"Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country | 51:58 | |
"to a city of Judah, | 52:03 | |
"and she entered the house and greeted Elizabeth. | 52:05 | |
"And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, | 52:08 | |
"the babe leaped in her womb | 52:11 | |
"and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. | 52:14 | |
"And she exclaimed with a loud cry, | 52:17 | |
"'Blessed are you among women, | 52:22 | |
"'and blessed is the fruit of your womb. | 52:25 | |
"'And why is this granted me, | 52:28 | |
"'that the mother of my Lord should come to me? | 52:31 | |
"'For behold, when the voice of your greeting | 52:35 | |
"'came to my ears, | 52:37 | |
"'the babe in my womb leaped for joy. | 52:39 | |
"'And blessed is she who believed | 52:43 | |
"'that there would be a fulfillment | 52:45 | |
"'of what was spoken to her from the Lord.' | 52:47 | |
"And Mary said, 'My soul magnifies the Lord | 52:51 | |
"'and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, | 52:56 | |
"'for He has regarded the lowest estate of his handmaiden. | 52:59 | |
"'For behold, henceforth all generations | 53:04 | |
"'will call me blessed, | 53:07 | |
"'for He who is mighty has done great things for me, | 53:09 | |
"'and holy is His name. | 53:13 | |
"'And His mercy is on those who fear Him | 53:16 | |
"'from generation to generation. | 53:19 | |
"'He has shown strength with his arm. | 53:22 | |
"'He has shattered the proud | 53:25 | |
"'of the imagination of their hearts. | 53:26 | |
"'He has put down the mighty of their thrones | 53:28 | |
"'and exalted those of low degree. | 53:32 | |
"'He has filled the hungry with good things, | 53:35 | |
"'and the rich he has sent empty away. | 53:38 | |
"'He has helped his servant in remembrance of his mercy | 53:42 | |
"'as He spoke to our fathers, | 53:46 | |
"'to Abraham and to his posterity forever.'" | 53:48 | |
Thanks be to God. | 53:52 | |
(gentle instrumental music) | 53:56 | |
♪ Angels we have heard on high ♪ | 54:14 | |
♪ Sweetly singing o'er the plains ♪ | 54:18 | |
♪ And the mountains in reply ♪ | 54:24 | |
♪ Echoing their joyous strains ♪ | 54:29 | |
♪ Gloria, in excelsis Deo ♪ | 54:34 | |
♪ Gloria, in excelsis Deo ♪ | 54:49 | |
♪ Shepherds, why this jubilee ♪ | 55:09 | |
♪ Why your joyous strains prolong ♪ | 55:14 | |
♪ What the gladsome tidings be ♪ | 55:20 | |
♪ Which inspire your heavenly song ♪ | 55:24 | |
♪ Gloria ♪ | 55:30 | |
♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ | 55:40 | |
♪ Gloria ♪ | 55:45 | |
♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ | 55:55 | |
♪ Come to Bethlehem and see ♪ | 56:06 | |
♪ Him whose birth the angels sing ♪ | 56:10 | |
♪ Come, adore on bended knee ♪ | 56:15 | |
♪ Christ the Lord, the newborn King ♪ | 56:21 | |
♪ Gloria ♪ | 56:26 | |
♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ | 56:36 | |
♪ Gloria ♪ | 56:41 | |
♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ | 56:51 | |
♪ See Him in a manger laid ♪ | 57:02 | |
♪ Whom the choirs of angels praise ♪ | 57:07 | |
♪ Mary, Joseph, lend your aid ♪ | 57:13 | |
♪ While our hearts in love we raise ♪ | 57:18 | |
♪ Gloria ♪ | 57:23 | |
♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ | 57:34 | |
♪ Gloria ♪ | 57:39 | |
♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ | 57:50 | |
- | Saint Matthew tells of Christ's nativity. | 58:07 |
"Now the birth of Jesus took place in this way. | 58:11 | |
"When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, | 58:15 | |
"before they came together, | 58:18 | |
"she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit. | 58:19 | |
"And her husband Joseph being a just man | 58:23 | |
"and unwilling to put her to shame, | 58:26 | |
"resolved to divorce her quietly. | 58:29 | |
"But as he considered this, | 58:32 | |
"behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream | 58:34 | |
"saying, 'Joseph son of David, | 58:38 | |
"'do not fear to take Mary for your wife | 58:41 | |
"'for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. | 58:45 | |
"'She will bear a son and you shall call his name Jesus, | 58:49 | |
"'for He will save His people from their sins.' | 58:54 | |
"All of this took place to fulfill what the Lord | 58:57 | |
"had spoken by the prophet, | 59:01 | |
"'Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, | 59:03 | |
"'and his name shall be called Emmanuel, | 59:06 | |
"'which means God with us.' | 59:10 | |
"When Joseph woke from sleep, | 59:12 | |
"he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him. | 59:14 | |
"He took his wife, but knew her not | 59:17 | |
"until she had born a son and called his name Jesus." | 59:20 | |
Thanks be to God. | 59:26 | |
(gentle organ music) | 59:29 | |
♪ What child is this ♪ | 59:56 | |
♪ Who lay to rest ♪ | 59:59 | |
♪ On Mary's lap is sleeping ♪ | 1:00:02 | |
♪ Whom angels greet with anthems sweet ♪ | 1:00:09 | |
♪ While shepherds watch are keeping ♪ | 1:00:16 | |
♪ This, this is Christ the King ♪ | 1:00:24 | |
♪ Whom shepherds guard and angels sing ♪ | 1:00:31 | |
♪ Haste, haste to bring him laud ♪ | 1:00:39 | |
♪ The Babe, the Son of Mary ♪ | 1:00:45 | |
♪ Why lies He in such mean estate ♪ | 1:00:57 | |
♪ Where ox and ass are feeding ♪ | 1:01:03 | |
♪ Good Christian, fear for sinners here ♪ | 1:01:11 | |
♪ The silent Word is pleading ♪ | 1:01:17 | |
♪ This, this is Christ, the King ♪ | 1:01:26 | |
♪ Whom shepherds guard and angels sing ♪ | 1:01:32 | |
♪ Haste, haste to bring Him laud ♪ | 1:01:40 | |
♪ The Babe, the Son of Mary ♪ | 1:01:47 | |
♪ So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh ♪ | 1:01:59 | |
♪ Come, peasant, king to own Him ♪ | 1:02:05 | |
♪ The King of kings salvation brings ♪ | 1:02:12 | |
♪ Let loving hearts enthrone Him ♪ | 1:02:20 | |
♪ This, this is Christ, the King ♪ | 1:02:28 | |
♪ Whom shepherds guard and angels sing ♪ | 1:02:34 | |
♪ Haste, haste to bring Him laud ♪ | 1:02:42 | |
♪ The Babe, the Son of Mary ♪ | 1:02:49 | |
- | The shepherd to go onto the manger. | 1:03:05 |
"And in that region, there were shepherds out in the field | 1:03:08 | |
"keeping watch over their flock by night. | 1:03:12 | |
"And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, | 1:03:15 | |
"and the glory of the Lord shone around them, | 1:03:18 | |
"and they were filled with fear. | 1:03:21 | |
"And the angel said to them, 'Be not afraid | 1:03:23 | |
"'for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy | 1:03:28 | |
"'which will come to all the people. | 1:03:33 | |
"'For to you is born this day in the city of David | 1:03:35 | |
"'a savior who is Christ the Lord. | 1:03:40 | |
"'And this will be a sign for you. | 1:03:43 | |
"'You will find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes | 1:03:46 | |
"'and lying in a manger.' | 1:03:50 | |
"And suddenly there was with the angel | 1:03:52 | |
"a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, | 1:03:54 | |
"'Glory to God in the highest, | 1:03:59 | |
"'and on earth peace among men with whom he is pleased.' | 1:04:02 | |
"When the angels went away from them into heaven, | 1:04:06 | |
"the shepherds said to one another, | 1:04:10 | |
"'Let us go over to Bethlehem | 1:04:12 | |
"'and see this thing that has happened. | 1:04:14 | |
"'The Lord has made known to us.' | 1:04:15 | |
"They went with haste and found Mary and Joseph | 1:04:18 | |
"and the babe lying in a manger. | 1:04:22 | |
"And when they saw it, they made known the saying | 1:04:25 | |
"which had been told them concerning this child, | 1:04:27 | |
"and all who heard it | 1:04:31 | |
"wondered at what the shepherds told them. | 1:04:32 | |
"But Mary kept all these things, | 1:04:35 | |
"pondering them in her heart. | 1:04:37 | |
"And the shepherds returned glorifying and praising God | 1:04:40 | |
"for all they had heard and seen as it had been told them." | 1:04:44 | |
Thanks be to God. | 1:04:49 | |
(soft instrumental music) | 1:04:52 | |
♪ Go, tell it on the mountain ♪ | 1:05:11 | |
♪ Over the hills and everywhere ♪ | 1:05:15 | |
♪ Go, tell it on the mountain ♪ | 1:05:20 | |
♪ That Jesus Christ is born ♪ | 1:05:24 | |
♪ While shepherds kept their watching ♪ | 1:05:29 | |
♪ O'er silent flocks by night ♪ | 1:05:34 | |
♪ Behold throughout the heavens ♪ | 1:05:39 | |
♪ There shone a Holy light ♪ | 1:05:44 | |
♪ Go, tell it on the mountain ♪ | 1:05:51 | |
♪ Over the hills and everywhere ♪ | 1:05:55 | |
♪ Go, tell it on the mountain ♪ | 1:06:00 | |
♪ That Jesus Christ is born ♪ | 1:06:04 | |
♪ The shepherds feared and trembled ♪ | 1:06:10 | |
♪ When, lo, above the earth ♪ | 1:06:15 | |
♪ Rang out the angel chorus ♪ | 1:06:19 | |
♪ That hailed our Savior's birth ♪ | 1:06:24 | |
♪ Go, tell it on the mountain ♪ | 1:06:32 | |
♪ Over the hills and everywhere ♪ | 1:06:36 | |
♪ Go, tell it on the mountain ♪ | 1:06:41 | |
♪ That Jesus Christ is born ♪ | 1:06:45 | |
♪ Down in a lowly manger ♪ | 1:06:52 | |
♪ Our humble Christ was born ♪ | 1:06:57 | |
♪ And brought us all salvation ♪ | 1:07:01 | |
♪ That blessed Christmas morn ♪ | 1:07:06 | |
♪ Go, tell it on the mountain ♪ | 1:07:13 | |
♪ Over the hills and everywhere ♪ | 1:07:18 | |
♪ Go, tell it on the mountain ♪ | 1:07:22 | |
♪ That Jesus Christ is born ♪ | 1:07:26 | |
- | Since the stanzas are not numbered in the bulletin, | 1:07:42 |
and so that we all might be singing the same stanzas | 1:07:47 | |
on the next three beautiful, beautiful hymns, | 1:07:51 | |
will you note that on the next hymn, | 1:07:55 | |
the second stanza comes at the top of the page, | 1:07:58 | |
the third stanza will be underneath it, | 1:08:03 | |
the fourth stanza up to your right, | 1:08:06 | |
the fifth stanza underneath that. | 1:08:08 | |
On the next two hymns, it will be the first stanza | 1:08:11 | |
and the second stanza will be underneath it, | 1:08:16 | |
the third will be up on your right, | 1:08:18 | |
and the fourth underneath that. | 1:08:20 | |
And the same with the closing. | 1:08:22 | |
We all want to be singing together. | 1:08:24 | |
Let us continue our worship. | 1:08:27 | |
- | The wise men are led by the star of Jesus. | 1:08:37 |
"Now, when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea | 1:08:44 | |
"in the days of Herod the king, | 1:08:49 | |
"behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem saying, | 1:08:52 | |
"'Where is He who has been born, king of the Jews | 1:09:00 | |
"'for we have seen his star in the east | 1:09:05 | |
"'and have come to worship Him.' | 1:09:09 | |
"When Herod the king heard this, | 1:09:12 | |
"he was troubled and all Jerusalem with him. | 1:09:14 | |
"And assembling all the chief priests | 1:09:20 | |
"and scribes of the people, | 1:09:22 | |
"he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. | 1:09:25 | |
"They told him in Bethlehem of Judea | 1:09:30 | |
"for so it is written by the prophet, | 1:09:35 | |
"'And you O Bethlehem in the land of Judah | 1:09:39 | |
"'are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, | 1:09:43 | |
"'for from you shall come a ruler | 1:09:49 | |
"'who will govern my people, Israel.' | 1:09:52 | |
"Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly | 1:09:56 | |
"and ascertained from them what time the star appeared. | 1:10:00 | |
"And he sent them to Bethlehem saying, | 1:10:05 | |
"'Go and search diligently for the child. | 1:10:09 | |
"'And when you have found him, | 1:10:13 | |
"'bring me word that I too may come and worship him.' | 1:10:15 | |
"When they had heard the king, they went their way, | 1:10:22 | |
"and lo, the star which they had seen in the east | 1:10:25 | |
"went before them till it came to rest | 1:10:29 | |
"over the place where the child was. | 1:10:33 | |
"When they saw the star, | 1:10:38 | |
"they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. | 1:10:40 | |
"And going into the house, | 1:10:46 | |
"they saw the child with Mary his mother, | 1:10:48 | |
and they fell down and worshiped him. | 1:10:51 | |
"Then opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, | 1:10:54 | |
"gold and frankincense and myrrh." | 1:10:59 | |
Thanks be to God. | 1:11:04 | |
(gentle instrumental music) | 1:11:09 | |
♪ The first Nowell the angel did say ♪ | 1:11:26 | |
♪ Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay ♪ | 1:11:33 | |
♪ In fields where they lay keeping their sheep ♪ | 1:11:41 | |
♪ On a cold winter's night that was so deep ♪ | 1:11:49 | |
♪ Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell ♪ | 1:11:58 | |
♪ Born is the King of Israel ♪ | 1:12:07 | |
♪ They looked up and saw a star ♪ | 1:12:18 | |
♪ Shining in the east, beyond them far ♪ | 1:12:27 | |
♪ And to the earth it gave great light ♪ | 1:12:35 | |
♪ And so it continued both day and night ♪ | 1:12:44 | |
♪ Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell ♪ | 1:12:53 | |
♪ Born is the King of Israel ♪ | 1:13:03 | |
♪ And by the light of that same star ♪ | 1:13:15 | |
♪ Three Wise Men came from country far ♪ | 1:13:23 | |
♪ To seek for a king was their intent ♪ | 1:13:32 | |
♪ And to follow the star wherever it went ♪ | 1:13:40 | |
♪ Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell ♪ | 1:13:49 | |
♪ Born is the King of Israel ♪ | 1:13:59 | |
♪ This star drew nigh to the northwest ♪ | 1:14:12 | |
♪ O'er Bethlehem it took its rest ♪ | 1:14:21 | |
♪ And there it did both stop and stay ♪ | 1:14:29 | |
♪ Right over the place where Jesus lay ♪ | 1:14:38 | |
♪ Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell ♪ | 1:14:47 | |
♪ Born is the King of Israel ♪ | 1:14:57 | |
♪ Then entered in those Wise Men three ♪ | 1:15:10 | |
♪ Full reverently upon the knee ♪ | 1:15:18 | |
♪ And offered there, in His presence ♪ | 1:15:27 | |
♪ Their gold and myrrh and frankincense ♪ | 1:15:36 | |
♪ Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell ♪ | 1:15:46 | |
♪ Born is the King of Israel ♪ | 1:15:56 | |
- | Stand please. | 1:16:14 |
Saint John unfolds the great mystery of the incarnation. | 1:16:43 | |
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, | 1:16:51 | |
"and the Word was God. | 1:16:58 | |
"He was in the beginning with God. | 1:17:02 | |
"All things were made through Him, | 1:17:05 | |
"and without Him was not anything made that was made. | 1:17:09 | |
"In Him was life, and the life was the light of all. | 1:17:14 | |
"The light shines in the darkness | 1:17:21 | |
"and the darkness has not overcome it. | 1:17:24 | |
"There was a man sent from God whose name was John. | 1:17:29 | |
"He came for testimony to bear witness to the light, | 1:17:33 | |
"that all might believe through Him. | 1:17:37 | |
"He was not the light, | 1:17:41 | |
"but he came to bear witness to the light. | 1:17:43 | |
"The true light that enlightens everyone | 1:17:47 | |
"was coming into the world. | 1:17:49 | |
"He was in the world and the world was made through Him, | 1:17:52 | |
"yet the world knew Him not. | 1:17:55 | |
"He came to His own home | 1:17:58 | |
"and His own people received Him not, | 1:18:00 | |
"but to all who received Him, who believed in His name, | 1:18:03 | |
"He gave power to become children of God, | 1:18:08 | |
"who were born not of blood nor of the will of the flesh | 1:18:12 | |
"nor of the will of man, but of God. | 1:18:17 | |
"And the word became flesh and dwelt among us, | 1:18:20 | |
"full of grace and truth. | 1:18:24 | |
"We have beheld His glory, | 1:18:27 | |
"glory as of the only Son from the Father." | 1:18:29 | |
Thanks be to God. | 1:18:34 | |
(bright instrumental music) | 1:18:38 | |
♪ Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah ♪ | 1:18:45 | |
♪ Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah ♪ | 1:18:55 | |
♪ For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth ♪ | 1:19:06 | |
♪ 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 ♪ | 1:19:30 | |
♪ For the lord God omnipotent reigneth ♪ | 1:19:38 | |
♪ Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah ♪ | 1:19:45 | |
♪ For the lord God omnipotent reigneth ♪ | 1:19:48 | |
♪ Hallelujah ♪ | 1:19:55 | |
♪ The kingdom of this world ♪ | 1:20:00 | |
♪ Is become ♪ | 1:20:06 | |
♪ The kingdom of our Lord ♪ | 1:20:11 | |
♪ And of His Christ ♪ | 1:20:15 | |
♪ And of His Christ ♪ | 1:20:18 | |
♪ And He shall reign forever and ever ♪ | 1:20:21 | |
♪ And He shall reign forever and ever ♪ | 1:20:27 | |
♪ And He shall reign forever and ever ♪ | 1:20:32 | |
♪ And He shall reign forever and ever ♪ | 1:20:40 | |
♪ King of kings ♪ | 1:20:47 | |
♪ Forever and ever hallelujah hallelujah ♪ | 1:20:49 | |
♪ And lord of lords ♪ | 1:20:54 | |
♪ Forever and ever hallelujah hallelujah ♪ | 1:20:57 | |
♪ King of kings ♪ | 1:21:01 | |
♪ Forever and ever hallelujah hallelujah ♪ | 1:21:04 | |
♪ And Lord of lords ♪ | 1:21:09 | |
♪ Forever and ever hallelujah hallelujah ♪ | 1:21:11 | |
♪ King of kings ♪ | 1:21:17 | |
♪ Forever and ever hallelujah hallelujah ♪ | 1:21:19 | |
♪ And Lord of lords ♪ | 1:21:24 | |
♪ King of kings and Lord of lords ♪ | 1:21:27 | |
♪ And He shall reign forever and ever ♪ | 1:21:32 | |
♪ And He shall reign forever and ever ♪ | 1:21:38 | |
♪ King of kings forever and ever ♪ | 1:21:44 | |
♪ And Lord of lords hallelujah hallelujah ♪ | 1:21:49 | |
♪ And He shall reign forever, forever and ever ♪ | 1:21:54 | |
♪ King of kings and Lord of lords ♪ | 1:22:02 | |
♪ King of kings and Lord of lords ♪ | 1:22:07 | |
♪ And He shall reign forever and ever ♪ | 1:22:12 | |
♪ Forever and ever, forever and ever ♪ | 1:22:19 | |
♪ Hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah ♪ | 1:22:24 | |
♪ Hallelujah ♪ | 1:22:31 | |
("Joy to the World") | 1:22:46 | |
♪ Joy to the world, the Lord is come ♪ | 1:22:57 | |
♪ Let earth receive her King ♪ | 1:23:02 | |
♪ Let every heart prepare Him room ♪ | 1:23:07 | |
♪ And heaven and nature sing ♪ | 1:23:11 | |
♪ And heaven and nature sing ♪ | 1:23:14 | |
♪ And heaven, and heaven and nature sing ♪ | 1:23:17 | |
♪ Joy to the world, the Savior reigns ♪ | 1:23:24 | |
♪ Let men their songs employ ♪ | 1:23:29 | |
♪ While fields and floods ♪ | 1:23:33 | |
♪ Rocks, hills and plains ♪ | 1:23:36 | |
♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ | 1:23:39 | |
♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ | 1:23:41 | |
♪ Repeat, repeat the sounding joy ♪ | 1:23:44 | |
♪ No more let sins and sorrows grow ♪ | 1:23:51 | |
♪ Nor thorns infest the ground ♪ | 1:23:56 | |
♪ He comes to make His blessings flow ♪ | 1:24:01 | |
♪ Far as the curse is found ♪ | 1:24:06 | |
♪ Far as the curse is found ♪ | 1:24:10 | |
♪ Far as, far as, the curse is found ♪ | 1:24:12 | |
♪ He rules the world with truth and grace ♪ | 1:24:19 | |
♪ And makes the nations prove ♪ | 1:24:24 | |
♪ The glories of His righteousness ♪ | 1:24:29 | |
♪ And wonders of His love ♪ | 1:24:34 | |
♪ And wonders of His love ♪ | 1:24:37 | |
♪ And wonders, wonders, of His love ♪ | 1:24:39 | |
♪ Amen ♪ | 1:24:48 | |
- | And now my beloved friends in Christ, | 1:25:07 |
may our blessed Lord who by His coming among us | 1:25:10 | |
gathered into one all things heavenly and earthly | 1:25:16 | |
and showed us the beauty of God's love | 1:25:23 | |
fill you with the contentment of inward peace and goodwill. | 1:25:27 | |
And may the blessing of God Almighty, | 1:25:33 | |
loving Creator, loving Redeemer, loving Holy Spirit | 1:25:36 | |
be upon you and remain with you | 1:25:43 | |
and with those whom you love this holy night, | 1:25:47 | |
and forever and ever, amen. | 1:25:53 | |
("Silent Night") | 1:26:08 | |
(gentle piano music) | 1:28:30 | |
♪ Silent night, holy night ♪ | 1:30:24 | |
♪ All is calm, all is bright ♪ | 1:30:49 | |
♪ Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child ♪ | 1:30:59 | |
♪ Holy infant so tender and mild ♪ | 1:31:08 | |
♪ Sleep in heavenly peace ♪ | 1:31:17 | |
♪ Sleep in heavenly peace ♪ | 1:31:26 | |
♪ Silent night, holy night ♪ | 1:31:37 | |
♪ Shepherds quake at the sight ♪ | 1:31:46 | |
♪ Glories stream from heaven afar ♪ | 1:31:57 | |
♪ Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia ♪ | 1:32:06 | |
♪ Christ the Savior is born ♪ | 1:32:16 | |
♪ Christ the Savior is born ♪ | 1:32:26 | |
♪ Silent night, holy night ♪ | 1:32:37 | |
♪ Son of God love's pure light ♪ | 1:32:47 | |
♪ Radiant beams from Thy holy face ♪ | 1:32:57 | |
♪ With dawn of redeeming grace ♪ | 1:33:07 | |
♪ Jesus Lord, at Thy birth ♪ | 1:33:17 | |
♪ Jesus Lord, at Thy birth ♪ | 1:33:27 | |
♪ 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 ♪ | 1:34:09 | |
♪ Christ the Savior is born ♪ | 1:34:20 | |
♪ Christ the Savior is born ♪ | 1:34:32 |